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Incoming Student Registration

Welcome, incoming students! The Advising Center manages course registration for your first semester. We register you into your classes, and learn more about the timeline and process of academic advising and registration by reviewing the information on this page.

Registration Timeline

Date Information
May 1

Submit your Registration Profile and $300 enrollment deposit by this date.
May 26

Virtual advising appointments begin (receive your course schedule and review transfer credit by scheduling an appointment on MyAccount via the “Register for Academic Advising” task) — transfer students only.
Jun. 20

Complete placement exams & surveys (recommended completion date).

Jul. 6

Freshman course schedules are available in MyAccount under the “Review Course Schedule” task. For help or first-semester course recommendations, visit our resource page.

Enrollment begins (See MyAccount for Tasks to Complete).
Aug. 18

Down payment and all fall enrollment tasks are due in MyAccount.
Aug. 31

Fall 2026 semester begins; Classes dropped for students who have not completed enrollment.
Sept. 6

Last day to complete late enrollment for Fall 2026.

Complete Placement Exams

Most of Biola’s majors require placement exams. Please view our Placement Exam Website for information on which exams are necessary for your program and to complete your placement requirements.

Completing placement exams early ensures the accuracy of your schedule when your advisor registers you into your first-semester classes.

Biola offers placement in the following subjects:

  1. Chemistry
  2. Foreign Language
  3. Music
  4. Physics
  5. Writing
Placement Exam Website

How to Access Your Course Schedule

  1. View your Registration Time Ticket

    What is a time ticket?

    Your time ticket represents the date and time you can view and edit your official course schedule. Your academic advisor registers you into classes based on your Registration Profile information.

    View more instructions on how to view your registration time tickets

    Your registration time ticket is located in the Fall 2026 Enrollment section on the MyAccount Tasks page.

  2. Access Your Course Schedule on MyAccount.

    How do I find my schedule?

    When your time ticket begins, review your classes on MyAccount under the "Review Course Schedule" task Transfer students receive their schedule during a 1x1 virtual advising appointment with their academic advisor. Appointments begin May 26.

    Freshmen students receive their schedule on July 6.

    What will my schedule look like?

    Watch one of our academic advisors give you a quick tutorial on how to understand your course schedule.

  3. Make adjustments to your schedule, if needed.

    View more instructions on how to adjust your schedule

    This guide includes instructions for viewing and making adjustments to your course schedule. Students typically do not change their schedule, but may choose to change a class or time based on their preference.

Review Registration Resources

After you view your course schedule, the Advising Center recommends that you review the following registration resources. This includes information about transfer courses

  1. Review your Degree Audit

    What is a Degree Audit?

    Your Degree Audit is a custom checklist of all your courses (major, general education, Bible, or Torrey) and graduation requirements.

    Understanding Degree Audit video

    Review this video for instructions on how to view and use your Degree Audit.

  2. View a sample graduation plan, known as a Course Sequence.

    See more instructions on how to view the Course Sequence

    Review the Course Sequence table to understand how many credits per semester are estimated for your major. The course sequence is only a generic guide, and oftentimes, courses can be adjusted to each student’s need or preference. In your first year, you will be invited to create your own customized semester-by-semester plan with your Academic Advisor.

  3. Check for Transfer Credit

    View more instructions on how to check for transfer credit

Complete Enrollment

Registration is just one part of the Biola enrollment process. Each semester, students complete tasks related to housing, meals, health insurance, federal financial aid and payment plans (for more information and description of tasks, view the Biola What’s Next page). Review MyAccount once enrollment opens for a final list of required tasks to complete enrollment.

Enrollment for the Fall 2026 semester opens July 6, 2026 and is due August 18, 2026.

Contact Us

If you have general questions about how to view or adjust your course schedule, please contact The Advising Center at (562) 903-4782 or academic.advising@biola.edu. Our office is available Monday through Fridays from 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. 

You’ll also get the chance to meet with your academic advisor in the spring semester to choose your spring 2026 classes. Our advising team is excited to welcome you to Biola!