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The Registration Profile is a 3-5 min form that gathers information on who you are as a student, what your academic expectations and goals are, and how we can best support you throughout your academic career. Your advisor uses this form to register your first-semester courses. 

The Registration Profile is available on your MyAccount home page. It is listed as a task under the “Incoming Student Tasks” section.

Your advisor registers first semester courses for you. Once you submit a Registration Profile, schedule a virtual advising appointment (appointment link on MyAccount) to review your schedule with an academic advisor (see Step 2). 

Virtual Appointments are an opportunity to connect over phone or video chat and hear more of your story, answer academic-related questions, and review your first term schedule. Appointments typically last 30-40 minutes.

On MyAccount, go to “Incoming Student Tasks” and “Schedule a Virtual Appointment”. If you need assistance with using Navigate (our appointment platform), call us at (562) 903-4782.

The most important task to complete prior to your virtual appointment is submitting your Registration Profile. After that, take a look at your degree requirements (see Step 2 of the section below) and write down questions you have about your major, general education, or Bible requirements. Be ready to take notes during your appointment since your academic advisor will review a lot of key information with you!

The link to sign up for Online Orientation is on the MyAccount Tasks page under the “Incoming Tasks” section.

Click the “Online Orientation” task in MyAccount and then click the link to “Canvas.” When you log into Canvas, an invitation should appear at the top of your screen with a green button that says “Accept.”

The Online Orientation course is a self-paced 2-2.5 hour course that does not need to be completed in one sitting. It is split up into five modules: An introduction and welcome to Biola, an introduction to the online classroom and online learning, tools for academic success, strategies for well-being, and enrollment resources.

The home page (“Tasks” tab) and the “Financial Aid ” tab are the two pages that list tasks to complete.

Tasks Page: If you log in to MyAccount, your Tasks page will list tasks related to Enrollment, Incoming Student Tasks, and Textbooks/Parking. Any task without a green check mark still needs to be completed.

Financial Aid Page: Under the “Financial Aid” tab, select the link to the “Aid Year” under the Financial Aid Requirements section to view your financial tasks.

Some tasks require you to mark the task as done manually. The “Online Orientation,” “Schedule a Virtual Appointment,” and “Submit a Registration Profile” tasks have a “Mark as Done” black button within the task page. Most of the other tasks will automatically be marked as done once the task is completed. Some tasks may be completed but have a 24-48 hour lag time in being marked as done. If tasks are completed but continue to appear as incomplete after a week, email your admissions counselor for assistance.

If you need help completing a task from the MyAccount home page, you can contact your admissions counselor for assistance with most of the tasks.

If you specifically need help with scheduling your Virtual Advising appointment with an Academic Advisor or with submitting a Registration Profile, email academic.advising@biola.edu or call (562-903-4782) our Academic Advising office.

If you need help with completing a task from the Financials tab, you can contact our Financial Aid office via email (finaid@biola.edu) or phone (562-903-4742).

Visit your Degree Audit or the Your Advisor page for steps on how to find the name and contact of your Online Bachelor Academic Advisor.

The Advising Center offers supplemental advising through a Peer Academic Advisor, who is available via appointments and emails (ob.peer.advising@biola.edu) to answer questions. Note: Peer Academic Advisors work 10 hours a week and will not have the full availability of full-time staff.

Perhaps you’re interested in learning more about a specific requirement or have questions about scholarship opportunities, internships, career outcomes, and more. Find contact information for each program below:

• Rosemead School of Psychology (Psychology): psych.dept@biola.edu, 562-903-4738
• Talbot School of Theology (Bible, Theology, and Apologetics): lena.you@biola.edu, 562-903-4820
• Crowell School of Business (Business Management): business@biola.edu, 562-903-4770

Yes, your admissions counselor is still a part of your support team for the summer! Once the term begins, the advisor list on your Degree Audit is the main point of contact for advising and support questions. 

Absolutely! We believe in holistically supporting students, and that means having a variety of resources available. To find a list of resources, visit our Resources & Forms page. Under “Additional Resources,” you will find a carousel with a range of options.

Log into MyAccount and click “Degree Planning” on the left-hand side. Click “Degree Audit” in the “Stay on Track!” section to find a comprehensive list of your graduation requirements.

The Degree Audit is an online checklist of requirements to graduate. Watch this video to learn about the basics of navigating the Degree Audit. Read on for a summary of the video content.

What is your Degree Audit?

The Degree Audit is a tool to track degree requirements for graduation. It contains personalized requirements based on the year that you are entering Biola, any transfer credits, and a few other factors.

How to find your Degree Audit

Log into MyAccount, click the “Degree Planning” tab, and select “Degree Audit” from the list of resources.

How to navigate your Degree Audit

The top section of the Degree Audit lists key academic information like your major, degree type, Academic Advisor, GPA, and more. The middle section of the Degree Audit is broken up into three main sections: Major, Core Curriculum - General Education, and Core - Bible requirements. The bottom section of the Degree Audit is for “General Electives” (course credits that do not fulfill a major, General Education, or Bible requirement.)

How to interpret your Degree Audit

The very bottom of the Degree Audit has a legend that explains what various symbols mean. The three most important symbols are the circles to the left of listed course requirements; these circles indicate completion status. A red circle indicates that the requirement is still needed, a blue half-moon indicates that a requirement is registered for, and a green checkmark indicates that a requirement is fulfilled.

Transfer Credits on Degree Audit

If you took a course and intended to transfer the credits into Biola, it may not appear on your Degree Audit for one of three reasons: You may not have submitted your official transcript from the institution, the class on your official transcript may not have had a final grade listed, or your transcript may still be processing. If you have questions about this, contact our office (academic.advising@biola.edu, 562-903-4782).

AP/IB/CLEP credits are only applied once passing scores are submitted to the university from the exam board.

If a transfer course is listed in your General Elective section but you believe it should apply to a specific requirement, submit a Transfer Petition form.

We know that navigating graduation requirements can have a learning curve. If you need support in understanding your graduation requirements or have questions, contact your Academic Advisor or Peer Academic Advisor.

If you haven’t already, we recommend reading the titles for each course required in your program. Look through the Biola Catalog (guide to university policies and requirements) to see requirements for our three programs:

• Bible, Theology, and Apologetics
• Business Management
• Psychology

To find course descriptions for each course, click the blue, hyperlinked course subject and course number (i.e., “BBST 103”) to see a pop-up with a brief explanation of the course content.

In order to transfer credits to Biola, official documents must be submitted directly from the institution. In the case of college transcripts, it must be an official transcript with final grades from your courses submitted directly from the college. With credits for AP, IB, or CLEP exams, scores may be submitted from the College Board website. If you have a question about transcripts, reach out to Transfer Admissions (transfer.admissions@biola.edu, 1-800-OK-BIOLA).

If you are unsure whether or not transfer credits will apply to your degree, visit the Registrar’s Office page on Transferring Credits. If you need assistance with navigating this website or interpreting the content, contact the Registrar’s Office (registrar@biola.edu, 562-903-4720) or our Academic Advising Center (academic.advising@biola.edu, 562-903-4782).

You can confirm whether or not Biola received your transfer credits by checking your Degree Audit (a checklist of degree requirements.) Your Degree Audit can be found through MyAccount under the “Degree Planning” tab. If a degree-applicable transfer course has been applied to your degree, you will see the course requirement checked off with a green checkmark and a note listing where the course was transferred from.