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microscopes emphasized. Prerequi sites: 112 or 312. Lab fee: $40. Ornithology. Systematics, distribu tion, physiology, behavior and ecology of birds. Field identification empha sized. Prerequisite: 100, 110 or 112. Transportation fee: $40. 450 Directed Research (1-4) Literature and laboratory or field research of a specific subject or tech nique in biology; advanced snxlenL~ gain experience in experimental de!;gn, lal> oratory investigation and technical writ ing. Requires a written report Prereq uisite: junior or senior biological science major standing and consent one semtS ter in advance. Lab fee: $40. 460 Practicum (1) ■ Pre-Medical PracUcum ■ Pre-Dental PracUcum ■ Pre-Medical Technology ■ Pre-Veterinary Practicum Practicum. Professionally super vised obseivation, demonstration and study in a local medical, dental or lal> oratory facility. Introduction to health care phil<l!ophies, hospital and patient routines, personnel, instru mentation and specific treatment . practices {phlebotomy credential with medical technology section). Case study and research paper required. Thirty hours of obseivation. Prere<p1i site: junior standing and petition filed with Pre-Medical Advisory Committee one semester prior to enrollment. Insurance fee: $20. 470 Seminar in Advanced Biology (1) Literature research followed by oral presentation, group discussion and evaluation; independent thought and study stressed. May be repeated for maximum of two uniL~ of credit. Sev eral courses in environmental studies, available through Au Sable Institute, may be ll~ for upper division elective units. See an advisor in the Depart ment of Biological Sciences for further details. Prerequisite: junior or senior biological science major standing.
Acting Dean: Larry D. Strand, M.B.A FACULTY Associate Profei,.,;ors: Black, Buegler, Dill, Harman, V. SmitJ1, Y. Smith, Strand, Wong, Woodward OBJECTIVES The School of Busint'ss offers fiw curricular emphases leading to a Bad1t' lor ofScience degree in B11,int'SSAdmin istration with concentratior1, in account ing, finance, marketing, management and information systems. Ead1 program is structured to give the student broad understanding of tJ1e social and economic environment in which Christian business persons function, and provides a common body of knowledge for studen ts who elect tltis major. StudenL, study economics, finance, management, busines., law, accounting, and marketing a, the con: of the major bast>d upon <p1antitative management skill,. The five individual emphases prepare studt'nt., through additional specified courses to enter a career field in those area,, or to select a graduate schml upon graduation. It is tJ1e puq.1ose of the School of Brn.ines.~ tn prepare highly skillt'd, teclm~ cally competent bt1,ine~ perams who have broad preparation in the liberal art, a, well, and who can make significant contributions in the workplace or in Oui.stian organizatirnt, they may serve. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission into Biola University does not guarantee admission as a busines., administration major in the School of Busines.,, nor p~rmis.,ion to enroll in upper division l111si11es., administration rnurses. (lntermetliate Accounting excepted.) 1l1e following requirement~ must be observed: A Complete, witlt a minirmun of a "C" (2.0) grade in earh rnUP.,t', Business Statistic.~ !!JO, AmKmting 211 and 212, Economics 20 I and 202, English l lOA and I IOB , and Calrnlus for Mauagt' ment &ience; 2'23 (24 semt'liler hours), or the equivalent, with a rnmulative grade point average of 2.!'>. Aminimum requirement of 30 hours of General Education (including Bible) must be compkted with an overall GPA of2.!i. B. Accomplish an overall c1 1111 u lative GPA of 2.!i in all rnllege level course work completed at the time of formal application to the dt'partment bacralaureate progrJms. G File an application with the Sd11x>I of Bttiines.~ for admi....,jou, which
