PLEASE NOTE! These tasks are for the Fall 2026 term.

Sending your student to college comes with a lot of lists. There’s the list of schools (you crossed off all but Biola, so you’ve already had one big win!), the packing list (don’t forget an extra toothbrush or two!) and, finally, the list of enrollment steps — the last steps your student needs to take to officially become Biolan.

New enrollment tasks opened for your student on July 6, 2026. Your student will take care of all of their enrollment steps through Biola’s student portal, MyAccount. As they get closer to the first day of classes, your student should see the status of their tasks incrementally marked “complete” until they reach the ultimate goal: changing their MyAccount Fall 2026 status from “Not Enrolled” to “Enrolled.”

The good news is that these are not things your family needs to finish tonight, or even this week.
Think of these as milestones rather than one giant checklist.

By now, your student has probably already done the following (find these tasks on our What’s Next page):

  • Submitted their enrollment deposit

  • Finalized their registration profile, which includes:

    • Activating their biola.edu email address

    • Submitting their registration profile

    • Submitting their housing deposit and application along with their meal plan, OR intent to commute

    • Registered for any requested placement exams

  • Completed their financial aid tasks, which includes:

    • Submitting the FAFSA

    • Reviewing their financial aid award estimate (sent to them in an email)

    • Returning any additional requested financial aid forms

  • Submitted their final official transcripts

  • Received a transfer course evaluation

    • Only necessary for students who are transferring 15+ units from a community college or other four-year institution

  • Verified their housing plans

Pro tip: Placement exams are not tests but tools. Their purpose is to help us determine the course that is the best academic fit for your student as they begin college. We want to make sure we are able to meet them where they are academically.

If your student has completed these tasks, they can move on to the new tasks that opened in MyAccount on July 6!

Pro tip: Make sure your student can successfully log in. It sounds simple, but it is much easier to troubleshoot login questions today than it is the night before a deadline. If they run into any issues, our admissions counselors are available to help find solutions.
 

Enrollment Tasks that Opened on July 6
Your student can now complete the following final enrollment tasks through their MyAccount!

Pro tip: 'How do we know what still needs to be completed?' The dashboard is your guide! Your student will see an enrollment progress tracker along with a personalized checklist of remaining tasks. As each item is completed, the progress bar moves forward. You will also notice important dates displayed alongside the checklist.
 

Add/Drop Classes
Academic Advising has thoughtfully created a schedule for your student’s first semester. We strongly recommend they take these classes in order to be set up for success in future classes and to stay on track for graduation. Your student may view, add or drop classes from their schedule through this task if they would like.

Pro tip: Students should check their Biola email address regularly. Every incoming student receives a Biola email address, and is the university's primary way of communicating with students. Updates from admissions, academic advising, financial aid, student accounts, housing, and more, have already started flowing to this email address.
 

Fall 2026 Health Requirements Tasks
These items are required to gain access to the community and campus

Health Insurance Acknowledgement
IMPORTANT: Action needed to avoid a charge!
Biola requires all traditional undergraduate students, any student on an F1 visa and any student living in Biola housing to have health insurance. Regardless of whether or not your student is already covered by private insurance, you will see a charge of $1,231 on their Student Account for the Student Health Insurance on July 6.

If your student is not covered by comparable health insurance, they are required to purchase the health insurance Biola provides. This charge will cover the cost.

If your student is already covered by comparable health insurance that meets the university’s requirements,* they can have these charges reversed by submitting a waiver to Gallagher before July 31, 2026, for review and approval (your student should have already received an email from Gallagher notifying them of this). Your student must complete the Health Insurance task on MyAccount by July 31 if they want the guarantee of having the charge reversed prior to the August 18 payment deadline.

*Learn more about requirements, deadlines and student insurance.

Health Forms
Your student is required to submit the following required health forms by July 31 through Patient Portal using their NetID and password:

  • Health History Form

  • Meningitis Advisory Form

  • Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Questionnaire

  • Notice of Privacy Practices

  • Immunization Records

All students who will be on campus must upload their complete immunization records, which must include at least two doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine given per CDC guidelines.

Students living in Biola housing (with the exception of married housing) must also submit a Meningitis ACYW vaccine given on or after the age of 16. Your student can meet the vaccine requirements through the following steps:

  1. Upload their vaccine records to their Patient Portal. You may need to assist them in locating these records, or they can consult a physician and/or high school for records. Records can also be faxed to the Health Center at 562-906-4512 or emailed to health.center@biola.edu.

  2. If your student’s records are not readily available but they’ve received their MMR vaccine, an MMR titer (blood test) can be obtained with their doctor or at the Health Center to verify immunity. Results can be submitted to the Health Center to meet the requirement.

  3. If you’re unsure your student has received the MMR vaccine, are unable to obtain records or they receive a negative titer reading, your student may obtain two doses of MMR given one month apart from your physician, the Health Center or pharmacy. Meningitis ACYW vaccines are also available in the Health Center if needed.

  4. If your student has a medical or religious conflict with obtaining these vaccines you may contact the Health Center at health.center@biola.edu to request waiver applications.

