University Catalog Table of Contents
BIOLA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION General Information ............. 3 H istori ca I Sketch The Mi ss ion and Rol e of Biol a Uni versity
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Course Descriptions Anthropo logy
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Bio la Israe l (IS) Biola Baj a Studi es (BAJA) Biol a London Semester (BLS) Au Sabl e Institute of Envi ronmental Studies (ASI)
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Bibl ica l Studi es. ... .. .53 Bibl ica l Languages ...... ..... .... .. ..•... ......54 Biol og ica l Sc ience ...... .... .. .... .. .•. .. ... 55 Business Adm ini strati on ..... 58 Chemi stry .... 60 Biochemi stry . .. .... ... .... .• ...61 Chri st ian Education .. . .. ... ... ... ... .....62 Communi cat ion Stud ies .. ... ... 64 Mass Communi cati on . . ....66 Computer Science .. .... .69 Educati on.. . ... .70 Engl ish. ...... 72 Hi story .74 Geograph y .... 76 Humaniti es . ........ .76 lntercul tura l Studi es. .... 77 Mathemat ics... .. 79 Modern Languages ... ...... 81 Music .... 82 Nursing .. ...86 Phil osophy ... ...................90 Phys ica l Educa ti on and Sports Sc iences ..91 Phys ica l Sc ience/Phys ics .. .... ..93 Po lit ica l Science ..94 Psycho logy ...... . 96 Soc ial Science. ....97 Soc io logy ...... .98 TESOL and Appli ed Lingui sti cs ..... ..99 Genera l Studi es .. ..... 101 School of Professional Studies Engl ish Language Stud ies Program. ... P-1 Degree Compl eti on Programs. ... .. ..P-2 B.S. in O rgani za ti onal Leadership ... .. .. ..P-2 B. S. in Mini stry Leadership ............. ... ....P-3 B.A. in Psycho logy .. ........P-5 GRADUATE PROGRAMS School of Professional Studies ... .. ... .... . . P- 6 Master of Arts in Christia n Apo logeti cs .. P-6 Master of Arts in O rgani za ti onal Leadership.. ... ... ........ P-8 Master of Arts in Sc ience and Rel igion ... P-10 Talbot School of Theology ... ................. T-1 General In fo rmati on ....T-1 Master of D iv ini ty ... ..T-6 Master of Arts ... ......T-9 M.A. in Christi an Educati on ... ... ....T-11 M.A. in Christi an M ini stry and Leadership .T-12 M.A. in Spiritu al Formati on and Sou l Care.. .. .. .. ..... ...T-1 3 M.A. in M in istry.. .T-14 Cert ifi cate in Bib li cal Stud ies ..... ......T-1 5 Certi fica te in Sp iritual Formati on .........T-16 M aster of Theo logy .. ......................T-16 Ph.D. , Ed.D. in Educa tional Studi es .....T-18 D .Min. Program .. . .......T-24 Departments and Course Descripti ons ...T-26 Independent Studi es .. .. .....T-43 Ta lbo t Gradua te Student Awa rds ...T-46 Institute for Spiritual Formation. ... ..... F-1 Rosemead School of Psychology ....... R-1 School of lntercultural Studies ....... 1-1 School of Arts and Sciences ... ... . ...... ... 5-1 School of Business .. ... B-1 Appendix . . .. ..... ...... A-1 Index
The Goals of the Un iversity Accreditati on and Affil iati ons
Devel opment Studies in Honduras (DSPH) Gl obal Stewa rdship Study Program (GSSP) Focus on the Fami ly Institute (FF I) Internati onal Student Exchange Program (ISE) Counc il for Christian Col leges and Universities
Doctrinal Sta tement Di versity Statement
The Community of La M i rada The Bi o la Uni versity Campus Library Center fo r Faculty Deve lopment Bookstore/Computer Store
- O ff-Campus Programs Ameri can Studi es (ASP) China Studi es Program (CSP)
Contemporary Musi c Center (CMC) Latin Ameri can Stu di es Program (LAS) Los Angeles Fil m Stu di es Center (LAF) Middl e East Stud ies Program (MES) Honors Programme CMRS, Oxfo rd (OHP) Ru ss ian Stud ies Program (RSP) CCCU Summer Programs Oxford Summer Programme Summer Institute o f Journali sm (S IJ) Biol a Engli sh Study Tour (BEST) Summer Inst itute of Lingui sti cs at Biol a Torrey O ff Campus Summer Sess ion lnterterm Undergraduate Programs.. .. ... ..... .... 38 Hi gh School Record Admi ss ion Procedure/Deadlines Home School ed Students Notifi ca ti on Transfer Students General Educa tion Options fo r Transfer Students Advanced Placement Program Col lege Leve l Examination Prog ram
Financial Information .... ... ........ ............... 9 Admission, Registration and Graduation Requirements Admission/Registration Requirements ... 17 Undergraduate/Graduate Programs Re-Admiss ion Admi ssion of Internati onal Students and Res ident A li ens Veterans Pre-Reg istrati on Reg istrati on Withdrawa l Attendance Grades Auditors Academi c Load Classi f icat ion of Students Numberi ng of Courses Famil y Ed ucati on Ri ghts and Pri vacy Act Transc ript Request Extracurri cul ar Acti vit ies Degrees O ffe red Undergraduate Programs Graduation Requirements ............ 24 Requi rements fo r A ll Bacca laurea te Degrees Requi rements fo r A ll Graduate Degrees Commencement Summary of Uni versity En ro llment Fall Semester 2002 Summary of Uni versit y Gradua ting Class
Chall enging a Course Academi c Standards General Education Program
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Philosophy of Genera l Educa ti on Bibli ca l Studi es and Theo logy Requirement Arts and Sc iences Requirement Torrey Honors Institute ..... .43 Torrey Honors Off-Campu s Pre-Profess ional Programs .... ..... . .45
2001-2002 Academi c Yea r Graduat ion Rate Disc losure
Pre-Medi c ine Pre-Denti stry Pre-Chiropracti c Pre-Phys ica l Therapy Pre- Law Pre- Engineering Pre-Speech/ Language Patho logy & Pre-Aud io logy Pre-Sem inary Pre-Bi ble Translation Student Activities ..... .
