5. The score of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT ) of the College Exami nation Board must be submitted. Information regarding testing dates may be secured from a high school counselor or from the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, or Box 1025, Berkeley, California. Applicants are encouraged to take the SAT at the November, December, or January testing dates. It is better if the test is not postponed beyond the March testing date . Notification Except for early admission, letters notifying applicants of their admission status for September are mailed on a rolling basis usually beginning near the end of Feb ruary. Applicants who are granted acceptance are required to validate their acceptance by the payment of a non-refundable advance deposit of $50. The letter of acceptance will indicate when this deposit is to be paid. Thi s deposit is credited to the student's account and applies toward hi s bill upon enrollment. Failure to make the advance deposit by the time specified is likely to result in cancellation of admission. Accompanying the letter of acceptance will be a health form which must be properly completed by both the applicant and the applicant's physician. A medical consent form is also required of single students under the age of twenty-one. Early Admission Biola College has provision for early admission (fall semester). Applicants for early admission should file their application prior to November 1 for the following fall to be considered for early admission. Only those having an academic grade point average of 3.00 (B minimum) or better through their junior year of high school will be considered. In accordance with the policy established by the College Entrance Examination Board, applicants who are granted early admission and accept that admission from Biola College are bound (1) not to apply to any other schools, (2) to cancel any applications filed at other schools. Transfer Students Transfer students must present the same application forms and transcripts as those applying for freshman standing. The transcript from the last school at tended must bear the statement of honorable dismissal. Transfer students with less than 30 semester unit s of regular college work must qualify for admission on the basis of both their high school and their college record. A minimum grade average of "C" (2 .00 ) is required on all work attempted at the college level. Those transferring with 30 semester units or more of college work will be considered on the basis of their college grades. Evaluation of transcripts is based upon the R eport of C-redit Given by Educational Institut ions publi shed by the American Association of Collegiate Regi st rars and Admi ss ions Officers. Transfer students coming from inst itutions which are not accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program on those courses in which a grade of "C" or better has been obtained. Provisional credit for liberal arts courses from non- 23
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