Information for Graduates
Graduating in Absentia
Students must present a written request to graduate in absentia to the dean of their school at least one month prior to graduation. The dean then approves the request and forwards a copy of the approval letter to the Registrar's office. For more information, please contact the Registrar's Office (562-903-4720).
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After graduation, you will receive a complimentary student copy of your finalized transcript with your diploma. However, your transcript and diploma cannot be released until your financial obligations and other holds are cleared. Additional copies of your transcript cost $6.00 for each official copy and $3.00 for each unofficial copy.
Exit Loan Workshops
Congratulations!!! You have almost completed your graduation requirements and will soon be ending your studies here at Biola University. We trust that the Lord has used this time in your life as a growing experience. Not wishing any detail to be overlooked during this special time, may we take a moment to remind you of an important requirement that must be met in order to insure the timely release of your diploma?
One way you met your educational expenses while studying at Biola was by taking out a federal Stafford or Biola loan. Since these are loans and must be paid back, the federal government has made it mandatory that, prior to graduation, you must complete a Loan Exit Seminar. This seminar will explain and help you understand your loan repayment. Please take a few minutes to complete the seminar online for each category in which you received a loan. To determine the loans you received while at Biola University, please reference your Financial Aid documents or your student account billing statements. BSI provides information on the past year only.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the Financial Aid Office at (562) 903-4742.
Sincerely,
Biola University Financial Aid Office
Category 1 - Loans held by Biola University
- Perkins Loan
- Nursing Loan
- Biola Loan
- Hermann Loan
- FAS Loan
- Yates Loan
Category 2 - Stafford Loan
Complete Exit Loan Counseling: Click here.
Departure Cards
Departure Cards must be filled out and submitted to the Registrar's Office no later than Friday, May 25 by 4 p.m. Please obtain signatures from all other departments before obtaining the signature from the Registrar's Office. Departure cards can be turned in beginning Monday, May 14, 2012.
For more information, contact the Registrar's Office at (562) 903-4720.
Career Services
Career Development
The Center for Career Development offers free career counseling for Biola students. Their services are also available to Biola alumni for a small fee. Counseling is available by appointment only. This department also features a full library of resources for job opportunities, as well as an alumni networking program.
For more information, visit the Career Development website or call (562) 903-4875.
Talbot Placement Services
Talbot Job Placement posts all open pastoral/director ministry positions from churches that contact Biola University & Talbot School of Theology. The full lists are on a secured web site for both Biola and Talbot alumni and current students.
Visit the Talbot Job Placement website.