Sociology Advising Night - PowerPoint Presentation

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Sociology Advising Night

Fall

2017

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General Education Requirements

GE Requirement

Units

Behavioral Science

3

Communication

3

English 112

3

English 113

3

Fine Arts

3

Foreign Language

12

History 107

3

History 207 or 208

3

Literature

3

Philosophy

3

Physical Education

4

Science/Mathematics (2 or 3 classes)

8

Total

51 + 1

(Including FYS)

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Foreign Language

Years in High School

B.A. Degree

1 year

12 credits needed (101[100], 102[200], 201)

2 yearsPlacement exam, must reach intermediate (201) proficiency3 yearsPlacement exam, must reach intermediate (201) proficiency4 yearsNone

Website that can help you determine what you need to take:

http://academics1.biola.edu/advising/incoming-students/placement-exams/#Language

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Foreign Language

You must continue language taken in high school or begin an alternative language at Elementary I level (101/100).

If you are bilingual, you can take a proficiency test to waive the language requirement.

Spanish is the only language offered every semester at every level. Plan ahead of which classes you will be taking each semester in order to complete the requirement on time.

You can take the Spanish placement test online. All other placement tests need to be arranged through the Modern Languages department.

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Foreign Language

If you test out of language classes or get the language requirement waived, you are still responsible for the units.

For example: If you tested into 201 and do not need to take 101[100] or 102[200], then you will have 8 units that you need to add to your elective units.

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Physical Education (P.E.)

Each student is required to complete

four activities

of physical education.

Students may select one credit of recreation skill and one dance class to meet the requirement.

You can only repeat one activity, and you must repeat it at a higher level.Credit for varsity sports may be substituted for two regularly scheduled physical education classes.Students 21 years of age at the time of entrance to Biola are exempt from the PE requirement.If you are exempt, these four credits must be fulfilled with electives.

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Bible Requirements

Requirement

Units

BBST 103 Biblical Interpretation

3

BBST 105 Foundations of Chr Tht3BBST 109 Old Testament3BBST 110 New Testament3BBST 251 Theology I

3

BBST 252 Theology II

3

*BBST 306/316/326 Evangelism & Ministry Exposition

3

BBST 300/400 Elective

3

BBST 300/400 Elective

3

BBST 465 Integration Seminar

3

Total

30

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Bible

Prereqs for Theo I and II are Bib Interp and Foundations.

Prereqs for Acts are Bib Interp, Foundations, and New Testament.

Most upper division electives have Bib Interp, Foundations, Theo I, and Theo II as prereqs.

Need to take a Bible class every semester.

No Sociology-specific integration seminar.Bible classes cannot be taken for elective credit.“Evangelism & Missions Exposition” will be replacing BBST 306 Acts requirement.

You will be able to take

BBST 306 Acts

BBST 316 Gospel of John (previously marked as BBST 342)

BBST 326 Lukan Writings (Not offered Fall 2017)

You must change catalog years

OR

submit a substitution request form

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General Sociology Requirements

Requirement

Units

SOCI 220 Sociology

3

SOCI 441 Social Theory3SOCI 443 Methods of Soc Research3PSYC 209/211 Stats and Comp. Apps4SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

SOCI 300/400 Elective

3

Total

34

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Sociology

SOCI 220 is a requirement for most 300/400 level Sociology classes.

All students who entered Fall 2014 and after must take an Inequality Elective (302, 336, 340, 342, 352, or 454).

Don’t take Theory and Methods the same semester.

You must find your own internship for the internship classes. Start early.

You can do an internship for SOCI elective credit (SOCI 470 Independent Study).

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Sociology

Students must have at least 27 upper division (300- or 400-level) courses in the major to graduate.

Any course completed at a community college is considered lower division (100- or 200-level).

At least 15 credits (upper division level) in the major field must be taken at Biola.

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Transferring Classes

No more than 70 credits can be transferred from a two-year college.

Correspondence classes (LSU, Taylor, etc) are not permitted in the semester a student plans to graduate.

A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Biola University, at least 15 credits in the major and 15 credits in Bible.

Link to pre-approved classes:

https://studenthub.biola.edu/transfer-equivalencies

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Changes in the 2017-2018 Catalog Year

120 Unit Requirement

Must change your catalog year in order for this to take effect on your total unit requirement

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120 Credit Graduation Requirement

General Education 52

Bible 30

Sociology 34

Total 116

* Still need 4 credits of electives to meet the 12

0 credit graduation requirement.

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120 Credit Graduation Requirement

General Education (For. Lang. waived) 40

Bible 30

Sociology

34Total 104* Still need 1

6 credits

of electives to meet 1

2

0 credit graduation requirement.

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Electives

The non-music major is limited to a maximum of 8 credits in applied music.

The non-physical education major is limited to 8 credits of PE.

Courses cannot be remedial.

Students should have courses they are planning to transfer in as electives pre-approved by the Office of the Registrar.

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Writing Competency Requirement

Purpose

: The Writing Competency Requirement (WCR) is a University assessment of students written ability in the following 3 areas:

Written communication

Critical thinking

Information literacy

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Writing Competency Requirement

Fulfilling the requirement

: You are required to submit 2 sociology research papers that cite references (secondary data) and/or primary data you’ve collected to demonstrate your writing skills. You may choose to submit a paper from 2 of the following courses: Social Theory, Methods, an Inequalities course, or a Sociology elective. The deadlines for submission should be one year before your anticipated graduation date (

October 1

st

for Fall and March 1st for Spring). cite references (secondary data) and/or primary data you’ve collected

(e.g. interviews, fieldnotes, survey data, content analysis, etc.).

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Writing Competency Requirement

How it is assessed:

Two sociology professors read and assess your papers based on the following criteria:

Necessary & Appropriate Information Access

Controlling Idea, Hypothesis or Organizing Question

Context & AudienceStructure & Content DevelopmentEffective, Ethical & Legal Use of EvidenceControl of Syntax & Mechanics

If you do not pass the first time, you will need to re-write the papers.

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Graduation Petition

You must submit a Graduation Petition form to the Office of the Registrar

one year prior to graduation

. Petitions submitted during the semester of graduation will be considered late and a late graduation petition fee of $200 will need to be paid at time of submission.

Fill it out as much as possible, meet with a PAA, then take to Myrna Paige, Sociology Department Administrator, to give to the Department Chair to sign.

If you need help, contact a Sociology Peer Advisor (sociology.peer.advising@biola.edu). Changes can be made to your graduation plan, but they must be submitted in writing to the graduation counselor.

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Career Advice

Make an appointment to see your academic advisor.

Visit the Career Center.

Internships are the main thing that employers look for when hiring.

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Any Questions?

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