Academic and Behavioral Standards . ... 27 Statement of Sat isfactory Academi c Progress Academi c Probat ion Appea ls Academi c Integrity Standards of Conduct Student Services .... ...... ..29 Res idence Life
The Res idence Halls Commuter Students Food Serv ice Bookstore
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Spiritua l Formation Student Government Student M iss ionary Uni on Athl eti cs Student Publi cat ions Forensi cs Student Mini stry
Hea lth Services Campus Safety Internati onal Student Serv ices
Di sability Serv ices Counse l ing Serv ices
Career Services W ri ting Center Learning Ass istance Services Appeals and Gri evances
BIOLA UNIVERSITY
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General Information
Ca rr yin g on a traditi on o f ed ucat iona l exce ll e nce chat d a ces b ac k ove r 80 yea rs, Bi o la U ni ve rs it y now e nco m passes : th e Schoo l o f Arts and Sc ie nces, T a lbo t Sc hoo l of Theo logy, Rosemead Sc hoo l o f Psycho logv, th e Sc hoo l of lnce rc ultural S tudi es, th e Sc hoo l of Bu s in ess, a nd th e Sc hoo l o f Profess iona l S tudi es . O ffe ring fo ur bacca laurea te d eg rees in 28 m ajo rs , 17 m as t e rs a n d seve n docto ra l d egrees, Bi o la's commi t me n t to academi c exce ll e nce is firml y rooted in its adh e re nce co an in-dqJth , kn owle dge abl e and li ving C hri sc iani cv . Eac h year, ove r -1- ,000 stu dents find Bi o la's un iqu e bl e nd of fa ith and lea rning conduc ive co their academi c and \'OCat iona l goa ls. HISTORICAL SKETCH Th e co rn e rsco nc o f t he o ri g in a l Bi b le In stitu te buil d ing in L os Angel es was la id o n /\ l ay 3 1, 19 13 , a nd ded icate d with th ese word s: " Fo r t he te aching of th e truths for whi ch th e Inst itu te sta nds, its doo rs a re to be ope n C\'cry day of th e year, and a ll peo pl e, with out re fe re nce co race, co lo r o r cl ass will eve r be we lcome to its p ri \' il eges ." S poke n b y L yma n S tewa rt, pres id e nt o f th e In s titute and co- fo und e r of th e Uni o n O il Compa ny, th ese wo rd s capture th e v is ion of Bi o la's fo und e rs. S tewa rt , toge th e r with T. C . I lo rc on. initi ated t he Bibl e In stitut e, with th e fi rst pe rmane nt orga ni za ti on takin g shape in 1908. Bv 19 12, the sc hoo l had g rown suffi c ie n t ly in its o utreach and co n s titu e ncy to ca ll R. A. T o rrey. a leade r in th e fi e ld o f C hr is t ian e du cati o n, as the first dea n. Th e nex t e ig h t deca d es ha\'e \\' irncsscd t reme nd o us g rowt h in t h e dc\·c lopmc n t a n d out reac h o f t h e sc h oo l. U nd e r th e lead ers h ip o f Dr. L o u is T. Ta lbo t , p res ide nt fr om 1932 to 1952, t he Bibl e In st itu te p rog ram became a four-yea r co urse. lea ding to deg rees in t heo logy, C hri sti an e du cat ion , a nd sac red mu s ic . The Schoo l of /\,Ji ss io nary /\l c di c in c ca me in to be in g in 19-1-5, lay in g th e fo und ati on for Bi o la 's c urre nt bacca laurea te nurs ing prog ram. In l 949, th e Bibl e In stitute was re name d Bi ola Co ll ege. Dr. Sa mu e l H. S u t he rl and beca me pres id e nt in 1952, and wit h hi s le ade rshi p th e co ll ege obta in e d regio na l and p rofess io na l acc red itat io n. Ad d it io na ll v, m a n \· new pro grams o f stud y we re int roduced , inc ludi ng Ta lbot T heo log ica l Sem ina ry. Th e dema nd s im posed by t he g rowing s tu de n t body and t he e nl a rged c urr ic ulum p rompte d th e pur c hase of a 75-ac re sire in La /\ lirada. Bio la mo\'cd to the nc\\' s ite in 1959. D r. S u the rl and re tire d as p res id e n t in I970, bu t contin ued to le nd lea d e rship as a m e mb e r o f Biol a ' s Boa rd o f Tru stees . T hat same yea r, Dr. J. Ri c ha rd C ha se became Bi o la's s ix th pres ide nt. In 1977, th e gradu a te p rog rams o f Rosemead Gradu ate Schoo l o f P rofess iona l Psyc ho logy we re acquired bv Bio la a nd re loca te d on t he La Alirada ca mpu s. The unde rg radu a te p rograms in psvcho logy we re me rged with Rosemead 's gradu a te p rograms in th e fa ll of 198 1, fo rming t he p rese nt Rosemead Schoo l of Psycho logy. Unde r the leade rshi p of Dr. J. Ri chard C hase, Biota Coll ege became Bi ota Uni versity on Jul y I, 198 1. T he Uni ve rsity was
composed of th e School of Arts and Sc ie nces, Ta lbot Theo logi ca l Seminary and Rosemead Schoo l of Psychology. D r. C lyde Cook became th e seventh pres id e nt of Bio ta on Jun e I , 1982 . Unde r hi s leade rship , th e Schoo l o f Intc rcul tura l Studi es was instituted as pa rt o f th e Uni ve rsity in 1983. T a lboc Theo logica l Seminary became Ta lbot Schoo l o f The o logy in th e fa ll of 1983 as a res ul t o f th e me rge r be tween the appropri ate un dergrad uate and graduate le\·c l p rograms. Th e Boa rd app roved th e esta bl is hme nt of t he Schoo l of Bu s in ess in 1993, and the Sc hoo l of Co ntinuing S tudi es in 1994 , now ca ll ed th e Sc hoo l o f P rofess iona l Stud ies . Becau se o f th e Uni ve rsity 's he ri tage and commitme nt, its acade mi c bas is is b roade r t ha n chat o f t he sta nda rd co ll ege o f arts and sc ie nces . T e rmin a l and pre parato ry p rograms lea d to se rv ice in church-re late d \'OCa tion s and th e many oche r \·oca ci ons and p ro fess ions embraced bY th e p resent c urri c ul a. In addi t ion. th e ll ni \·crsitv is a C hri st ian instituti on o f hi ghe r ed ucat ion with out an y denomin at ional affili at ion. From an in st itute to a u n ivers ity, Bi o la 's co rn e rsto ne has re m a in ed th e sa m e: commit m e n t to J esus C hri st, t h e in c rranc\' o f Scripture and b ib li ca l C hri s ti ani tv (within a n eva nge lica l Pro testa n t fr amewo rk ), as \\'el l as to th e s piri tua l, acade mi c and ho li st ic g rowt h of those who a rc pe rson a ll y committed to l lim. THE MISSION AND ROLE OF BIOLA UNIVERSITY T he mi ss io n o f Bi o ta l l ni \·c rs icy is b ib li ca ll v-ce n tc re d e du cat ion , sc ho la rshi p, and se rvice - equ ip p ing me n and wome n in m in d and character to impact the wo rl d for the Lo rd Jes us C hri st. The ro le of the Bio /a community is one of service: STL'DE:\TS. O ur obj cct i\·c is to e nab le C\'e ry s tu de nt to lea rn C hri s t - like c ha racte r and in te ll ectual, techni ca l a nd re la ti o na l skill s to se n ·c as leade rs, ro le mode ls, and compe te nt p ro fess iona ls. EDLIC,\'l' IO:\ . O ur bu sin ess is to insp ire s tud e nt 's lea rn ing so that ch ev a re e mpowe red to t hink and prac ti ce from a C hri stian wo rld view in th e ir fie lds of se rvice RESEARCII . O u r fac ult v, stude n ts, a nd grad uates see k co gra ppl e \1·ich th e inte ll ec tu al, et hi ca l, and cultu ra l iss ues of our t ime by pa rtne rin g in discerni ng C hri st-cen te red scho l arship th ro ug h lea rning , ri goro us resea rc h. publica ti ons and pe rforma nce. \/ 1\I .l' ES. At t h e h eart of o ur m iss io n is LO\ ' E a n d RESPECT fo r a ll pe rso ns, l'\TEC; IUTY and DILI Gl•::\C: I•: in our wo rd s and deed s, and ,\\\'E and reve re nce fo r God ' s \\ ·o rk. \Ve see k Hi s inspirat ion for C: RE1\'l'l\ ' ITY a nd E:XCEl , LE:\CE in th e fu lfil lme nt o f o ur mi ss io n. O ur \'I.SID:\ is to be a di stinc t ive C hri s ti an Cni vc rs itv of se rvice to the g loba l communi ty o f fa ith. l , ll 'ACT. We des ir e t h at o u r gra du ates de mo n s tr ate C hr is t - lik e c h a rac t e r , compete n ce , a n d co mmi tme n t thro ug h se r\'a nt leade rship in th e ir c hurches, communiti es, and profess ions. Be in g eq ui pped for c riti ca l thinking and d ia log ue in respect co fait h , o u r des ire is t ha t gra du a tes respond \\' it h lm ·c co ma ke a di ffe re nce in soc ie ty, gove rn me nt, the ma rke tpl ace, and hi ghe r e du ca ti on.
