the content rnav be in response to spec iali zed needs or curre nt copies. Summer Session course listings arc ava ilabl e in l\ larch. Visiting s tud e nts need to obta in a Spec ia l S tud e nt Sta tu s App licat ion from the Office of Admi ss ion. Ad mi ss io n to the summe r program docs not presuppose o r gra nt acce pt ance to t he Uni ve rsity for th e regu lar sc hoo l yea r. For fur ther informati on, please co n tact the Office of Adm iss ion. INTERTERM To facilitate th e cornp lccion of g raduation and a lso to a ll ow expos ure co creati\·c lea rning and to enr ich s tudents' academ ic programs, the Cni\'crs icv provides a th ree-week lntc rtc rrn program in January. A balanced prog ram of genera l ed ucat ion, Bible, e lecti\·cs and graduate courses is offe red on campus. Opportunities to parti c ipate in travel and ot he r non traditi onal co urses are a lso offe red by various departme n ts. Jntercc rrn co urse li st ings arc avai lab le in October. Unde rg rad uate tuition charges arc abo ut one half of the reg ul ar tuition charge. Resident hall rooms a re pro\'ided at no extra charge for on-campus fa ll students who occupy a room du rin g the s pring se meste r. All ot he r s tud e nts a ttend in g lntcrccrrn arc charged a prorated week ly rate. Separate p ri ces will be ava ilab le for meals during lntc rtcrrn. For further infor mati on, please co n tact the Office of the Reg istrar. ARMY ROTC The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program is ava il able co all stude nts of Biola Unive rsity through the Department of \li litary Science of CSl 1 F. Army ROTC prov ides scholar ships and chall e ng ing leade rsh ip trai ning. The curr icu lum includes rappe lli ng, ph ysica l fitness deve lopment, practi ca l app li cation of managerial techniques, and classes in military hi story and tactics. Armv ROTC also a ll ows students to pursue commi ssions in the L 1 .S. Army. Programs Th e military sc ience c urri c ulum is d ivided into cwo parts. Bas ic Cou rse is the fir st two yea rs of lowe r di, ·is ion stud y dur ing whi ch s tudents comp lete 12 uni ts of leader s hip c lasses. Adva nced Co urse is the last two yea rs of uppe r division stud y co ns ist in g of 14 units of leaders hip c lasses, a nd a s ix week su mmer camp cvpicall y between junior a nd seni or yea rs . (Cade ts rccei\'c an a ll owa nce fo r tra\·c l ex pe nses a nd are paid for attending thi s camp.) Stude nts who did no t enro ll in Army ROTC as a fr es h man or a sophomo re ca n recc i\·c c qui\·a lent c red it in severa l different ways (sec Two-Year Program be low) . Admi ssion to the Ad \'a nccd Course is limi ted to students who meet all academi c and physical requ irements. Students in this course rece ive a subsiste nce all owance of between $250 and $400 a month for IO month s during each of th e two aca demic yea rs, plus mili tary sc ie nce books and uniforms. After compl et ion of th e Ad vanced Cou rse and co ll ege, stude nts arc e lig ibl e to be commi ss ioned as second li cuten,rnts in one of th e Arm y's 17 spec ialty areas in e ither t he Arnw l\' a tional Guard, /\rmy Reserve, or active Army. Students' desires arc a major factor in determining which scr\'i cc option is se lected. The act ive ducv obl igat ion for rhose stu de nts se lected to ente r the Na ti onal Gua rd or Army Rescr\'C is cvpically fo ur month s. Students e nte ring the Act ive Army scn ·e longer peri od s. ROTC stud e nts des iring to obta in adva nced degrees may be granted a de lav in repo rting to their initi al assignme nt.
Scholarship Scho larships are ava i lab le on a national and reg ion a l basis. Two and three yea r sc ho la rships arc ava il ab le o n a competiti ve bas is to any qualified st ud ent of Bio la Uni ve r s ity who desires to compete. An Arnw scho larship will pay for m ost tuiti o n coses, sc h oo l s upplie s, a nd pro v ide a monthl v subsiste nce all owa nce of betwee n $250 and $400. The scho la rship compet iti on is condu cted from Novembe r through February during th e schoo l vcar prior to when the scho larship wo uld go into effec t. Sc ho la rship winners a re announced in i\lay, and the scho larship becomes effective at the sta rt of the fo ll ow ing Fal l term . Two Year Program Th is program is d es ig ned for s tud e n ts who rece ive pl aceme nt c re dit fo r two years of ROTC. Pl aceme nt c red it ma y be g ive n for a va ri ecv of co ndition s . In c lud e d are: completing three years of hi gh schoo l ROTC; attending a specia l one-wee k Bas ic Co urse summe r ca mp; joining t he Army Rese rves o r J\:acional Gua rd : prior military se rvice on act ive duty (\·ete rans may rece ive \'A benefits co ncurrentl y with Advance Co urse benefits); a nd by co mpl et in g two yea rs of co ll ege leve l Air Force or l\'avy ROTC. Extra Cu rricular Cadets in Armv ROTC arc eligible to participate in a wide variety of ex tra-curri cular activiti es. Include d are rappe ll ing, land navigat ion, parachuting and othe r ad\ ·cnture opportunities. Further Information Biola C ni ve rsity stude n ts who des ire more informat ion rega rdin g thi s program may wr ite : Department of i\lilitary Sc ie nce, CSCF, P.O. Box 6830, Fu ll crco n, CA 92834: or ca ll (7 14) 278-3007. AIR FORCE ROTC Through arrangements wit h Loyola i\larvmount Un iver sity (Li\ l U) in west Los Ange les, stud e nts may pa rticipate in th e Air Fo rce Rese rve O ffi cer T ra ini ng Corps (AF R.OTC) program. AFROTC offe rs a var iety of nm-, three- and four yea r scho larsh ips, man y of wh ich pay the fu ll costs of tuition , boo ks, a nd fees . S uccess ful cornplcc ion of AF R.OTC aca dem ic classes and leade rsh ip laboratories ca n lead to a com mi ss ion as a second li eutenant in the L' nitcd States Air Force. C lasses consist of one hour of academ ics and two hours of leadership laborato ry for fres hme n and sophomores and three hours of academ ics and two hours of leadership laboratory fo r juniors and seniors. T he academi cs hours earned can normally be counted as elective credit cowa rd graduat ion. All AF ROTC classes and laboratories arc he ld on Friday to better accommo date stude nts commuting from other co lleges and unive rsit ies. Curre n t ly, Li\l U docs not cha rge fo r the co urses and offers c ross-cown stude nts free park ing whil e attending AFR.OTC act iviti es . Additionall y, AF ROTC cadets und e r scho larship and all juniors and seni ors rece ives a monthl y, tax-free st ipe nd. For more information , contact the Lovola i\ larymount Uni versity Department of Aerospace Studies (A FROTC) at (3 10) 338-2770, http ://www. I rn u. cd u/acad/ro tc/ma in. htrn. Oth e r AF ROTC detachme nts arc located at: Un iversity of Ca li fo rni a, Los Angeles, (3 10) 825- 1742; Uni\ ·c rsiry of Southern Ca lifornia, (213) 740-2670; San Diego Sta te L' ni vc rsicy, (619) 594-5545; and Ca li forn ia Scace Uni ve rsity, San Be rnardino, (909) 880-5440.
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