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Omithowgy. 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; adv.meed students gain experience in experimental design, lah oratory investigation and technical writ ing. Requires a written repon. Prereq uisite: junior or senior biological science major standing and consent one semes ter in adv.mce. Lab fee: $40. 460 Practicum (1) ■ Pre-Medical Practicum ■ Pre-Dental Practicum ■ Pre-Medical Technology ■ Pre-Veterinary Practicum Practicum. Professionally super vised observation, demonstration and study in a local medical, dental or lab oratory facility . Introduction to health care philosophies, 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 observation. Prerequi 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 units of credit. Sev eral courses in environmental studies, available through Au Sable Institute, may be used 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.
Dean: Larry D. Strand, M.B.A FACULTY Associate Professors: Black, Buegler, Dill, Hannan, V. Smith, Y. Smith, Strand, Woodward OBJECTIVES Biola University, through its School of Business, is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs to offer a Badit.wr of Sama in Business Administration degree with emphases in the following: account ing, computer information systems, finance, management and marketing. Each program is structured to give the student broad understanding of the social and economic environment in which Christian business persons function, and provides a common body of knowledge for students who elect this major. Students study economics, finance•, management, business law, accounting, and marketing as the core of the major based upon quantitative management skills. The five individual emphases prepare students through additional specified courses to enter a career field in those areas, or to select a graduate school upon graduation. It is the purpose of the School of Business to prepare highly skilled, techni cally competent business persons who have broad preparation in the liberal arts as well, and who can make significant contributions in the workplace or in Christian organizations they may serve. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission into Biola University does not guarantee admission as a business administration major in the School of Business, nor permission to enroll in upper division business administration courses. (Intennediate Accounting excepted.) The following requirements must be observed: A Complete, with a minimum of a "C" (2.0) grade in each course, Business Statistics 190, Accounting 211 and 212, Economics 201 and 202, English llOA and I !OB, and Calculus for Manage ment Sciences 223 (24 semester hours), or the equivalent, with a cumulative grade point aYerage of 2.5. Aminimum requirement of 30 hours of General Education (including Bible) must be completed with an overall GPA of2.5. B. Accomplish an overall cumu lative GPA of 2.5 in all college level course work completed at the time of formal application tci the department baccalaureate programs.
C File an application with the School of Business for admission, which shall include an essay, and aflinn that the aboYe requirements haYe been achieved either at Biola University or another accredited institution. The application should be filed at the completion of the fourth semester with a fee of$20. D. Meet approval of the faculty of the School of Business. The process will require an interview. This require ment may be waived by action of the department E. Prior to fonnal admission, st11- dents shall continue to be advised as pre-business majors. DEGREE PROGRAM A Badit.wr of Sama dtg,?t in Busi11dl Administration is offered upon the com pletion of baccalaureate requirements and the business major in one of the fo~ lowing emphases: accounting, finance•, marketing, management and informa tion systems. Thirty of the required units must be upper division . Other requirements include courses: Ill, 190, 201, 202, 2ll , 212, 220, 223, 230, 328, 361 , 362, 370, 470. The general education requirement for a foreign language for those following a business administration major may be met by two years of high school language or the first four units of a college lan guage. Business administration majors mayuse Business 190 and 223 for a math credit toward the science/ mathematics requirements for the general education requirements, but the units cannot be counted in both general education and in the major. Philosophy 215, Communi cation 181 and Psychology 200 are rec ommended for all business majors. MAJORS Requirements for the five emphases are as follows: Accounting (60 units) Must complete 311,312,313,314, 315, 325, 411, and 412. Information Systems (60 units) Must complete: IOI, 275, 302, 3ll, 325, 402, 432 and 463. Finance Program under rtVision . Management (60 units) Must complete: 318, 325, 421 , 431 , 464 and nine units of upper division business electives. Martetlng (60 units) Must complete: 331, 332, 334, 431 , 432, 433, 435, and one of the fol-
lowing: 336, 430, or 460 {with depart ment approval) . MINOR A Minar in Business Adminis tration is offered with the completion of 18 units (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 units cannot be counted toward both gen- era! education and a business minor. COURSES 101 Introduction to Computer Science (3) Introduction to computer hardware and software. Problem solving methods. FJe mentary concepts of algorithm develop ment C programming. Fee: $25 (See also Computer Science 105) For infor mation systems majors only. 111 Contemporary Business Enterprise (3) Designed to experientially explain how organizations work and to show students how a business career can be a ministry. Introduces and integrates all the parts of the modern organization acting in a global environment Allows students to see the necessity of a broad educational background to an organizational career, and allows them to explore issues of
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Collection and presentation of busi ness data , central tendency and dis persion measures for business analysis, sampling and inference for confi dence intervals and hypothesis testing, business forecasting with simple and multiple regression, index numbers. 200 Economic Prlnclples (4) Micro and macro economic theory with an emphasis on the application of this theory to current economic issues, including the study of those who deve~ oped the theory and their predeces sors. Issues involving trade and finance among nations and their comparative economic systems 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 the balance of payments. 202 Writings In Microeconomics (3) Integration of basic microeconomic theory with research and composition on issues related to market efficiency. The course includes an analysis of the firm in the various market structures
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