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ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS Bio la Uni ve rs ity ho ld s in st ituti ona l accrcclicacion by the Accred iting Commi ss ion for Senior Co ll eges and U nive rsi ti es of the Western Assoc iat ion of Schoo ls and Co ll eges"' (1961 ). In aclclicion , the in st ituti on and certai n of its pro g rams a re accredi ted by th e Ame ri ca n Psycho logica l Assoc i ati on ( 1980), the Association of T heo logica l Sc hoo ls (1977), th e Na ti o na l Assoc ia ti on of Sc hool s of M us ic ( 1970), the Scace of Ca li fornia Boa rd of Registe red N urs in g ( 1966), t he Na ti ona l League for Nursing Accredit in g Commiss ion ( 1972), the Ca li fornia Commi ss ion fo r Teac he r Preparat ion and Li censi ng ( 1960), the Assoc ia ti o n o f Co ll egiate Busi ness Schoo ls and Prog rams ( 1997) and the Na ti ona l Assoc ia t ion of Schoo ls of Art and Design ( 1998) . Note: Dales i11 ( ) ref/er! the i11i1ial approval date. Bi o la l lniversicy is a uth o ri zed t0 tra in students und er t he Veteran's Bill of Ri ghts. fn add iti on, t he Uni ,·e rsicy is a ffili ated with a number of professiona l organ iza tions, of whi ch t he fo ll owing a rc representat ive: America n Anthropo logica l Assoc iati on; Ame ri ca n Associa tion of Co ll eges fo r T eache r Educat ion; Ame ri ca n Assoc ia tion of Co ll eg iate Registra rs and Admiss ion Officers; Ame ri ca n Associat ion of 1-I ea lch, Ph ys ica l Ed ucatio n and Recre ation; Ame ri ca n Co uncil on Education; Ame ri ca n Guild of Organ ises; American lncc rco ll cgiare Athl et ic Women; Ameri ca n Library Assoc iati on; Assoc iated Co ll egiate Press; Assoc ia tion o f C hri stian Schools, In ternaciona l; Association of Co ll e g iate Business Schools and Programs; Assoc iat ion of Co ll ege Unions Interna ci onal; Ame ri ca n Associa tion of Highe r Ed u cation; Associat ion of ln depenclenc Ca li fo rni a Co ll eges and Uni ve rsit ies; Ca li forn ia Assoc iati on of Hea lth , P hys ica l Eclu ca ci on, and Recreat ion; Ca lifornia Counc il on the Ed ucat ion of Teachers; C hora l Cond ucrn rs' G uil d (Ca li forn ia); Cou nc il for C hri st ian Co ll eges and l lni\'ersicies; C hri stian Scholar's Rev iew; Co ll ege Entrance Examinat ion Board; Counci l on Pose-secondary Accred itati on; Eva nge li ca l Teache r Tra ining Association; l nte rcoll egiate Press ; J\ fusic Educator's Na ti onal Conference; Na ti onal Association of Inte rco ll egiate Athl et ics; Western Associat ion of G raduate Schools; \;\lesre rn Council on Hi gher Ed uca ti on fo r Nu rsing; and \\lcsccrn In terstate Commi ss ion fo r Higher Education. * If yo11 wish lo co11latl rhe \ \'ASC for a11y ro11rems, please co11- 1acl rhe111 al: 985 Ar/a111ic Ave., S11i1e JOO; Ala111er!a, CA 94501; (510) 748-9001. DOCTRINAL STATEMENT In asmuch as the Uni vers ity is in terde nom in ationa l and ye t theo logica ll y co nservative, the Arti c les of In co rporat ion co n ta in a doctrina l sraccmc nc whi c h is g iven be low: The Bible, co ns ist ing of a ll the books of t he O ld and New Testa me nt s, is the \Vorel of Goel, a s up e rn aturally g ive n reve lation from God Himse lf, co nce rnin g Himse lf, 1-li s being, nature , characte r, will and purposes; and co n ce rning man, hi s nature, need and duty and des tin y. '!'h e Sc ri ptures of t he O ld and New Testaments are wit ho ut e rror or misstatement in their mora l and sp iri tua l teaching a nd record of hi sto ri ca l faces. Th ey are without error o r defect of any kind .
Ci-lARACTER -13 l'IL0 ING COl- 11\ ll" :S-TrY. We as pire to men tor a nd se rve o ur s tudent s in a m a nn e r that nurtures stre ng th of charac te r and C hri st ian community. EVA>IGELIS~I. Bio la sta nds as a beacon of faith, to equip men and women fo r C hri st-centered publi c se rvice and the mini st ry of "making disciples" at home and around th e world. THE GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY The U ni ve rsity see k s to ed ucate C hri st ian me n a nd wome n in undergraduate and grad uate programs to produce think ing C hri st ians who: I. Are broadl y ed uca ted with a bib li ca l foundat ion and worlcl v iew. a. App rec iate with d isce rnment the breadth o f ideas and creat ive express ions that have shaped humanity. b. App ly c riti ca l th inking in o rder t0: i. reason logica ll y, ii. use a broad range of in vcsciaacivc approaches, and iii. exe rc ise fa it h a pp ropr ia tel y in t he process of cr iti ca l chinkin g. c. Communi ca te and defend their ideas on the basis of evide nce. cl. H o ld and app ly a bib licall y-based system o f va l ues and beliefs. e . Deve lop a commitme nt t0 cross-cu ltura l und er sta nd ing and e ngagement in ord er t0 fun ct ion and serve in a di verse world. f. Seek t0 view th e mse lves and oth e rs as God does. g. Participate in se rv ice a nd expe ri e nti a l lea rnin g oppo rtunities . 2. Demonstrate co mpete nce in the sec o f kn ow ledge, skill s and attit udes approp ri ate tO the ir fields an d lev e ls of st ud y. a. Demonstrate competence in writte n and oral exp res sion, obse rving th e convent ions of th e ir di sc ipline. b. Integra t e m ajo r fields of s tud y w ith a b ibli ca l wo rlcl, ·iew. c. Appl y et hi ca l principles chat arc co ns isten t wit h biblical va lu es 3. Und erstand and app ly bib lica l knowleuge. a . Demonstrate knowledge a nd understa ndin g o f the Bible. b. U ndersta nd th e hi srn ri cal roots o f the C hristi a n fait h and its re levance tO contemporary c ivili zat ion. c. Appropriate bibli cal knowledge as the fo un dation for co ntinu ed cha racter deve lopme nt a nd forma ti o n in th e image of C hri st. 4 . Articu late and li ve o ut a bibl ica l wo rl d view. a. E ngage the wo rld of ideas. b. Engage their vocat ions as fa ithful steward s of God's ca lling. c . Live with integrity. cl. Se rve the body of C hri st and others as C hri st served. e. Ca rry out C hri st's comm iss ion t0 make disciples of a ll nations. f. Live as responsib le cit izens .
