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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