PRE-PROFESSIONAL
education courses; the student is aclvi.secl lo dete11ni1ie these from the catalogs of ll1e school, of inter... ,1. In general, Biola offers all of ll1e pre-requisite courst'.s 11ecessa1y for gaining acceptance into these progr,uns. lnfo1111alio11 on seve1al of these programs is available in the Science ollice or on the Pre-Medical Aclvi.,01y Commillee Lulletin lM1anl. PRE-LAW Each year a nmnlier of studenLs come to Biola anticipat ing a career in law. Law schools are seeking students with excellent reading comprehension, strong analytical and criti cal thinking skills, the ability to write dear and effective prose, oral communication skills, and expe1ience in se1ving oilier people. They also seek students who have a breadth of knowledge which includes an unclersla11cli11g nf history, human Lehavior, and social and political ins1i1111ions. The successfiil completion of a c:l1allengi11g 1111dergracl11a1e pro gram and a high score in the Law Schrn,I Adn1ission Tesl (LSAT) i.s the most apprnp1iale preparation fi,r law sd1ool. The Ame1ican Bar A,socialinn does not rernnuuencl any particular undergraduate major a., p1i111a1y prepa1alinn for law school. At Biola, pre-law students have c:l1ose11 from a va1iety ofmajrns since many law schrM1]s ]mk for diversity in the hack grounds of their students . Traditional paths lo law sc:l1nol include rnajo1s in B1Lsiness, C1.mununicalion, English, Hi.,to1y and Social Science wid1 an empha.,i., in Pnli1ical Sdence. For a Cl.uistian planning a career in the legal tide!, Biola's cuniculum composed of an unclergracluale 111a_jor, general education and a biblical studies rec1uire111ent pmvides a solid foundation. The :10-unit biblical studies pmg1:1111 rnn1ril>11les a biblical and lhenlogical framework on which lo huild a Christian pe1spec1ive on the p1:ictice of law, especially in th.-: area., of values and ethics. The implications of a Chris!ian worldview are fmtht'.r devdop.-:d in the gent'.1:1! ech1calion cuniculum which can he c1Lslo111ized for the pre-law student. Following the recommendations of the A111e1ican Bar Association, the pre-law student is urged lo sdecl ENCL 2:i0: American Literalnre, PHIL 210: lnlnMl11clion 10 Logic or PHIL 214: lntmduction 10 Philosophy, and POSC 20:i: Sm vey of Ame,ican Government in partial fulfillmenl of the General Education rt'.c111irenwnt. Aclclitional rnurses can supplement prepa1:itio11 depencling on lhe stuclcnl's individ ual areas of inlert'.sl. Further i11fim11a1ion about the L~AT or alwnll the pn, law prog1:im al Biola may be obtained in 1]1e Ollice of 1he Vice Provost for Unclerg1:icluate Echu:a1io11 in Metzger Hall. PRE-ENGINEERING Biola's pre-engineering prngran1 is ,1 :l + 2 rcs11w1:i1ive degree completion pmgram in which a s111cle11t takt'.s :l yea1s of cla.s.,es al Biola, inc:lmling the finuulational science and rnall1emalics comses of a typical engineering program In addition, ll1e sluclenl lakes the Biblical s111dit'.s ancl g.,n.,r:il education cmuses lo n1eet Biola's recp1irt'.mt'.nl.,. Biola ha., a fonual an:ingenwnl with 1l1e University of So111h.-:rn Califi,r nia whic:11 permits tlw stucl.-:nl, if cp1alifo,cl , lo rnn1plt:1.-: 1lw remaining 2 yea1s of an .-:ngineering rnrrirnhuu al USC and
receive boll1 the Bachelor of Science degree from Biola in Physical St:ience, and the Bachelor of Engineering degree from USC. Some students iu tliis program dect 10 transfer to an engineeri ng school other than USC; student.~ inter ested in thi., option should contact the school of ll1eir choice no later than ll1e beginning nf their sophomore year. The student interested in this program should major in Physical Science with an empha.,is in pre-engineering. PRE·ART THERAPY Students interested in a career in art therapy should choc~e the inlerdisciplinaiy pre-art therapy empha~i.~ in the Art Department. A graduate degree in art therapy is re<p1ired lo obtain needed professional credentials. For fur th.-:r infonnation, s.-:e the Ari Comses section of ll1e catalog or ronlact th.-: Art D.-:partment. PRE-SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPY A s111denl wishing lo prepare for a career as a sp.-:t:Ch / languag.-: pathnlogisl or audiologist should choose a m~j<>r in Crnn11111nicali<>11 Disorde1s in the Department of Co111m11nication. Cnnrsew<>rk in this major follows the i;niddines nf the Amnican Speech/ Language/ Hearing Associali<>n, prnvidini; 1l1e s111d.-:nl with atl understanding of normal con11111111icali<>n a., well a., insight into the complexi lit'.s of conmmnicalinn prnblents. Students have ll1e oppor lun ity In hegin their clinical training in 1l1e on-campus Speech/ Language Clinic which pmvicb therapy in a care fully s11pe1vised sellini.;. Students who complete this major are prepar.-:d for the i.;rad11ate s111dies necessa1y to obtain pmkssi<>nal credentials. Th.-: Bi<>la Uniwrsity C<11nm11nicatio11 Di.,orclers program i., a n1tcml1Ccr <>f the National Academy of Preprolessional Pro i.;ran1s in C<>111n11111ica1inn Sciences and Disorders. PRE-SEMINARY Biola University provides an excellent background in underi.;raduale education for seminary training. The recp1iremenls in general education, Bible and major fields meet the r.-:cp1irem.-:nls for admission into sernina1y. The pr.-:-se111ina1y student sh<>uld compai·e the program at Biola University wi1h tlw reciuir.,menls nf the particular seminary th.-: student plans tn en rer.
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