Undergraduate Programs/Admission and Graduation Requirements
CHALLENGING A COURSE In addition to the Advanced Placement Program and the College Level Examination Program, both of which may release actual units of credit toward graduation, it is possible for a student to challenge a particular course or requirement. If the student demonstrates by his performance on a comprehensive examina tion that he has a good grasp of the course content he can be granted exemption from taking the course but no units of credit will be allowed. However, for the R.N. or L. V.N., units of credit may be granted based on challenge examinations. Specific in formation regarding these examinations is available from the department of nursing. for further information see the dean , university admissions and records. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS A student's classification is determined at the beginning of each semester according to the following plan: Freshman 26 units or less completed Sophomore 27-56 units completed Junior 57-95 units completed Senior 96 units or more completed COMMUNITY (JUNIOR) COLLEGE TRANSFER No student will be permitted to transfer more than 70 units of credit from a community college. No upper division credit can be allowed for courses taken in a community college. Final authority for the acceptance of transfer credits into Biola University rests with the office of admissions and records . Current students taking courses at local community colleges while enrolled at Biola should request prior approval of courses in order to insure that transfer credit will meet the needs of their curriculum. No course below a "C" (2.0) will be transferred from another institution. Credit/No Credit and Pass /Fail courses should not be taken . Admission counselors are prepared to give academic advisement to those attending, or planning to attend, community colleges with the intention of transferring into Biola University. ACADEMIC STANDARDS With the exception of nursing , a grade of "D" is accepted as a passing grade in a single course, although such quality of work in general is at no point a criterion of progress from level to level. A minimum average grade of "C" is necessary to graduate. Still higher minimums are required before admission to student teaching and nursing . A G.P.A. of 2.5 is required for admission to the nursing program. Students receiving less than a "C" grade in any nursing course must repeat the course to progress in nursing. Students who transfer units from other institutions must maintain an average grade of' 'C' ' in all work completed at Biola University as a requirement for graduation. All students must have a minimum of a "C" average (2 .0) in their major field . Academic Probation: Any student whose cumulative grade point average in Biola University falls below "C" (2.0) is placed on academic probation. Probation indicates a period of trial and the student must achieve better than a 2.0 average the subsequent semester or face the possibility of being disqualified . A student is restricted from participation in extra-curricular university activi ties and the academic load will be limited during this period of probation to a maximum of thirteen units each semester. Students
Transfer students coming from institutions which are not accred ited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program or through consultation . Information on procedure available from the admissions and records office. Provisional credit for liberal arts courses from non-accredited institutions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state colleges or universities of the state in which the institution is located from which credit is being transferred. Provisional credit is considered validated only when the student performs at the "C" level or better following his enrollment in Biola University . Transfer students will not be required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the ACT if given sophomore classification upon entrance (requires 27 semester units of accepted credits) . How ever, all transfer students entering nursing or education must have the SAT or the ACT. Biola University will accept correspondence credit from regional ly accredited or recognized schools . The maximum allowed is 15 semester units of credit. The maximum limit for recognized correspondence courses in Bible is six units . ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM Biola University, as a member of the College Entrance Examina tion Board, recognizes the merits of the Advanced Placement Program and will grant credit for Advanced Placement courses taken in high school. Credit will be given when recommended by the high school and when the Advanced Placement examination grade is 3 or better. COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM Biola University subscribes to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. Biola University encourages transfer students from non accredited schools to validate certain credits on the basis of the examinations provided by this program. High school students with superior records are encouraged to take the general examina tions prior to entering Biola University. Credit for CLEP general examinations will be awarded only in those areas where a general education requirement has not been met by previous college course work and only up to the amount needed to complete the requirement. (For example, a maximum of only eight units in the sciences and mathematics will be released if the student has no credits in these areas.) Elective credit will not be given for the general examinations of CLEP. Credits will be awarded for CLEP subject examinations in areas not covered by CLEP general examinations provided no college credits have been attempted or earned in the same field. Students should not take English composition through CLEP. Students are advised to take the CLEP tests as early as possible in their college program to receive the maximum value from them. Biola University reserves the right to determine the score at which credits will be released and the amount of credit awarded . The office of admissions and records has final authority for the release of CLEP credits into Biol a University.
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