Graduate Info

Commencement Ceremony

December 18, 2:00PM Chase Gymnasium

Commencement Rehearsal

Mandatory

December 18, 12:00 Noon Chase Gymnasium

Please arrive to rehearsal at 11:45pm

Information about Talbot Commencement

Loan Exit Workshop

Mandatory

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

Complete Exit Loan Counseling

Federal Loan Exit Seminar Instructions:

  1. Graduates

Graduation Counselor

Indra Ragoonanan

(562) 903-4720

Departure Cards

Mandatory

Departure Cards must be filled out and submitted to the Registrar's Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2009. 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).

Resources

Career Services

Career Services offers career services, a full library of resources for job opportunities, and an alumni networking program.

For more information:
Phone: (562) 903-4875
Career Services Website

Alumni

As an alum, you are entitled to numerous benefits that include free parking on campus, library access, insurance eligibility, discounts on tickets to various theme parks, Biola events, hotel chains, and much more.
Alumni Website

Talbot Placement Services

Talbot Placement posts all open pastoral/director ministry positions from churches that contact Biola University & Talbot School of Theology. The full lists are on a secured web site for both Biola and Talbot alumni and current students.
TJP Website

Enough Paperwork!

Commencement ceremony information, diploma, invitations, class rings, flowers, etc

  • Department Contacts

    • MACA Graduates

      Christy Giannestras

      (562) 906-4570

    • MAED Graduates

      Kay Henry

      (562) 903-4843

    • MBA Graduates

      Robert Harriman

      (562) 777-4015

    • MOL Graduates

      Alexis Alipuria

      (562) 906-4571

    • Rosemead Graduates

      Holly Reyes

      (562) 903-4867

    • SICS Graduates

      Thelma McLean

      (562) 906-4577

    • Talbot Graduates

      Carol Baker

      (562) 903-4816

  • Receptions

    Please check back for updated information.

    • Talbot

      Immediately following Commencement, Talbot will host a reception for graduates and their guests in Myers Hall.

    • Cook School of Intercultural Studies

      Immediately following Commencement, SICS will host a reception for Graduates and their guests in the Marshburn Hall Lobby.

    • MOL

      Immediately following graduation in the Crowell School of Business, room 103. Light hors d'oeuvres and dessert will be served.

  • Photography & Video

    Chappell Studios will be taking professional photos at your Commencement Ceremony. Within 5 weeks of Commencement, you will receive a full-color proof and an order form at your permanent address from Chappell Studios. There is no obligation to purchase, and you’ll have the option of ordering from a variety of enlargement packages at very reasonable prices. For more information, please visit www.chappell.com.

    Biola’s professional film crew is producing a DVD of each ceremony that is available to purchase for $29.99 (plus your local sales tax; shipping is included in the price). Learn more and order your DVD. You may also purchase the DVD on site during Commencement rehearsals and ceremonies.

  • Diplomas & Frames

    If the graduate wishes to have his/her diploma mailed to them, fill out the blue card found inside the diploma cover and submit it to the registrar's office. Please allow five to six weeks for delivery.

    Diploma frames are available for purchase at the Biola Bookstore.

    For more information, please call Registrar's Office at (562) 903-4720 or the Bookstore at (562) 903-4883

  • Invitations & Class Rings

    A Jostens representative will be in the Biola Bookstore to take orders at the Commencement ceremonies.

    The dates Jostens will be on campus are:

    • Grad Finale, October 15, 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m
    • October 20, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    • November 3, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    You may order invitations any time at the Jostens website.

  • Flowers

    Commencement Flowers of Carlsbad will have the following flower arrangements available for sale before and after commencement.

    • Single Orchid Lei: $17.00
    • Double Orchid Lei: $25.00
    • Orchid Corsage: $8.00
    • 3-Rose Bouquet: $8.00
    • Half-Dozen Roses: $15.00
    • Dozen Roses: $25.00
    • Spring Bouquet: $8.00

    * All prices include sales tax