About the Advising Center
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Our Mission
The Advising Center equips, educates, and inspires students to establish curricular and life goals, achieve academic success, and value a Christ-centered academic journey.
Our Team
The Advising Center is made up of full-time staff advisors and student peer academic advisors who serve undergraduate students in their academic planning. We believe that academic confidence contributes to the holistic success of our Biola students.
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Our Services
First-Year Students (First-Time Freshmen and Transfers)
The following academic advising appointment types are available for first-year students:
- General Advising (e.g., transfer credit questions, placement exam advising, GPA calculation, general academic success, etc.)
- Major/Minor Changes - Peer Academic Advising
- Registration Appointment
- Military Benefit Academic Plan (building an academic plan for military benefit requirements)
- Exploring Study Abroad Programs
- Student Athlete Support (e.g., eligibility, GPA recovery)
- First-Year Seminar - Peer Academic Advising
Second-Year and Beyond Students
The following academic advising appointment types are available for second-year and beyond students:
- General Advising (e.g., general academic success, how to use advising/registration tools, course selection, transfer credit questions, placement exam advising, etc.) - Peer Academic Advising
- Major/Minor Changes - Peer Academic Advising
- Course Registration - Peer Academic Advising
- Graduation Application Support (how to fill out the form) - Peer Academic Advising
- Exploring Study Abroad Programs (learn more about Study Abroad)
- Student Athlete Support (e.g., eligibility, GPA recovery)
Online Bachelor's Students
The following academic advising appointment types are available for online bachelor students:
- General Advising (e.g., general academic success, transfer credit questions, placement exam advising, etc.)
- Advising for Major
- Technical Support (e.g., Canvas, Degree Audit, Planner, MyAccount, Slingshot, Navigate)
- Course Registration
- Graduation Planning