Catalog 05-07 - Biola University

G registered in course 2 ..............................................................
r research 1 ...............................................................................0.00
iP internship in Progress 1 .....................................................0.00
W Withdrawal 3 ................................................................................
A “W” indicates an official withdrawal (within the third to
eighth week) from a course and does not affect the student’s
grade point average.
aUd audit 3 ......................................................................................0.00
nr not reported by faculty 3
Notes
no non-graded Course 1 ..........................................................0.00
1 No grade points / Credit given
2 No grade points
3 No grade points / No credit given
s P e C I a l n o tat I o n s o n Co U r s e t I t l e s
slC service Learning Contract
This type of course involves the student in a ministry off
campus in the community.
Adult Degree Program (not considered resident units)
CPl Credit for Prior Learning
Ptt Professional & Technical Training
Repeated Courses
A graduate student will be permitted to repeat a course in which
either a “C” or lower grade was earned. When a graduate student
repeats a course with a grade of “C” or lower the first time, the better
grade is the only one used in computing the cumulative GPA, and
the units are counted only once. Both grades are shown on the
student’s permanent record.
An undergraduate student will be permitted to repeat a course in
which either a “UW,” a D or an F grade was earned. Courses in which
grades earned were either C or B, may be repeated only with approval
from the Office of the Registrar.
When a course is repeated where an undergraduate student has
received a “UW,” a D or F grade the first time, the better grade is the
only one used in computing the cumulative GPA, and the units are
counted only once. Both grades are shown on the student’s permanent
record. When a course is repeated where an undergraduate
student has received a C or B grade the first time, both the first and
the second grades figure into the total cumulative GPA computation,
the units from both courses are added to the student’s unit total, and
both grades are shown on the student’s permanent record.
Only courses taken at Biola University will be used to change course
grades. In addition, the student must notify the Office of the Registrar,
the semester a course is repeated.
Grade Reports
Grade reports will be available at the end of each academic term on
the Biola Student Information (BSI) page located on the Internet at:
http://wisdom.biola.edu/bsi/. Students may request a printed grade
report at the end of the term through the Office of the Registrar. Any
discrepancy between this report and the student’s personal record
must be brought to the attention of the Office of the Registrar before
the end of the following semester.
Grade Changes
It is the student’s responsibility to bring any error in grades to the attention
of the instructor within one year following the issued grade.
Grade changes are only allowable for computational or recording
errors and must be corrected no later than the last day of classes of
the next full term semester.
Dean’s List
Students achieving a semester GPA of 3.6 or better while enrolled
in 12 or more units with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better, will be
placed on the semester Dean’s List.
Auditors
Students wishing to audit must pursue standard application and registration
procedures. Auditing students cannot register for a course
until after the second week of the semester. An auditor only participates
in lectures, and they are not allowed to submit papers or take
exams. A course taken for audit cannot be repeated for credit at a
later date. Students wishing to audit graduate-level courses must be
college graduates. All auditors must pay the appropriate per unit fee.
(See Financial Information for fees.) Auditors must receive permission
from both the Office of the Registrar and the instructor of the course.
Audit applications are available at both the office of the Registrar or
online at: www.biola.edu/admin/registrar/registrar_forms.cfm.
Academic Load
The minimum full-time load is 12 units at the undergraduate level.
A student who is on academic probation may be limited to 12 units
or less depending upon his grade point average. A minimum of 10
units must be taken by those living on campus.
The minimum full-time load is eight units for those in graduate degree
programs. Those carrying less than the full-time load but more
than 3 units are considered part-time students. Graduate students
carrying 3 units or less are normally considered less than part time. A
Talbot student is normally permitted to carry a maximum of 17 units
each semester. D.Min. students must complete 6 units per semester,
12 units per year in their program. Doctoral students are considered
full time for a maximum of two years in the dissertation phase of
their program.
The normal full-time load for a Rosemead student is 12 to 16 hours
per semester, but not less than nine hours. Without the advisor’s
approval, a student may not carry over 16 units in any semester.
2005–2007 Catalog General Information