Minors: If your student is entering college as a minor, they must complete hard copies of the following forms with a guardian's signature and submit them to the Health Center through their Patient Portal, by email (health.center@biola.edu), mail (attn: Biola Student Health Center, 13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA 90639), fax (562-906-4512), or in person.

  • Meningitis Advisory

  • Notice of Privacy Practices

  • Consent for Treatment of Minors

Athletes: If your student is an athlete, they must complete the Athletic Physical Form.

Pro tip: Your student’s safety is our priority. Health forms really are about keeping students healthy, safe, and supported throughout the year. As with everything else we have discussed tonight, My Account will guide your student through exactly what is required.
 

Financial Aid Tasks

Pro tip: Every family has questions. Whether you are reviewing scholarships, grants, loans, payment options, or simply trying to understand your student's financial aid notification, you are certainly not alone. Our admissions counselors work with families every single day to answer these questions, and they are an incredible resource throughout the process.
 

Cal Grant Notice
Will only show for students eligible for the Cal Grant
If your student is receiving a Cal Grant, this task simply asks them to acknowledge that they understand that their Cal Grant is limited to four academic years and that they must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits per semester.
 

Update Title IV Authorization
Title IV funds are federal student aid funds (things like Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS Loans, Federal Pell Grants, etc.)* distributed by the U.S. Department of Education. Unless your student grants additional permission, the U.S. Department of Education regulations only allow Biola to use their Federal Student Aid to pay for current academic year institutional charges like tuition, mandatory fees and room and board billed by Biola. Your student must grant Biola permission to use these funds for non-qualifying charges like books, health insurance, parking permits, etc. They can grant this authorization through their assigned task on MyAccount.

*Federal Title IV funds do not include scholarships from Biola

Pro tip: What exactly am I agreeing to? Federal financial aid, things like the Pell Grant, SEOG, and federal student loans, are all known as Title IV aid. The authorization simply gives Biola permission, if necessary, to apply any eligible federal financial aid toward allowable charges on your student's account beyond just tuition and fees.
 

Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA)
This task simply asks your student to agree to the terms of payment and to the communication methods Biola uses to notify students about payment. We encourage your student to read through this agreement carefully so that they understand the payment process.
 

Payment
Biola offers four payment plan options for your student’s semester expenses.

Please note, if they choose the Five Payment Plan, the first payment is due July 15. The full payment plan is due August 18.

As you prepare to make your first payment, you may notice some fees on your student’s Biola Statement. Here’s what you need to know:

One fee you will see is a ​​$125 Orientation Fee. This is a one-time fee that will cover the cost of New Student Orientation, allowing Biola to provide your student with an exceptional “welcome to Biola” experience. New Student Orientation is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students to ensure they are ready to begin at Biola.

Other special fees you may notice on your student’s Biola Statement are applied for specific things your student is involved in (programs and services that require special equipment, supplies, administrative support and programming above and beyond usual costs). You can view the special fees on our Tuition & Costs page in the “Miscellaneous Expenses” section.

Pro tip: Your admissions counselor is here to help. If you have questions about billing, payment plans, due dates, or understanding your student's account – if something does not make sense, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Fall 2026 Extra Tasks

Textbook Subscription Service
IMPORTANT: Action needed to avoid a charge!

Biola partners with a service called Slingshot to provide your student with an easy way to get all of their required textbooks and course materials. Slingshot Choice is a course materials auto-fulfillment program offered here on campus — think of it as a subscription box for all of your student’s learning materials.

Once your student is enrolled in classes, all of their required course materials will be automatically charged to their account and delivered to them before the first day of class.

If your student would like to purchase some or all of their course materials through another service, they can opt out of this service by logging into their Slingshot Account, navigating to “My Account Preferences,” and selecting “Opt-Out.” If they opt out by August 4, the charges will be reversed before the Aug 18 deadline.

If you would like to take advantage of this service, they don’t need to take any action through Slingshot.

Pro Tip: One less thing to think about. Rather than trying to figure out which books to purchase, compare prices online, and worry about whether the correct edition was ordered, required course materials at Biola are prepared in advance and made available to students through Slingshot.
 

Parking Permit (optional)
If your student plans to have a car on campus, they’ll need to purchase a parking permit for the Fall 2026 semester.

Pro tip: Consider whether a vehicle is truly necessary during the first year. Many first-year students find that they can comfortably get around campus and the surrounding community without bringing a car. Between residence halls, dining, classes, student activities, and friends, everything students tend to need on a day-to-day basis is right here on campus.


Every year I have the privilege of watching families arrive on campus. Cars are packed to the ceiling, parents are carrying mini fridges, students are trying to remember which box has the bedding. There are hugs. There are photos. Sometimes there are tears, usually from the parents. Then something really beautiful begins to happen. Students meet their roommates. They walk across campus for the first time. They begin finding classrooms. They introduce themselves to people they have never met before. They start discovering that this place, the place that may have felt unfamiliar just a few months earlier, is beginning to feel like home.

That is where all these enrollment steps are leading. Not toward another form, not toward another deadline, but toward a community, friendships, faculty who will know your student's name, mentors who will invest in them, opportunities to grow academically, professionally, and spiritually, and ultimately toward becoming the person God is continuing to shape them into.