NURSING
Educational Philosophy: Becaus e we are convinced that th e re is a need for more qualified Christian nurs es, we are proposing this coo rdinated pro gram in general coll ege education and nursing. The program is five years in length. It will give ample opportunity for a thorough Christian education with a major in Biological Science and Nurs ing. It will give a continuing hospital experience without fragm e ntation and a continuing association with peopl e ot different ages and condit ions . Objective: This program leading to th e Bnch e lor of Science degree with a major in Biological Science and Nursing is designed to pre pare th e graduate for C hri st ian serv ice. The Nursing diploma obtained from th e Los Angeles County General Hospital School of Nursing qualifies the graduate for service on a hospital or clinic staff at home or aborad. Admission: Stude nts are e li gible to apply for admission to th e Biola Nurs ing Program if they (1) have bee n admitted to Biola Col lege and (2) have completed algebra , p lan e geometry, two years of foreign language, and chemistry in high schoo l.
Candidates for e nrollme nt are accepted on th e basis of:
(1) sat isfactory completion of course requiremen ts ,
(2) personal refe rences as required by th e D epa rtmen t of Nursing of th e College,
(3) counseling inte rvi ews with memb e rs of the facu lty of th e School of Nursing,
(4) p hysical examinations conducted at Student Health Service of th e School of Nursing,
(5) demonstrated aptitudes, as meas ured by a series of tes ts req uired by the School of Nursing.
To qualify for admission to the Biola nursin g program, th e s tudent must satisfy th e facu lty of the Coll ege and the School of Nursing that she possesses the personal characteristics esse ntial for the practice of Christian nursing education. A coordinating program has b een developed which involves three organi zat ions and a co-ordinator. The three organizntions involved arc: Biola Col lege, Los Ange les County Genera l Hospital School of Nursing, and East Los Angeles Coll ege. The co-ordinator is i\l is s Leonie V. Soubirou , Professor of Nursing in Bio la College and D ean of Biol a School of \I issionary .\ledicine .
This program wi ll require the comp letion of spec ific courses as outlin ed in the catalogs of both Biola College and Los Angeles County General Hos-
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