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C. File an app li ca ti on with th e School of Business for admission, which shall include an essay, and affirm that the above requirements have been achieved eit her al Bi ola Uni versity or another accredited in st itution. The application should be filed at th e completion of the fourth semester with a fee of$20. D. Mee t approva l of the facult yof the Schoo l of Busin ess. Th e process will require an in terview. E. Pr io r 10 forma l admission, stu­ dents shall con tinue to be advised as pre-busin ess majors. DEGREE PROGRAM A Baclu:lor of Science degree in Busi­ ness Administration is offered upon the completion of baccalaureate require­ ments and the business major in one of the following emphases: account­ in g, marketing , management and information sys tems. Thirty of the required units must be upper division. Other requirements include courses: 111 , 190, 201, 202, 211 , 212, 220, 223, 230,327,328, 36 1,370,470. The general education requireme nt for a foreign language for those foll011ing a business admin istra tion major may be met by two years of high school language or the first four units of a college lan­ guage. Busi ness administration majors may use Business 190 and 223 for a math credit toward th e science/ mathemati cs requirements for the general education requirements, but the units cannot be counted in both general education and in the major. Philosophy215, Communi­ cation 181 and Psychology 200 are rec­ ommended for all business majors. MAJORS Requirements for the emphases are as follows: Accounting (60 units) Must complete 311 , 312, 313, 314, 315, 411,412 and three units of upper division business electives. Information Systems (60 units) Must complete: JOI, 275, 302, 311, 402, 432, 463 and three units of upper division business electives. Finance Program under revision. Management (60 units) Must complete: 318,421,434, 453, 464 and 9 units of upper division business electives. Marketing (60 units) Must complete: 332, 334, 337, 432, 433, 434, 435, and one of the fol­ lowing: 453 or 460 (with department approval).

Dean: Larry D. Strand, M.B.A. FACULTY Associate Professors: Bueg ler, Dill , Harman, V. Smith , Y. Smith , Strand, Woodward Assi.stant Professor: Rundl e OBJECTIVES Biola Uni ve rsit y, through it s School of Business, is nationallyaccred­ ited by the Assoc iation of Co llegiate Business Schools and Programs to offer a Badu:lor of Science in Business Adminis­ tration degree with emphases in the fol­ lowing: accounting, information sys­ tems, management and marketing. Each program is structured to give the student broad understanding of the social and economic envi ronment in which Christian business persons func­ tion , and provides a common body of knowledge for students who elect this major. Students study economi cs , finance, management, business law, accounting, and marketing as the core of the major based upon quantitative management ski lls. The four individual emphases prepare students through additional specified courses to enter a career field in those areas, or to select a graduate school upon graduation. It is the purpose of the School of Business to prepare highlyskilled, techni­ cally competent business persons who have broad preparation in the liberal arts as well, and who can make significant contributions in the workplace or in Christian organizations theymayserve. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission into Biol a Universit y does not guarantee admission as a business administration major in the School of Business, nor permission to enroll in upper division business administrat ion courses. Intermediate Accounting excepted. The following requirements must be observed: A Complete, with a minimum of a "C" (2.0) grade in each course, Business Statistics 190, Accounting 211 and 212, Economics 201 and 202, English I JOA and I!OB, and Calculus for Management Sciences 223 (24 semester hours), or the equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average of2.5. Aminimum requiremelll of 30 hours of General Education (including Bible) must be completed with an overall GPA of2.5. B. Accomplish an overall cumu­ lative GPA of 2.5 in all college level course work completed at the time of formal application to the School of Business.

Miaoscopy. Theory and application of bright fi eld, dark fi eld , phase con­ trast, polari zing, scanning and trans­ mi ss ion microsco pes. Prepara ti on tec hniques of bi ologica l materials for, and observation with elec tron micro­ scopes emphas ized. Prerequisit es: 11 2 or 312. Lab fee: $40. Ornithology. Systema ti cs, distribu­ tion, phys iology, behavior and eco logy of bi rds. Fi eld iden tificati on empha­ sized. Prerequisite: 100, 110 or 11 2. Transportation fee: $40. 450 Directed Research (1-4) Literature and labo rator y or field research of a specifi c subject or tech­ nique in biology; advanced students gain experience in experimental design, lab­ oratory investigation ·and technical writ­ ing. Requires a written report. Prereq­ uisite:junior or senior biological science major standing and consent one semes­ ter in advance. Lab fee: $40. 460 Practicum (1) ■ Pre-Medical Practicum ■ Pre-Dental Practicum ■ Pre-Medical Technology ■ Pre-Veterinary Practicum Practicum . Professionally super­ vised observation, demonstration and study in a local medical , dental or lab­ orato ry facility. Introduct ion to health care philosophies, hospital and patient routines, personnel, instru­ mentation and specifi c tr ea tment practices (phlebotomy credential with medical technology sec tion ). Case study and research paper required. Thirty hours of observation. Prerequi­ site: junior standing and petition filed with Pre-Medical Advisory Commi ttee one semester prior to enrollment. Insurance fee: $20. 470 Seminar in Advanced Biology (1) Literature research followed by oral presentation, group discussion and eva~ uation; independent thought and study stressed. May be repeated for maxi­ mum of two units of credit. Several courses in environmental studies, avai~ able through Au Sable Institute, may be used for upper division elective units. See an advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences for further details. Prerequisite: junior or senior biological science major standing.

A Minor in Busi,u:ss Admini.stralion is offered 11i1h the completion of 18 units (20 1,2 11 ,2 12,230,328,370) plus six uni ts (190 and 220) of specified quantita­ ti ve prerequisite courses. Busin ess 190 also coun ts toward the general educa tion requireme nt for science/ math, but these units cannot be count ed toward both general educa tion and a business minor. COURSES 101 Introduction to Computer Science (3) Introduction to computer hardware and software. Problem sol\ing methods. Ele­ mentaJy concepts of algorithm develop­ ment. C programming. Fee: $25 (See also Computer Science 105) For infor­ mation systems majors only. 111 Contemporary Business Enterprise (3) Designed to experientially explain how organizations work and to show students how a business career can be a ministry. Introduces and integrates all th e parts of the modern organizat ion act ing in a global environment. Allows students to see the necessity of a broad educational background to an organizational career, and allows them to exp lore issues of

faith in a business calling. 190 Business Statistics (3)

Co llecti on and presentation of busi­ ness data , central ten dency and dis­ persion measures for business analysis, sampling and inference for confi­ dence intervals and hypothesis testing, business forecasting with simple and multiple regression , index numbers. 200 Economic Principles (4) Micro and macro economic theory with an emphasis on the application of this theory to current economic issues, including the study of those who devel­ oped the theory and their predeces­ sors. Issues involving trade and finance among nations and their comparative economic systems will also be exam­ ined. (For non-business majors only.) 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Macroeconomics: supply and demand analysis, fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking , international trade and the balance of payments. 202 Writings in Microeconomics (3) Integration of basic microeconomic theory with research and composition on issues related to market efficiency. The course includes an analysis of the firm in the various market structures as well as studies in the resource mar­ kets and regulatory activities. A paper will be a part of course requirement and will double as pass/fail on writing

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