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C!HM=lld;f4•X•Mill p ROG RAMs HIGH SCHOOL RECORD An applicant for regular standing must be a graduate of a recognized high school with a scholastic record (including SAT I or ACT scores) which indicates ability to pursue higher education successfully. Biola University welcomes applications from students who have been home schooled. A transcript showing high school work completed, SAT or ACT scores, two references, and a personal interview are required. GED scores may be requested at the discretion of the Director of Admissions. Students must be 17 years of age by the time of enrollment at the University. Home-schooled students are eligible to qual ify for all merit scholarships. The applicant must have a high school diploma. The follow ing is a recommended college prep curriculum: English (four years), mathematics (three years), science (two years, including a laboratory science) , foreign language (fours years), social science (two years). Additional high school course electives are recom mended as well. Prospective students interested in the nursing program must take chemistry and algebra in high school. Applicants are urged to have at least two years in one for eign 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 meet the gen eral education requirement, must take 12 units (3 semesters) of foreign language for most majors. Catalog information regarding each major will indicate any exceptions to this rule. ADMISSION PROCEDURE The following must be filed in seeking admission: I. The personal application fonn, including an identifi cation pi cture. The application for admission must be accompanied by a $35 non-refundable application fee. 2. An official high school transcript. The applicant should request the high school to send this directly to the Office of Admission. 3. An official transcript sent directly to the Office of Admission 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 pro grams should have an additional copy of each school's tran script sent directly to the appropriate departtnent 4. Two personal references: one from the applicant's pastor or someone on the pastoral staff who knows the appli cant and one from the school last attended (teacher or coun selor) 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 Test I (SAT I) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the ACT must be submitted. Infonnation regarding testing dates may be secured from a high school counselor. Applicants are encouraged to take the SAT I or the ACT no later than the January testing date. The SAT I is preferred. 6. Interview: All applicants are expected to participate in an interview with an admissions representative prior to a
AIR FORCE ROTC Through arrangements with Loyola Marymount University (lMU) in west Los Angeles, students may participate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program. AFROTC offers a variety of two-, three- and four-year scholar ships, many ofwhich pay the full costs of tuition, books, and fees. Successful completion of as little as four semesters of AFROTC academic classes and leadership laboratories can lead to a com miSfilon as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Classes consist of one hour of academics and two hours of leadership laboratory for freshmen and sophomores and three hours of academics and two hours of leadership laboratory for juniors and seniors. The academics hours earned can nonnally be counted as elective credit toward graduation. All AFROTC classes and laboratories are held on Friday to better accommo date students commuting from other colleges and universities. Currently, LMU does not charge for the courses and offers cross-town students free parking while attending AFROTC activ ities. Additionally, AFROTC cadets under scholarship and all juniors and seniors receive a $150 per month tax-free stipend. For more information, contact the Loyola Marymount University Department of Aerospace Studies (AFROTC) at (310) 338-2770. Other AFROTC detachments are located at University of California, Los Angeles, (310) 825-1742; Uni versity of Southern California, (213) 740-2670; San Diego State University, (619) 594-5545; and California State Univer sity, San Bernardino, (909) 880-5440.
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