Biola_Catalog_19990101NA

ADMISSION, REGISTRATION

GRADUATION HONORS - GRADUATE PROGRAMS Honors at graduation for master 's program recipi ents are based on overal l performance, Ch ri stian va lu es , and a minimum 24-unit residency. Honors are not automatica ll y granted. They are granted by the faculty and may be with­ held or modifi ed. The uni versity honors have been defined by the Academic Standards Committee as: Honors GPA 3.S0-3.69 High Honors GPA 3.70-3.89 Highest Honors GPA 3.90-4 .00 Honors recognized in the graduation ceremony may be changed based on the processing of final grades. Graduate students should check thei r program section in the catalog for honors qualification and honor society recognition. COMMENCEMENT All degree requirements must be completed before the student may participate in commencement ceremonies. Those students completing all their coursework during interterm or summer session must contact their graduation counselor to be cleared for graduation. In such cases no tuition is charged. It is expected that all graduating students will be present at commencement ceremonies except in cases of extreme emergencyor other similarly difficult circumstances. Permis­ sion to graduate in absentia must be secured at least one month prior to commencement from the school dean or from the Registrar 's Office. SUMMARY OF UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT FALL SEMESTER 1998

SUMMARY OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATING CLASS 1997-98 ACADEMIC YEAR Undergraduate Programs Bachelor of Arts Degree

260 206

Bachelor of Sc ie n0e Deg ree Bachelor of Music Degree

14

480

Total

Graduate Programs Talbot School of Theology Master of Arts

74 36 10

2!J

Master ofDivinity Master ofTheology Doc tor of Ministry

7

School of Arts and Sciences

12

Master of Arts in Education

School of Continuing Studies Christian Apologetics School of lntercultural Studies

2

Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

II

7

I

Doctor of Education Doctor ofMissiology

2 2

Rosemead School of Psychology Master of Arts

27

15 12

Doctor of Psyc hol ogy Doctor of Philosophy

218 698

Total

Grand Total

GRADUATION RATE DISCLOSURE Of the full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen who entered Biola University in Fall 1992, 53.87% graduated or con­ tinued their enrollment in the I 99S-99 academic year. This enrollment persistence and graduation rate is used to estimate the number of graduates from the incoming freshmen class who may complete their degrees. Some of our undergraduate major programs, which contain our largest student enrollments, are longer programs that may take five or more years to complete.

Undergraduate Programs Classification

Men 217 151 165 190

Women

Total

410 305 249 342

627 456 414 532

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors Seniors

2

3

5

Special Students

Adult Degree Program 146 English Language Institute 23 Totals 894

181

327

34

II

1501

2395

Graduate Programs Classificalion

Men School of Arts & Sciences 37 Special (Credential) 12 Talbot 507 SICS 71 Rosemead 68 M.A. Apologetics 56 Totals 751 Grand Total 1645

Women

Total

106

143

45

57

642*

135

75 84 16

146 152

72

461

1212 3607

1962

*nol including 64 in Doclur ofMinistry program.

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