shall include an es.-ay, and aflinn that the above requirernenL~ have been achievt'd either at Biola University or another accrt'dited institution. 1l1e application should be filt'd at the completion of the fourtJ1 semester with a fee of$20. D. Meet approval of the faculty of tJ1e Sch<K>I of Busine.s.,. The process will re1p1ire an interview with faculty/ students. This recp1iremen1 may be waived by action of the department. E. Prior to formal admission , st11- de11t~ shall continue to be advised a, pre-btLsiness majors. DEGREE PROGRAM A &didor of Sciena lJ,,grte in Busine:.s Administration is offered upon the com pletion of bacLo.laureate re<p1iremt'.nts a11d the btt'iiness major in one of the fol lowing emphases: accounting, finance, marketing, management and infonna tion ~')'Siems. Thirty of the required units must be upper division. Other rt'<plirements ind11de courses: 111, 1!10, 201, 20'2, 211, 212, 220, 22'.{, 230, 328, 3/i!, 31i2, 370, 470. 1l1e general education rec1uiremen1 li>r a foreign language for tl1ose following a business administration major may be met by two years of high schlK>I language or the first four un its of a college lat1- guage. Business admini.~tration majors may use Business 190 and 2'l{ for a math credit toWJr<I the science/mathematics rei1uiremenL~ for tl1e general education requirement~, but the uniL~ cannot be counted in both generJI eiluration and in the m~jor. Pl1ilosophy 21!',, (',,mmuni cation !RI and P~yd1ol<>f,'Y 200 are rer on1111ended li>r all lm~ine~~ majors. MAJORS Rt'<p1irements for the five empha.st>s are a, follows: Accounting (60 units) Accounting emphasis majors must complete 31 I, 312,313,314, 3l!i, 32!i, 411, and 412. Information Systems (60 units) Emphasis majors m11~1 comp lete: IOI, 'll!i, 30'2, 311, 32!i, 40'2, 432 and 463. Finance (60 units) Financt' emphasis majors mus1 romplele: 311, 312 or 4f,0, 3!',0, 430, 437, 4(i2, 4fi.'1 and 464. Management (60 units) Management majors must complete: 318, '.{2!',, 421,431, 4f>4 and nine 1mits of upper divi.'iion b1tlines.~ elertivt!i. Marketing (60 units) Marketing emphasis majors must complete: 331, 3'.{2, 334, 431,432,433,
43!',, and one of the foll<1,\ling: 336, 430, or 460 (witJ1 department apprcwal) . MINOR A Minar in Business Adminis tratitm is offered with tJ1e completion of 18 uniL~ (201, 211, 212, 230, 328, 370) plus six units (190 and 220) of specified quantitative prerequisite courses. Business 190 also counts toward the general education require ment for science/math, but these unit~ cannot be counted toward both gen- era! education and a b11~iness minor. COURSES 101 lnlroduclion to Compulllr Science (3) Introduction tn computer hardware and softwMe. Problem ll'>lving rnetlmds. Ele mentary concepL~ of algorithm develop rnen t. C programming. Fee: $'2!i (See also Computer Science 105) For infor mation ~')'Sterns majors only. 111 Contemporary Business Enlllrprise (3) Designed to experientially explain how organizations work and to sh<1,\I students how a b11'iiness career can be a ministry. Introduces and imegrates all the pam of the modern organization acting in a global environrnenL Allows studenL~ to see tl1e necessity of a broad educational background tn an organizational career, and allows them to explore is.~ues of
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faitJ1 in a b11'iiness calling. 190 Business Statistics (3)
Collection and presentation of busi ness data, central tendency and dis persion mea~ures for b11~iness analysi.~. sampling and inference for confi dence intervals and hypothesis testing, l.111sines., foreca~ting with simple and multiple regression, index numbers. 200 Economic Principles (4) Micro and macro economic theory with an empha~i.~ on the application of this the<>!')' to rnrrent economic issues, including tJ1e study of those who devel oped tJ1e theory and their predeces sors. Issues involving trade and finance among nations and their comparative economic ~ystems 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 tJ1e balance of payment~. 202 Writings In Microeconomics (3) Integration of ba~ic microeconomic theory with research and composition 011 issue.~ related to market elliciency. The course include.~ an analysis of the
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