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Undergraduate Program
phone interviews are substituted when travel dis tance to Biola prohibits the campus visit. 7. Application deadline for Fall is June 1 and for Spring is January 1. Applications may be submitted after deadlines (late fee of $45), and will be consid ered and processed if space is available and time all ows. NOTIFICATION Certificates notifying applicants of their admis sion status are mail ed on a rolling basis. Freshmen applicants with at leas t a 3.0 (''B" ) average through grade 11 and acceptable test scores may be notified of acceptance prior to receipt of their seventh semester transcript. App li cants who are granted acceptance are required to validate their acceptance by the payment of a non-refundable enrollment deposit of $100. Accompanying the certificate of acceptance will be a health form which must be properly completed by bo th the applicant and the applicant's physician. A medical consent form is also required of single stu dents under the age of 18 at the time of entrance. TRANSFER STUDENTS Transfer students must present the san1e applica tion forms and transcripts as those applying for freshman standing. The transcript from the last school attended must bear the statement of honor able dismissal. The Registrar's Office has final authority for the release of transfer credits into Biola University. Transfer students with less than 27 semester units of regu lar college work must qualify for admission on the basis of both their high school and their col lege record. A minimum grade average of "C" (2.00) is required on all work attempted at the college level. Those transferring with 27 semester units or more of college work will be considered on the basis of their college grades (high school graduation transcript is still required ). Transfer students coming from institutions which are not accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the Coll ege Level Examination Program or through consulta tion . Information on procedure available from the Admissions and Registrar's Office. Provisional cred it for liberal arts courses from non-accredited institu tions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state co ll eges or universities of the state in which the institution is located from which credit is being transferred. Provisional credit is considered validat ed only when the student performs at th e "C" level or better following enrollment in Biola University. Transfer students wi ll not be required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the ACT if given sopho more classification upon entrance (requires 27 semester unit of accepted cred its). However, all transfer students entering the nursing or education
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD An applicant for regular standing must be a grad uate of a recognized high school with a scholastic record (including SAT or ACT scores) which indi cates ability to pursue higher education successfully. The applicant must have 16 acceptable high school units (o ne unit equals one year in a course), 12 of which should be spread over the academic areas of English (3), social studies (2), mathematics (2), science (including a laboratory science) (1), for eign language (minimum of 2; recommend 4) and related areas. Prospective students interested in the nursing program must take chemistry and algebra in high school. . Applicants are urged to have at least two years m one foreign language in high school. The applicant with four years of the same language in high school will not have to take any foreign language unless majoring in Bible which requires Greek. Those with no foreign language in high school or wishing to begin a new language in college to mee t the general education requirement, must take 12 units (3 semesters) of foreign language for most majors. Catalog information regarding each major will indi cate any exceptions to this rule. ADMISSION PROCEDURE The following must be fil ed in seeking admission: 1. The personal application form, including an identification picture. The application for admis sion must be accompanied by a $35 non-refundable application fee. 2. An official high school transcript. The app li cant should request the high school to send this directly to the director of admissions. 3 . An official transcript sent directl y to the direc tor of admissions from each school the applicant has attended since high school. This includes schools attended for even part of a semester. Those applying to the education or nursing programs should have an additional copy of each school's transcript sent directly to the appropriate department. 4. Two personal references: one from the appli cant's pastor or someone on the pastoral staff who knows the applicant and one from th e school last attended or from an employer if the applicant has been out of school for at least one year and has been working. 5. The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Tes t (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the ACT must be submitted . Information regard ing testing dates may be secured from a high school counselor. Applicants are encouraged to take the SAT or the ACT no later than the January testing date. SAT is preferred. 6. Interview: All applicants are expected to par ticipate in an intervi ew with an Admissions represen tative prior to a decision on th eir application. On campus interviews are preferred, when possibl e, but
Admissions Office (3 10)903- -1752
Campus Tours Campus tours give
prospective students and community members the opportunity to view campus life. Student tour guides are available lo show you around the campus and point out the facilities ava ilable. You'll have the opportunity /o 11, eet instructors, coiu·1- selors, and financial aid professionals. The Admissions Office is open year-round from 8:00 a.111. lo -1:30 /1.111., Monday-Friday. You might want to also consider two visitation weekends (University Day) during the upcoming school year: December -1-6, 1992, and February 26-2 7, 1993.
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