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low lll Cn , becolllc children of God and rece ive ete rn a l life. They becollle h e ir s of Goel a nd j o int - h e ir s with Je s us C hri st. At d eat h their spirits depart to be with C hr is t in conscious blessedn ess, and at t he Seco nd Coming of C h rist th e ir bod ies shall be raised and transformed into the li ke ness of th e body of 1-1 is glory. A ll those who p e rs istently reject J esus C hri st in t he prese nt life sha ll be raised from the dea d and throughout eternity ex ist in the sea cc of conscious, unutte rabl e, e nd less to rme n t a nd angu ish. The C hurc h consists of a ll chose who, in thi s prese nt d ispensat ion , t rul y belie ve in Jes us C h rist. It is the bod y and brid e of C hri st , wh ic h Chr ist loves a nd fo r wh ic h I-le has g ive n Himse lf. Th e re is a pe rsona l dc\·il , a be in g o f g reat cunning and powe r: "The pri nce of th e po\1·cr of t he a ir," "The prin ce of thi s world," "The god o f ch is age." He can exe rt vas e power onl y so far as God suffe rs him co do so. I-le shall u lti lllatel y be cas e in to the lake of fire and brimstone and sha ll be tormented da y and night fo reve r. Note: This rlor1ri11al s1a1e111e11t , prese111erl here as origi11al/y co11ceiverl by 1hefo1111rlfl's of the orgrmi.'l',atio 11 , has been a11rl co111i11- 11es lo be the s1r11erl 1/ieologiwl posi1io11 of Bio/a University. Wherr "111a11 '' i.l' 11serl, re/e/'/'illJ?: 10 the h11111a11 mff, it i11d11r!es both ge11- rlen ill arlr!itio11, the fo/!o'IJ'.•i11g explr111ator)' 110/es i11rlicate the orga11izatio11 's 1111rle1s1a11rli11g a11rl 1earhi11g positio11 011 certai11 poi111s whirl! r-o11/r/ be s11bjert to 'i..'arious i11wpreta1io11s: The Sc ri ptures are to be interpreted acco rdin g co d is pe nsac iona l di sc in cc ives \\'ith the convic ti on chat the retu rn o f the L ord for His C hurc h will be prc mill e nni a l, before t he T ribul at ion , and ch at the '.\lillennium is to be the lase of t he dispensations. The existe nce of the Creation is not exp la in ab le apa rt from the ro les of Goel as the sol'e rcign c reator and susta iner of th e e ntire natural realm. Co ncepts suc h as the istic o r threshold evo lut ion do not adequate ly explain creation . T hough the re lll av be many fillings of the Hol y Sp irit, there is onl v one bapti sm whi ch occ urs at the ti Ille of rege n era tion . The g ifts of t he Spiri t a re g ive n co believers acco rd in g co the Will o f God fo r the purpose of bui lding up t he C hurch. During t he foundational e ra o f the C hurch (i.e ., the t iIll e of C hr ist and the Apost les) Goel gave spec ia l manifes tation s of th e ove rtl y supe rna t ural and lll ira cu lous g ifts (e .g., ton gues, heal ings , llliraclcs) as "s igns" chat witness co th e l'al idicy of chose bea ring new canoni cal reve lation (c.f. 2 Cor. 12: 12; 1-l e b . 2:3--t). Beyond the foundat ional era, God in H is sove re ignty lllay grant any sp iritua l g ift and wo rk mirac ulou sly for the benefit of I !is Church at any ti Ille. T h e B ible is c lear in its teac hin g o n the sa nc tit y of human life . Life begin s ac co ncept ion . \Ve ab h or t h e des truct ion of in noce nt life through abort ion-on-demand . Co nfess ion be fore lllen is \'iewe cl as tangib le fruit of sa l va t ion and not as a qualifving conditi on fo r sa lva ti on. Bio la Un ive rs ity does nor necessa ril y deny e lllp loyment co pe rsons lll e rc ly for lack of firm personal co nv ic t ions on any teaching position in t hese exp lan ato ry notes . H oweve r, Biola l -ni, ·e rs icy docs we igh carcfull v th e unde rsta nding and p e rso nal co n v ict ions of e lllpl ovmenc app li ca nts o n t hese
There is one God, e cernall v ex ist ing and manifesting Him se lf to us in three Pe rsons - Father, Son and Hol y Spirit. Our Lord J es us was s upe rna turall y co ncc il'ed by the power of the H o ly Spirit and born of a virgi n - i\lary, a lin ea l desce ndant of David. H e lived and caught and wrought mi gh ty works and wo nd e rs and signs exactly as is reco rcl e cl in t he four Gospels . He was put co d ea th by c ru c ifixi on under Pontius Pilate. God raised from th e dead the bod y chat had been na il ed co th e cross. T he Lo rd Jes us after H is crucifix io n s howed Himse lf co be a li ve co Hi s disciples, appear ing un to chem by the space o f 40 da ys . Aft e r chi s, the Lord Je s u s ascended into heave n , and th e Father ca used H im co s ic at Hi s right han d in th e heave nl y places, fa r above all ru le and amhoricy and power and dominion, and every name chat is named, not onl v in chi s wo rld , but a lso in chat which is co come, and put all things in su bJCC cion und e r Hi s feet , a nd gave Him to be I-l ead ove r all th ings to t he C hurch. T he Lord Jes us, befo re Hi s inca rna t ion, ex iste d in the fo rm of God and of Hi s own c ho ice laid aside 1-Ii s di v ine g lo ry and took upon H illl se lf the form o f a servant and was made in th e like ness of me n. In Hi s pre-ex iste nt scace, H e was wit h God and was God. H e is a divine pe rso n possessed of a ll th e attributes of Deity, and shou ld be wo rshipe d as God by ange ls and man . " In Him clwc ll cch all the fullness o f t he Godhead bodi ly." All th e words that He spoke dur ing H is earth ly life were the words of God. T he re is abso lute ly no erro r of an y kind in chem, and bv the wo rds of Jes us Chr ist the words of a ll ocher teache rs muse be ces tecl. T he Lo rd Jes us became in eve ry res pect