ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Each student is ass igned some form of practical Christian servi ce, for whi ch he is given credi t each semeste r. These Christian service credits are required fo r graduat ion bu t are not comput ed in the student 's academic load. In additi on to receiving sa ti sfactory sc holastic rating in all required courses, a student must give sa ti sfa ctor y evidence of good Christian character and soundness of doc trin e. as se t forth in the unabridged form of the Statement of Doctr ine, and have met all finan cial obligations. STUDENT GUIDANCE SERVICE Since the establi shment of th e Personnel Department, the following steps were taken in the development of the counseling program. First, a centralized record system was adopted including cumulati ve interview forms. Second, a freshman testing prog ram was begun to provide counselors with accurate da ta regard ing th e stud ent 's aca demic ap titude as well as personality traits. Third , chann els were es tab lis hed wi th the Registrar 's Office so that transcripts and grad e records we re mad e ava ilable to coun selors. Acco rdin gly, students are grouped on the basis of maj or and interes t under a facult y counselor wh ose responsibility it becomes to guid e each student of hi s group through coll ege yea rs and to recommend him lo the Student Personn el and Guidance Committ ee for graduati on when hi s sc hooling terminates. There has also been th e addition of fr eshman ori entati on composed of lec tures and discus sions brought by vari ous members wh o are in touch with common problems . Finall y, the offi ce of Freshmen Coun selor has been establi shed to aid new students and others in se lecting a ma j or. conquerin g study problems and solving the many oth er problems whi ch a r ise especially the first year of the student 's college li fe . The obj ec tives of the counseling prog ram have been interrelated with the di sciplina ry sys tem of thP sc hoo l. A minimum number of rules is corr.bined with instruct ion in Chri stian prin ciples of conduct for the purpose of encourag ing stud ents toward mature se lf-guidance. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS A student 's classificati on is determin ed a t the begi nning of the fall semester acco rding to the foll owing plan: 128 Unit Program Freshman 26 units or less Sophomore 27 units and 54 grad e points Junior 57 units and 114 grade points Senior 91 units and 182 grade points 154 Unit Program Freshman 26 units or less Sophomore 27 units and 54 grade points Junior 57 units and 114 grad e points Senior 121 units and 242 grade points 20
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