Dress Standard
Clothing and dress are an aspect of every human environment and often reflect on the values of the community in which people live. Biola鈥檚 dress standards help us together foster a Christ-centered community, healthy relationships and a positive learning environment.
Christian education aims at cultivating wisdom and discernment among its students; to detail all types of acceptable and unacceptable dress is neither feasible nor does it encourage wisdom and personal responsibility. Rather, we ask that you clothe yourselves (literally and relationally) in ways that communicate dignity, respect, self-awareness, and that considers the well-being of others.
In keeping with these values and consistent with University policies (e.g., Sexuality, Gender & Relationships Policy, Discrimination and Harassment Policy, Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Policy), we expect our community to abstain from clothing that might be reasonably received as tasteless, hostile, slanderous, provocative, exaggerated or persistent cross-dressing.
We do require shoes and shirts/tops to be worn in all buildings and public areas. Shirts need not be worn by men in pool areas, areas designated for sunbathing (e.g. Alpha sun deck and Biola owned apartments), and during sports activities. Women may wear bathing suits or appropriate work-out wear in these same areas.