Graduate Info
Commencement Ceremony
Commencement Rehearsal
Mandatory
Please arrive to rehearsal at 2:45pm
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. My.Biola 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
Graduation Counselor
Indra Ragoonanan
Christa McKirland
(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, May 25, 2012. Please obtain signatures from all other departments before obtaining the signature from the Registrar's Office (562-903-4720).
Transcripts
Your diploma cannot be released until your financial obligations and other holds are cleared. Copies of your transcript cost $6.00 for each official copy and $3.00 for each unofficial copy. For more information, please contact the Office of the Registrar (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
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Department Contacts
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MACA/MASR Graduates
Christy Brown
christy [dot] brown [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 906-4570 -
MAEd & MAT Graduates
Kay Henry
kay [dot] henry [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 903-4843 -
MBA Graduates
Christina Bullock
christina [dot] bullock [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 777-4015 -
MOL Graduates
Amy Lee
amy [dot] s [dot] lee [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 906-4571 -
Rosemead Graduates
Rachel Butag
rachel [dot] butag [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 903-4867 -
SICS Graduates
Thelma McLean
thelma [dot] mclean [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 906-4577 -
Talbot Graduates
Kate Wong
katie [dot] wong [at] biola [dot] edu
(562) 903-4816
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MACA/MASR Graduates
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Receptions
Immediately following Commencement, Talbot will host a reception for Talbot graduates and their guests on Sycamore Lawn.
Immediately following Commencement, the Cook School of Intercultural Studies will host a reception for CSICS graduates and their guests in Marshburn Hall Room 4.
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Caps & Gowns
Students can purchase caps and gowns at Biola's Bookstore during regular Bookstore hours or online at www.biolabookstore.com.
Graduate Cap, Gown & Hood Set $62.99
Graduate Hood Only $29.99Please take your Bookstore receipt to your department secretary in order to receive your hood.
TALBOT DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
If you are a Talbot doctoral student, your regalia will be ordered for you by Kate Wong at Talbot, and your cap, gown, and hood will be available for you to pick up after May 15, in Myers Hall Room 200. The cost of the rental regalia is $50.00 and will be charged to your account. Please bring your regalia to the Baccalaureate service.
Since doctoral regalia are rented, doctoral graduates must return all regalia to Kate Wong in Myers Hall Room 200 immediately following the commencement ceremony.
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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 $34.99 (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.
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Diplomas & Frames
If your academic requirements are complete and your financial obligations to the University are met, your diploma will be mailed to you at the permanent address you submitted on your Graduation Departure Form. 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
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Invitations & Class Rings
A Jostens representative will be in the Biola Bookstore to take orders at the Commencement ceremonies.
To order online, please click here.
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Flowers
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