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Counseling Services........................................................................... 37 Career Services..................................................................................... 38 Writing Center...................................................................................... 38 Appeals & Grievances........................................................................ 38 Off-campus Programs. .................................................................. 38 Curriculum Requirements................................................................ 38 Biola Baja (BAJA).................................................................................. 38 Biola London Semester (BLS).......................................................... 39 Au Sable Instituteof Environmental Studies (AU).................... 39 Biola Sundance (SD)........................................................................... 39 Creation Care Study Program (CCSP)........................................... 39 Development Studies Program in Honduras (DSP)................ 40 Focus on the Family Institute (FFI)................................................ 40 International Business Institute . ................................................... 40 International Student Exchange Program (ISE)........................ 40 New York Center for Art & Media Studies (NYB)....................... 40 CCCU: Off-campus Study Programs.............................................. 40 CCCU Summer Programs.................................................................. 44 Other Off-campus Study Opportunities..................................... 44 Summer Session.................................................................................. 44 Interterm................................................................................................ 45 Army ROTC............................................................................................. 45 Air Force ROTC...................................................................................... 46 Summer Institute of Linguistics at Biola..................................... 46 Undergraduate Programs............................................................. 46 High School Record............................................................................ 46 Admission Procedure......................................................................... 46 Home-schooled Students................................................................ 47 Notification............................................................................................ 47 Transfer Students. ............................................................................... 47 Community College Transfer. ......................................................... 48 Distance Education............................................................................. 48 Bible Residency Requirement......................................................... 48 General Education Options for Transfer Students................... 48 Advanced Placement Program....................................................... 48 College Level Examination Program............................................ 48 Challenging a Course......................................................................... 49 Academic Standards.......................................................................... 49 General Education Program............................................................ 49 General Education Course Substitutions.................................... 52 Electives.................................................................................................. 52 Torrey Honors Institute................................................................. 53 Mission & Learning Outcomes........................................................ 53 Program Plan. ....................................................................................... 53 Torrey Houses....................................................................................... 53 Torrey Certificate................................................................................. 53 Admission Requirements................................................................. 53 English Requirements........................................................................ 54 Advanced Placement Credit............................................................ 54 Transfer Students. ............................................................................... 54 Torrey Off-campus.............................................................................. 54 Courses (YMDT)................................................................................... 54 Pre-Professional Programs........................................................... 56 Pre-Medicine......................................................................................... 56

Pre-Dentistry......................................................................................... 57 Pre-Chiropractic................................................................................... 57 Pre-Physical Therapy.......................................................................... 57 Other Post-Graduate Health Professional Programs.............. 57 Pre-Law................................................................................................... 57 Pre-Engineering................................................................................... 58 Pre-Speech / Language Pathology & Pre-Audiology. ............ 58 Pre-Seminary. ....................................................................................... 58 Pre-Bible Translation.......................................................................... 58 Student Activities........................................................................... 59 Spiritual Formation............................................................................. 59 Student Government For Undergraduates................................ 59 Student Government for Graduate Students............................ 59 Student Missionary Union. .............................................................. 59 Athletics.................................................................................................. 59 Student Publications.......................................................................... 59 Theatre Productions........................................................................... 60 Forensics................................................................................................. 60 Student Ministry.................................................................................. 60 61 Numbering of Courses...................................................................... 62 Anthropology. ................................................................................ 62 Mission & Learning Outcomes........................................................ 62 Degree Program. ................................................................................. 62 Major........................................................................................................ 62 Minors. .................................................................................................... 63 Courses (ANTH).................................................................................... 63 Art ....................................................................................................................... 66 Mission.................................................................................................... 66 Learning Outcomes............................................................................ 66 Degree Program. ................................................................................. 66 Major........................................................................................................ 66 Minor. ...................................................................................................... 67 Admissions & Program Requirements......................................... 67 Courses (ARTS). .................................................................................... 67 Biblical & Theological Studies...................................................... 70 Mission & Learning Outcomes........................................................ 70 Degree Program. ................................................................................. 71 General Bible Requirements. .......................................................... 71 Christian Ministries Certificate Program..................................... 71 Biblical Studies Challenge Exam.................................................... 71 Courses (BBST). .................................................................................... 71 Biblical Languages......................................................................... 74 Mission & Learning Outcomes........................................................ 74 Courses. .................................................................................................. 74 Biological Sciences......................................................................... 75 Mission & Learning Outcomes........................................................ 75 Degree Program. ................................................................................. 75 Majors...................................................................................................... 75 Minor. ...................................................................................................... 76 Admission Requirements................................................................. 76 English Requirements........................................................................ 76 Courses (BIOS)...................................................................................... 76

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