a rea l man, pos sessed o f all che essentia l characcc ri sc ics of human natu re . By Hi s death on the cross, the Lord Jes us lll ade a per fect acone lll e nc for s in , by whi ch the wrath o f Goel aga in st s inn e rs is ap peased and a gro und furnished upon whi c h God can dea l in lll e rcy with sinne rs . He redeeme d us from t he cu rse of the law by becoming a curse in our place. H e who H imse lf was abso luccl v without s in was made co be s in on ou r beh a lf ch a t we mi ght become the ri ghteousness of God in Him. The Lord Jes us is comin g aga in co hi s ea rth , pe rso na ll y, bodi ly, and visibl y. The return o f ou r Lord is the b lessed hope of th e be li eve r, and in it God's purposes of grace cowa rd mankind will find th e ir co nsummati on. T he H oly Spirit is a person , and is possessed of all th e di st inctive ly divine att ri butes. 1-I e is Goel . Man was created in t he image of Goel , after Hi s likeness, b u t the who le human race fe ll in the fall of th e first Adalll. All lllen , Until t hey accept t he Lord Jes us as their persona l Savior, are lose, da rke ned in the ir und ersta nding, alienated from the life of God throug h the ignora nce that is in ch e lll, ha rde ned in heart, lllOra ll y and s pi ritua ll y dead throu gh their trespasses and sins. They cannot see, no r enter the King do lll of God unti l they a re born again of t he I-Joly Spirit. Me n are j ustified on th e s illlpl e and sin gle gro und of th e shed b lood of C hr ist and upon the s imp le and s ing le cond i t ion of fait h in 1-lilll who she d the blood, and arc bo rn again by t he qu icke n ing, re new in g, c lea ns in g work of th e Holy Sp ir it, t h ro ugh the in st rulll e ncalicy of the Word of God. All chose who rece ive Jes us C hri st as th e ir Sal'ior and the ir Lord, and who confess I-Jim as such befo re the ir fe l-
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dc r, age, o r ph ys ica l o r mental di sa bility. f-I owcl'e r, as a pri - 1·atc re li g io us in stituti on , the Uni , ·e rsitv rcsc rl'CS t he ri ght to e xe rc ise pre fe re nce on t he bas is o f re li g ion in a ll o f its c mpl ovmcnt practi ces and stud e nt admi ss ions. CHAPEL U ni ve rs it y c ha pel s and co n fe ren ces a re int e nd e d co b ring th e Bi o la comlllunity toge th er regul a rl y fo r wo rs hip , s piritu a l nurture and e du ca ti o n rega rding re leva nt iss ues fa c in g us in o ur li \'CS . Th e o, ·e ra ll prog ram brings a uniqu e di s tinc ti o n to th e e th os of Bi o la as a C hri st ia n uni ve rs ity . Du e to the cent ra l and s ig nifi ca nt na tur e of that e th os, atte nda nce at c ha pe l is re quire d of a ll students. THE COMMUNITY OF LA MIRADA Th e c ity of L a :-. Ii rada is in Los An ge les Count y, 22 mil es so uth eas t o f d own to wn L os Ange les. and is s ur rounded by s uc h c iti es as Whi tt ier, :\lorwa lk, Bu e na Pa rk, La Habra and F ull e rton. La .\,lirada is a s ubur ba n res id e n t ia l communit y w it h a p op ul at io n of 4 0,000 . In c lud e d within the vic inity a rc seve ral majo r s hoppin g a reas in addi ti on to lll a ny oth e r b usin ess esta bli s hme n ts . La tllirada is situated nea r ma ny of the outstanding attrac ti ons of Southe rn Ca liforni a. Downtown Los Angeles is a hal f hour 's dri,·e from the campus. Di sneyland is I2 mil es to the south eas t and fam ed Knott 's Be rry F arm is s ix mil es away . Within an hour 's dri , ·c arc such popul ar beach citi es as Long Beach, :\ewport Beach, 1-luntington Beach a nd Laguna Beach. Rec rea ti ona l fa c iliti es a rc eas il y access ibl e. An 18- ho lc go lf co urse li es a lllil c eas t of th e ca mpu s and o th e r pa rks in th e a rea o ffe r oppo rtunity fo r act iviti es and re laxa ti on. An ho ur 's dri ,·e will ta ke one in co th e nea rby mo unta in s ,,·he re winte r sports arc ava il a bl e . C ultura l and resea rc h op portuniti es abo un d in th e a rea . Sc \'c ral majo r uni ve rs it ies and libra ri es a rc within e asy dri v ing d ista nce of La tl lirada inc luding th e l rni \'c rs ity o f Ca li fo rni a, Los Ange les; th e Uni \'ers ity o f So uth e rn Ca liforni a; th e Unil' c rs ity of C ali fo rni a, lr \' in c; and se veral o th e r state and pri,·ace instituti ons. THE BIOLA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Th e ca mpu s is bo und e d on t he wes t bv Bio la Avenu e a nd on th e cas t b y L a tllirada Bo ul c\'a rd. It is loca te d be twee n th e la rge cas t - ,,·cst th oro ug h fa res of Rosecra ns Avenu e and Impe ri a l I li g hway . App rox imate ly t hree mil es co th e so u t lrn·es t is t he Sa n ta Ana F reeway ( Freeway 1-5) . Stud e nts coming co th e campus by a u tomobil e should fol low th ese directi ons to the ma in e nt ra nce on Bi o la A\'e nuc : ■ Comin g fr o lll th e no rthwes t , lcal'c t he Sa n ta An a Freeway at Rosecra ns a nd tra\'c l cas t co Bi o la Ave., t he n turn north on Bi o la A\'C. ■ Comin g fr o lll t he so uth eas t , leave the Sa n ta An a Freeway at \ 'a ll ey \ ' ie w a nd t ra\'c l no rth co Rose c ra ns , th e n turn ri g ht o n Rosecran s to Bi o la Ave . , th e n turn no rth on Bi o la t\\'e . ■ Coming from the eas t \' ia Sa n Be rnardino Freeway ( 10) turn south on the O ra nge F reeway (57) to Impe rial High way and trm-cl west on Impe ri al Hi ghway (approxilll ate ly nine mil es) to Bi ola Ave., turn south on Bi ola Ave.
po ints as we ll as th e nature o f th e ir prospec ti ve wo rk ass ig n me n ts, in dete rmining th e ir s ui tability fo r cmplovmc nt.
