Admission, Registration, and Graduation Requirements
Admission to Biola College is on a selective basis, and only those are admitted who are most likely to profit from Biola College's educational program and its distinctively Christian emphasis. Because it is the purpose of Biola College to train Christian young people, the applicant should have been a Christian for at least one year. Biola College has a strongly evangelical Christian commitment and requires that an accepted applicant be an evangelical believer. However, no discrimination with reference to racial or national background is practiced in the admission policies. Biola College welcomes all applicants regardless of racial or national origin who are personally commit ted to faith in Christ. Students who are interested in attending Biola College should request application forms from the Dean of Admissions. Visits to the campus are encouraged. It is advisable to write or phone the admissions office in advance to arrange an appointment if a conference is desired. Because enrollment is limited and admission is on a selective basis , application should be made as early as possible. Decisions are made only on completed applications. Generally no applications made after July 31 will be considered for the fall semester, nor after December 31 for the spring semester .
Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to the Nursing or Music programs.
High School Record
An applicant for regular standing must be a graduate of an accredited high school with a scholastic record (including SAT scores) which indicates ability to pursue successfully higher education. The applicant must have sixteen acceptable high school units, twelve of which should be spread over the academic areas of English, social studies, mathematics , science (including a laboratory science), foreign language, and related areas. Prospective students interested in the nursing program must take chemistry in high school. Applicants are urged to have at least two years in one foreign language in high school. Those with no foreign language in high school or wishing to begin a new language in college to meet the general education requirement, must take twelve units (3 semesters) of a foreign language for most majors. Catalog information regarding each major will indicate any exceptions to this rule . Applicants entering with high school deficiencies will be admitted to provisional standing until the deficiencies have been removed. Credits earned to cover a high school deficiency cannot be applied towards graduation from college. Transfers with sufficient acceptable units to be classified as juniors will be considered as having no high school deficiencies.
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