ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS All applicants for admission to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles should be be tween the age of 18 and 45, of at least one year's Christian experience, and well recommended by three referees. Prospective students should write to the Superintendent of Men or Women re spectively, enclosing the application included in this catalog (see pp. 37-38) or re questing application blanks. Uniform reference blanks will be sent for three refer ences, also a form for the medical examination. Those desiring to enroll in any of the courses leading to a degree must hold a high school diploma, and have 8 recommended units as folbws: 3 units of English; 2 units of social science; 2 of language; 1 of science, or the equivalent. Students entering the institute must begin work at the beginning of a semester, either in September or January, preferably in September. All applications for admis sion shoul d be in the hands of the Superintendents not later than one month before the opening of the semester. Students are accepted on trial, and if for any reason they are found unadapted for Christian work, they may be asked to withdraw at any time. ADVANCED STANDING Students who have been enrolled in another Bible Institute , college, or seminary. may apply for advanced standing. The Registrar will evaluate such work on the basis of equivalency. Credit may be granted only at the discretion of the teacher of the subject in volved, on the basis of a personal interview with the student and an examination if the instructor deems it necessary. Credit is to be applied for at beginning of a semester and must be cleared by mid-term of that semester. This applies to work covered by correspondence. Mi n imum requirements for graduation are: one year of resident work, one semes ter's residence in the building, and nine hours per semester of classroom work. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS 1. Regular-Those who have met full requirements for admission and who carry a prescribed schedule looking forward to graduation. Regular students are further classified as to their course of study: Institute students, who are looking forward to graduation from a 3-year diploma course, and Theological Seminary students, who have qualified for a four-year course leading to a degree. 2. Special-Those who present reasons satisfactory to the faculty are privileged to take an elective course consisting of a minimum of five hours of classroom work which includes at least one Bible subject. 3. Post Graduate-Graduates of the school who wish to return for additional work for credit. COURSE RESTRICTIONS Seminary subjects are open only to students who are classified in the seminary courses, or to Seniors who have maintained a scholarship average of c+. Eight units in Music are allowed as electives to students not enrolled as music majors.
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