Graduate School Student Orientation - Fall 2024

MPAcc and MCFP

For online students, orientation will be held online. Please contact Hannah Drewry at (562) 944-0351 (ext. 3292) or hannah.drewry@biola.edu if you did not receive an invitation in your Biola email.

MBA and MALI

The MBA and MALI orientation will be held at the Crowell School of Business on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Your academic advisor will contact you with more details.

Rosemead School of Psychology admits new Psy.D. and Ph.D. students each fall semester. Incoming doctoral students will be invited to our Fall Orientation events in August 2024. These events will be wonderful opportunities for students to meet their cohort and other current Rosemead students, faculty and staff.

Welcome Celebration Graduate Students

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Time: 4–5 p.m.
Location: Fireplace Pavilion (outside of the Student Union Building)

Biola's School of Education is hosting a welcome reception for all graduate SOE students on our beautiful campus. Come meet fellow classmates and professors in person.

If you have any questions about the reception, please reach out to our Program Coordinator, Steven Shin, at steven.s.shin@biola.edu.

Academic Advising

Incoming students must meet with an academic advisor before registering for classes. Meeting with an advisor is optional for transitioning students who have already taken credential courses at Biola. 

Domestic students, please make an appointment with Valaree or Melissa: 

• Valaree Lazinos (valaree.lazinos@biola.edu) or call 562.903.4843
• Melissa Klausman Make an appointment with Melissa

International students, please email Christie Curtis (christie.j.curtis@biola.edu) for an academic advising appointment before registering for classes.

Office hours during spring and fall semester are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the summer we close at noon on Fridays.

M.S. in Speech, Language and Pathology Orientation

All incoming M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology students are invited to attend the Fall 2024 New Student Orientation. This week-long event will be held on campus the week before classes start and is required for all incoming students. Orientation is Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Throughout the week, students will meet their cohort and department faculty, become oriented with the program and prepare for their first clinical placement.

Students will receive an email this summer with more details. Please contact the department at commdisorders@biola.edu or (562) 777-4072 for more information.

Talbot New Student Banquet

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Location: Andrews Banquet Room (Talbot East)

All NEW Talbot Students are invited to join Biola's president, Dr. Barry H. Corey, and Talbot's new dean, Dr. Ed Stetzer, for this special event. You'll have an opportunity to interact with Talbot faculty, meet our associated student officers and connect with other new students. We look forward to meeting you! 

Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).

For more information about the banquet, contact Laura Kakihara at talbot.receptionist@biola.edu.

Talbot Student Orientation

Talbot Student Orientation will be held online via Canvas.

Graduate Student Orientation

Global Graduate Orientation is mandatory and is scheduled for August 30, 2024 (fall semester) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The full Global Graduate Orientation schedule will be posted soon.

School/Department Orientation — Attend the orientation for your program to learn about academic advising, beginning classes, orientation activities and more. Refer to the graduate student orientation information above to find the times and dates for each school's orientation activities. (This program orientation is separate from Global Student Orientation.) 

Sign Up for Fall 2024 Global Graduate Orientation

• Graduate Auxiliary Services
• Graduate Health Services
• Graduate Housing Information
• Graduate Commuter Life