TEACHING BIBLICAL STUDIES Aca d e mi c st ud y o f t he s ac red Sc riptur e diffe rs from o th e r di sc iplin es in a uni \'Crs it,· se tting in tha t t he prima ry tex t is God 's \\'o rd. " ·hi ch und e rsco res th e impo rta nce of ma king inst ru cti on re lcl'a nt to fa it h, lea rnin g and li v ing . At Bi o la c,·e ry e ffo rt is made co be acad e mi ca ll y c re dibl e, th co log ica l l y o rth odox a nd pra ct ica ll y re lel' ant. Wh e th e r e ngaged in a c riti ca l di sc uss io n o f t he tex t , o r a th eo logica l d e b ate a b o u t a pa rti c ul a r d oc trin e , t he di sc uss io n mu s t fin a ll y come to th e mea ning fo r li fe coday . T ho ug h fac ul ty me m be rs in thi s de pa rtm e n t s ha re a CO llllllitlll c n t co t he co n l' icti ons re fl ec ted in t he l lni \'crsity doc tri na l s ta tClll Cn t , th ey re fl ec t a he alth y di l'e rs ity rega rd ing o th e r co nte mpora ry iss ues and inte rpreta ti on o f s pec ifi c passages. \\'h c th cr a d i,·e rge n t , ·ic\\' is he ld by o th e rs on ca lllpu s or not, ca re is ta ke n co re prese nt oppos ing pos iti ons fa irl y, so th at stu dents can dec id e fo r t he mse lves in a ge n uin e e du cat iona l c m ·iro nmc nt. In pract ice, th e tas k o f te ac hing b ibli ca l s tudi es is not limited co those \\' ithin t hat cl cpa rtlll Cnt. Rat he r, the inte g rat ion of C hri st ia n th ought in co all fi e ld s of inquirv is t he goa l o f t he e n t ir e teac hin g fac ul ty. ln th is se n se it is clcs irecl t ha t c , ·c ry co urse cont ribute to th e de\'e lopme nt o f a C hri s ti a n wo rlch-i c\\' for t he Bi o la g radua te. DIVERSITY STATEMENT \\'c belic,·c t hat Bi ola t · ni \'crs it,· has been uni q ue ly s itu ated ll' ithin a geographi c region of g rea t di ve rs ity in language, culture, and ct hni c itv for the purpose of fulfilling its llli ss ion of b ib li ca ll y-ce nte red ed ucat ion, scho larship a nd sc rl' ice . \\'i thin t hi s cultura l lllili c u th e l l ni l'e rs it y is ca ll e d no t onl y co res pect t hi s d i,crs it y, hu t to re fl ec t it as " -e ll , for C hri s t in te nd s hi s C hurc h co be a lllUiti- c thni c, lllUiti-c ul tu ra l, and m ul t i-nationa l bodv o f be li c,-e rs. \Ve bc li c ,·e it is o ur purpose , th e refo re, co c rea te a n c n , ·ironlll c n t in \\ ·hi ch a ll be li cl'crs, rega rdl ess o f race, co lo r, nat io na l o ri g in , ge nde r, age . eco nomi c sta tu s o r ph vs ica l a bility, ca n pursue knowle dge a nd pe rso na l dcl'c lop lll c nt as t hey s cri,-c to become a ll Go el inte nd s th c lll to be. ln o rde r to m ax imi ze th e lea rnin g o f st ud e nt s and ex pose th c lll to th e di , ·c rs it \' t ha t ex is ts in t he c ulture at la rge, we see k to foste r an und e rs ta nd in g a nd apprec ia ti on o f th ose c lements in c,·c ry c ul tu re " ·hi c h e nh a nce hulll a n di g ni ty a nd a rc co nsis te nt w ith sc riptu ra l teac hing . \\'c a rc de di cated co ex panding oppo rtuni t ies fo r C hri s t ia ns of a ll cultu res, a nd et hni c bac kgro un ds to atte nd Bi o la, co be e mpl oyed he re, a nd co pa rti c ipa te in th e fe ll ows hip a nd llli ss ion to whi c h \\·e a rc call e d , a lwa\'S keep in g in mind our des ire to purs ue exce ll e nce in a ll we do . \Ve a rc commi tted to wo rk fo r t he estab li s hme nt o f a community co lll poscd of be li eve rs fr om e\'c ry race, c ulture, and c lass who a rc united in th e ir devo ti on co Jes us C hri s t, t he ir o bed ie nce co lli s \\ 'o re! , and in th e ir w illin g ness co sc r\'C one a no ther. Bi o la L"n i\'e rs ity d oes no t d isc ri m in a te on th e bas is o f ra ce, co lo r, na tion a l o ri g in , e thni c gro up id e ntifi ca ti on, ge n-
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To the southwest of the camp us, less than a mi le away, are several apartment compl exes owned and ope rated by Biola. These include a mixtu re of unde rgrad uate, grad uate and mar ried-student hous ing. THE LIBRARY The Library se rves Biola Unive rsity as the centra l library and information resource faci lity, supporting all undergraduate and graduate programs with extens ive resources, regard less of format or location, and a wide variety of services. Opened the fa ll of 200 1, ou r state of the art, 98,000 sq ua re foot, cri- leve l Library, located on the camp us quad , integrates crad ici onal print, modern on line e lectron ic, multimedia and aud io-visua l resources. In an environment chat respects che pri vacy of the individual scholar and facil itates dynamic, interact ive, collabora tive learn ing groups, our flexible Library will serve the Uni ve r sity fo r many decades. In add ition to a two-story, quiet current periodical reading room with mezzanine, the Library prov ides 23 group swdy rooms. T he technology-rich instruction room serves 48 swdents in a class sett ing at 24 compute r work sta t ions, which are available for indi vidual students when not used for group instruction. Our local area network in the Information Commons allows up to 24 si multaneous users. Further, the 1\lcdia Cente r provides 15 dedicated multimed ia viewing and li stening stations. The building pro1·ides space for ove r 800 in dividual stud y sta ti ons at ca rre ls, cables and casua l lounge reading sears equ ipped with data and power connections for lap top computer use. The upper-level study terrace and the mid dle-leve l Heritage Cou rt offer more than 100 outdoor stud y spaces with wireless network connectivity. The 12-seat coffee and food court provides an informal setting for srudy, fellowship and nutrition breaks. The signawre rooftop beacon symboli zes Biola's focus of bringing the Light, so chat the Light may shine through en li ghtened servant leaders to the glory of God.
The campus consis t s of 95 acres with nearly 900,000 square feet of building space in 32 major buildings. Ju st unde r half of the space is dedicated to nine stude nt resi dence comp lexes, housing near ly 2,000 students in a fine variety of li vin g qua rte rs . A new 426-bed res id e nce hall will be open on campus for fall 2003 . The rest of the build in gs house c lassrooms, laboratories, aud ito riums, offices and stude nt s se rvices. I li gh li g hc s of the bu ildings include Soubirou Ha ll , contain in g special ized c lassrooms for nurs ing in struction; Lansing Aud icorium, a 450- seat concert ha ll with a fine pipe o rgan and excellent acoustics; the Rose of Sharon Chape l, a small c hapel exc lu s i\'c lv reserved for s ilent prayer and med itati on; a gymnasi um-swimmin g com plex with a shore-course Ol ympic pool; and a studio/produc ti on center for the Radio/TV/Film program. In the cente r of ca mpus is the new libra ry designed to enhance the tech no logy of a 2 1st Century universicv - comb ining the best of books and computers in a 1·ariecy of beautiful and func tional researc h spaces . Ocher athletic facilities on campu s inc lude lighted tennis courts, softba ll diamonds , soccer field s, a baseba ll diamond and li ghted outdoor courts for basketball and sand volleyba ll. In addition to more than 15 acres of recreational fac ili ties on campus, there arc off-campus facilities in the 1 OS acre La l\lirada Regional Park, just across La l\ Iirada Boule vard from the Biola campus. Biola has purchased a former medical office bui lding at the corner of La l\lirada Boulevard and Imperial I lighwa y, less than half a mile from the northern edge of the main campus. The Biola Counseling Center is housed here as arc the adm in istrative offices of the BOLD program and ocher programs char serve the non-traditional students and the local community.
