GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK - Biola University
GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK - Biola University
GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK - Biola University
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Confidentiality of Records<br />
The School of Education operates in conformity with FERPA and the California Education Code in all<br />
matters relating to student files and student information.<br />
As a student, your name and address appears or will appear in various student lists (e.g., SOE class<br />
schedules, etc.). You have a right, if you choose, not to have your name listed in any publication where<br />
there is public access. Further, if you choose not to have your address, phone number and other<br />
information designated as ―Directory Information‖ given out by the school, you may do so. The forms<br />
used by a student to either restrict the release of directory information or to access his/her student files<br />
are available in the Registrar‘s Office.<br />
Danger to Others<br />
Danger to the health or safety of others is defined as any act or planned act that places another student,<br />
member of the faculty or staff, or any campus visit or at reasonable risk of bodily harm, exposure to<br />
illness, loss of life, or destruction of property. Further, a student may be considered to pose a direct<br />
threat to the health of others if current medical information indicates that the student's behavior and/or<br />
medical condition could reasonably expose others to illness or disease. This exposure risk must exceed<br />
that commonly found in community environments and would include a student's possession of a<br />
presently contagious illness or disease and/or failure to maintain appropriate hygiene.<br />
Danger to Self<br />
Danger to self is defined as any direct act or planned act that places a person at reasonable risk of selfinduced<br />
bodily harm or loss of life. This would include actual and/or planned acts of suicide, selfmutilation,<br />
substance overdoses, consistent purging, unhealthy dietary restriction, etc. Additionally,<br />
students posing danger to themselves through the use of weapons and/or substances may face other<br />
sanctions as imposed by the <strong>University</strong> and/or by law enforcement agencies.<br />
Day of Prayer<br />
A day of prayer is scheduled for each semester. Special emphasis on prayer is given in the chapel<br />
services and during classes.<br />
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)<br />
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and provisions of the California<br />
Education Code set out requirements designed to govern the access to, and release of, educational<br />
records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their records, and to provide guidelines<br />
for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also<br />
have the right to file complaints with the FERPA Office (U.S. Dept. of Education) concerning alleged<br />
failures by <strong>Biola</strong> to comply with provisions of FERPA.<br />
<strong>Biola</strong> <strong>University</strong> has adopted policies and procedures concerning implementation of FERPA on campus.<br />
Copies of the policy are available in the Registrar's Office.<br />
Graduate Student Course Load<br />
A graduate student must carry nine (9) units or more to be considered a full-time student. Those carrying<br />
less than nine units are considered part-time students. Students from foreign countries and those<br />
receiving financial aid often need to have full-time status to be enrolled in the program or to receive<br />
financial aid.<br />
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