GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY
Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology is the outgrowth of the vision and planning of several psychologists and Christian leaders who in the late 1960's saw the need for a school that would train professional psycho logists with a Christian commitment. Preliminary efforts to develop such a school began in 1968 when permission was given by the State of California to grant the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees through the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology. In 1970 Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology inaugurated its full academic program and enrolled its first class of students. The first masters degrees were conferred by Rosemead in September 1972 and its first doctoral degree in June 1974. Rosemead achieved full regional accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in February 1976 . It thus became the first free-standing graduate school of professional psychology in the United States to gain region al accreditation. In 1977 the decision was made to bring Rosemead' s graduate programs into affiliation with Biola College and to relocate the school on Biola's La Mirada campus. Rosemead's program was renamed Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology, becoming an integral part of Biola College, Inc., a fully accredited liberal arts college with a student body of 3000 students offering 24 undergraduate majors. Graduate degrees are offered in educational administration, marriage and family counseling , and theology. Theology de grees (M.A., M.Div., Th.M. and D.Min.) are offered by Talbot Theological Seminary, Biola' s graduate school of theology. In its brief history Rosemead has implemented a professional program in psychology which has achieved academic accreditation and won the increasing respect of the professional and church communities. Rosemead also publishes the Journal of Psychology and Theology a professional journal devoted to exploring the relationships of psychology and theology. Rosemead's purposes are consistent with Biola's overall institutional pur poses which include instructing Christian men and women in order to produce graduates who are: (1) competent in their field of study; (2) knowledgeable in Biblical studies; and, (3) earnest Christians equipped to serve the Christian community and society at large. Rosemead's graduates are now found in many settings; including teaching, research, private practice, hospitals , and other clinical agencies. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Professional Training. Rosemead has two primary objectives. The first is to offer professional training designed to meet the expanding need for clinical psychologists, particularly those who can relate their skills to the Christian
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