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THE CENTER FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Instructi ona l Se rvices ma in ta ins a faculty lab with g raphi c wo rksta ti ons and offe rs ass ista nce with g raphi c des ign and presen ta ti on deve lopme nt. Th e cente r has a lib ra ry of teach ing reso urces th at suppl eme n ts tra ining semina rs throughout t he yea r. In struc ti ona l co nsul tants , me n to rs and deve lop me nt g rants a re a lso ava il abl e t hro ugh the cente r. THE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY Bi o la Uni vers it y b e li eves th at th e co mput e r is a n in c reas in g ly va lu abl e too l and t ha t one of o ur e du ca ti ona l goa ls should be co prepa re stu de nts for a wo rl d in whi ch th e compute r will co n ti nue co pl ay a s ign ifi ca n t ro le . Acco rdin g ly, it is our des ire co integra te compu te r use into th e uni ve rsity cu rri culum . T hu s, t he Uni ve rs ity pro vid es access to compu te rs fo r eve ry stu de nt and re quires th e ir use in freshman E ng li sh. It is th e inte nt of th e Uni ve rs ity, ove r tim e, co req uire th e use of th ese compute rs over a wid e spectrum of t he c ur riculum. Thi s pri ori ty is fu rt he r sup po rte d throug h compute ri zed a nd med ia- ri c h c lassroo ms whi c h a ll ow fac ult y co t a k e ad va n tage of th ese eme rg in g techno log ies in th e ir c lass pre se n ta ti o n s as we ll as p e rmi tt in g st ud e n ts t h e ha nd s-o n expe ri e nce of lea rnin g with th ese coo ls. T he campus netwo rk ca n be reached through the on-cam pus compu ter labs, any on-campus res idence or th rough a bank of modems th at suppor ts off-campus connections. All build ings on campus are connected through a loca l-a rea ne two rk supported by hi gh-speed fibe r-optic cabl e. !\J any se rvices are ava il abl e through thi s network. A compute ri zed campus bul le tin boa rd system affords all membe rs of the Biola community the opportunity to share the ir ideas, exchange compute r tips and even get course informati on from the ir instructo rs. A high speed inte rne t connecti on fac ilitates resea rch, the exchange of sc ho larl y in fo rm a ti o n a nd a ll ows e lectro ni c m a il t o b e exchanged with indi vid uals all over the wo rl d. BOOKSTORE T he Bi o la Bookstore is ope n J\ l onday th ro ug h Sa turday fo r th e conveni e nce of the stu dents, fac ul ty, staff and publi c. All req uire d textbooks, as we ll as gene ra l books and supplie s, are ava il abl e. T he Bookstore has a large se lecti on of C hri st ian boo ks and offe rs Bibl es in a va ri e ty of styles and bind ings . During schoo l breaks and vaca ti ons th e Booksto re has shorte ne d ho urs . Fo r mo re in fo rma ti on, pl ease ca ll (562) 903-4883, or go on-line co www.bi o labooksto re .com. COMPUTER STORE Loca te d next co the Booksco re, th e Compute r Score is d es ig ned co mee t t he computin g need s o f th e aca d e mi c community, offe ring comp ute rs, software and accesso ries for purchase. Softwa re such as M icrosoft , Adobe , Mac rome di a, Co re l a re ava il abl e. T he Compute r Sco re ke eps diffe re nt hours th an th e booksto re. For sco re hours and more infor mati on, ca ll (562) 903-4884; and for product in fo rmation and pri c ing, visit th e webs ite at www.comp ute rsto re .bio la.e du.
In additi on to a g rowin g co ll ec tion of mo re th an 275 ,000 print volumes, th e library curre ntl y subsc ribe s to mo re th an I , I 00 print pe riodi cal titl es, with seve ral journal back fi les da ting from the 19th ce ntury. F urth e r, tho usa nd s of addi ti ona l pe ri odi ca l titl es a re ava il abl e full-text onlin e w any one with a uth o ri zed Inte rn e t access fr om anywhe re any time . T he d ive rse co ll ec ti o n re fl ec ts Bi o la's e nthu s ias m and scho la rl y commitme nt to th e integrati on of fai t h and lea rning in a ll acade mi c di sc ip li nes, Bibl e history a nd trans lati on, th e hi stori ca l roo ts of fund ame nta li sm and eva ngeli ca l C hri sti anity, and wo rldwid e C hri sti an se rv ice. Sp ec ia l co ll ect io n s e mbra ce ex t e n s i ve mi c ro form reso urces , se lec te d Bib le stud y too ls in Bra ill e, and curri cu lum reso urces fo r teache r e du cati on. T h e L ibr a ry prov id es access co its ho ldin gs th ro ug h SCRO LL, a web-based online publi c access ca talog and circu lation sys te m. F urthe r, ove r 90 online da tabases are ava il abl e through our loca l area netwo rk and the library Inte rne t home page . L ibrary automati on re fl ec ts the Uni ve rsity's commit me nt to quali ty service and expand ing resources ~hrough the e lectroni c exchange of ideas and in fo rmati on. In ad d iti on, ada pti ve technologies and fee-based photocopying, scanne rs, printe rs, mi crofo rm reade rs and reade r-printe rs and even type write rs fac ilitate resource use. In a ll , whe n compl e te ly fur ni shed, the Library can sea t over 900 pat rons at a time. T he L ibrary is a ga teway to the wo rld of in fo rmati on and knowle dge. It offe rs tra ine d re fe re nce he lp at pos te d t imes to co nn ec t patron s to o ur own a nd o th e r re leva nt library resources throug hout th e wo rl d. Reci p roca l direct bo rrow ing promotes Bio lan access w th e library resources at Ca li forni a State Uni ve rsiti es at F ull e rton and Sa n Be rna rdin o, as we ll as t he lib ra ri es of th e me mbe rs of severa l loca l publi c, co ll ege, uni vers ity, and semina ry conso rti a and coope rati ves . Inte rli b rary loa n se rvices fac ilitate borrowing resources from tho usa nds of libra ri es aro un d th e wo rl d . Ne two rke d com puter se rvices he lp Bi o la scho la rs access th e Inte rne t a nd inte rna ti ona l bibli ographi ca l and full-tex t data bases th ro ugh s uc h ve nd o rs as OCL C F ir s t Sea rc h , E BSCOhos t , Pro Quest, L ex is-Nex is Acade mi c Uni ve rse, and Ne tLibrary. Six profess ional librari ans, a we ll-qualifi ed parap rofess iona l staff, and many abl e stud e nt ass istants provide se rvice more than 90 hours pe r week during the regular campus semes te rs with adjusted schedul es of se rvice ava il abl e yea r round . MEDIA CENTER T he J\ 1 l e di a Cente r of t h e L ib ra ry offe rs a va ri e t y o f audi o-visual reso urces to e nh ance th e q uali ty of communi ca ti on a nd in s tru c ti o n b y fac ul ty and stud e nts. T he J\ ledi a Ce nte r ha s t housa nd s of ca taloged audi o and vid eo ca pes, CDs, DVD s, laser di scs and films th at suppo rt Bio la's aca demi c programs, whi ch a re ava ilable fo r use at the Ce nte r's equ ipped ca rre ls, med ia and g roup study rooms or borrowed for short-te rm use outs ide of t he lib ra ry. T he J\l ed ia Cente r also fac ilita tes the purchase, re nting and inte r-library bo rrow ing of requ es ted me d ia resources no t owne d by th e Medi a Cente r. F urthe r, we suppo rt class room instruction through our di g ita l proj ec ti on, presen ta ti on and a-v e quippe d roll about units. Ass istance and tra inin g are ava il abl e to ass ure the prope r use of the eq uipme nt and me di a resources .
