Graduate Students

Commencement Ceremony

Date: Friday, December 19, 2008
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Chase Gymnasium

Mandatory

Commencement Rehearsal

Date: Friday, December 19, 2008
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: Chase Gymnasium

* Please arrive 15 minutes prior to rehearsal.

Mandatory

Departure Cards

Departure Cards must be filled out and submitted to the Registrar's Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2008. Please obtain signatures from all other departments before obtaining the signature from the Registrar's Office (562-903-4720).
Download Departure Card (PDF)

Transcripts

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. For more information, please contact the Registrar's Office (562-903-4720).

Mandatory

Loan Exit Workshop

As all loans must be paid back, the federal government has made it mandatory that students complete a Loan Exit Seminar prior to graduation. This seminar will explain and help you understand your loan repayment. Please complete the following online seminar(s) 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 regarding a loan in Category 1 please call the Educational Loan Specialist in the Accounting office at (562) 903-4760. If you have any questions regarding a loan in Category 2 please call the Financial Aid Office at (562) 903-4742.

Category 1 — Loans held by Biola University
Complete online seminar if you took any of the following loans:

• Perkins Loan
• Nursing Loan
• Biola Loan
• Hermann Loan
• FAS Loan
• Yates Loan

Category 2 - Stafford Loan
Federal Loan Exit Seminar Instructions:

1. Log onto the Wachovia Website
2. Click on "Education Loans" under "Lending"
3. Click on "Entrance/Exit Counseling" under Resources
4. Click on "Exit Counseling"
5. Click on "Begin Seminar"
6. When finished, print "Exit Seminar Congratulations" page