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BIOLA UNIVERSITY TUITION INFORMATION 2003/2004
S umme r Sess ion 2003 Pe r Unit
ln te rte rm 2004 Pe r Unit
Semes te r Audie Fee Pe r Unit*
Semester
Annua l Tui t ion
Cose Pe r Unit
Schoo l/ Degree/P rogram Undergraduate Tuition
T uiti on
( J 2- I8unics)
( 12- 18 uni ts)
(1-11 , 19+)
(including A.S. fee)
$9,782
$ 19,564
$355
$355
$50
$8 15
Engli sh Language Studi es ( I02- 109) - No course rn av be aud ited. Special Student Tuition (non-degree seeking) Und ergradua te Spec ial Students 9,782 19,56-t
815
355
50
355
Professional Studies Ad ul t Degree Prngrarn - No cou rse may be audited.
-t63 396
English Language Inst itute ( 100- 101)-No course may be audited. Graduate Tuition (inclu ding A.S. fee) School of Arts and Sciences & Graduate Special Students l\ las cc r's Programs (pose bacca laureate except Rosemead)
396
396
so
3-tl
3-tl
341
School of Business t Pre requ isites and T heo logy
sot sot
3-tl .572 327 -+20 3-tl 341 3-tl 688 688 341 688 173 688
341 572 327 420 3-tl 3-t l 3-tl 688 688 341 688 173 688
Co re and Electives
School of Professional Studies - Nn coursc may be audited .
327 420 3-tl 34 1 3-tl 688 688 3-t l 688 173 688
l\ lascer in Orga ni zat ional Leade rsh ip !\ las ter in Chri st ian Apologet ics l\ las cer in Sc ience and Re li gion
School of lntercultural Studies (inc ludi ng A.S. fee) l\ las cer 's Programs and spec ials*
50
Doctor of Ph ilosophy Doctor of I\ lissio logy
688 688
Talbot School of Theology (i nclu ding A.S. fee) l\ las ce r's Programs and spec ials
50
Doctur of Education Doctor of l\ lini scry Docto r of Phi losophy
688 173 688
(9- 16 un its)
(9- 16 uni ts)
(1-8, 17+ un its)
Rosemead School of Psychology
(incl uding A.S. fee) !\ las te r of Arcs and spec ials
8.252 8,252 8,252
16,50-t 16,504 16,50-t
688 688 688
688 688 688
688 688 688
688 688 688
Doctor nf Phil osophy Docto r of Psycho logy
• Se111esrer A11dir Fee d,argwl regardless ofcredir ro111:1·e load. t A11diri11g gmd11are ro11rses i11 rhe Srhool ,i 811si11ess is s11bjerr ro appmval. Although this catalog covers the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 academic yea rs, this section cont ains financial information pertaining onl y to the 2003-2004 academic yea r. A catalog supplement containing any updated info rmation fo r the 2003-2004 academic yea r will be made ava ilabl e prior to the 2004-2005 year.
ROOM Pe r yea r in res id e nce ha ll.. .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ....... $2 ,900-$3,500 Pe r semeste r ........ ........ .. .. . .. . .. .... ... ......... ..... ... $1,540-$ 1,750 MEAL PLAN ).Jea l 1 ' ickccs (req11irerlfor all 1111dergrar/1101e resirle111 s111r/e111s) Pe r yea r .... ..................................... .... .. .. .. .... .. . $2, 194-$2,894 Pe r semeste r .. .... .. ...... ..... ............................... $1,097-$ 1,447 GRADUATE HOUSING RATES Biola owns a nd leases apartme nts in the loca l communi ty co prov ide hous ing fo r s ing le and ma rri e d grad ua te stu de nts. Some apartme nts are furni shed and provide housing fo r single grad uates at a pe r pe rson, pe r month race which is based on the numbe r of occupants per bed room. Unfurni shed one- and two bed room units loca ted in two compl exes nea r campus provide housing fo r couples and singles at a pe r apartme nt, pe r month race. For informat ion on ava ilabili ty, locations and races contact A u x ili a ry Se rv ices a t g rad. h o u s in g@b iol a.e du o r a t (562) 944-0351 , exte nsion 58 14.
Bio la Uni ve rsity see ks to p rov ide a q ua lity ed uca ti on fo r a ll its s tud e nts at th e most reaso na bl e cos t poss ib le . As a pri va te, non-profit in s ti tut ion, Bio la Ln ivc rs icy rece ives no suppo rt from taxes o r oc he r publi c fu nds. T ui t ion pa id by th e s tu dents docs not cove r the coses of prov idi ng a q ua li ty e duca ti on. Co nseq uent ly, eve ry s tude nt wh o atte nd s B io la Uni ve rsity rece ives a s ubsta n tia l s ubs idy made poss ibl e by th e g ifts o f a lumn i, indi vid ua l fri e nd s, in te rested c hurches and , in a few cases, b us in esses a nd co rpora ti ons. T he expenses o f stu de nts a t 13i ula Uni ve rsity arc shown in the foll owing sche dul es. T he Unive rsity rese rves the righ t to change all s tude nt cha rges, modi fy its se rvices, or change its prog rams o f s tudy s hould economi c con diti ons, curri cu lum revi sions o r nationa l emergency make it necessa ry to do so. APPLICATION FEE An a ppli ca ti on fee of $45 muse accompa ny each ap p li ca ti o n. Thi s fee is non-re fun da bl e. Ap p li ca ti ons fo r s prin g rece ived a fter December 15, or fo r fa ll received afte r !\larch 1 muse be accompa ni ed by a fee of $55 ra th er th an $45.
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