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Business Administration

tion (including Bible) must be com­ pleted with an overall GPA of2..'i. ll. Accomplish an overa ll c umul ative GPA of 2.5 in all col­ lege level cou rse work completed at the time of formal application to the School of Business. C . File an application with the School of Business for admis­ sion , which sha ll in c lu de an essay, and affirm chat the above re quirements have been achieved either at Biola Univer­ sity or anot her accredited inscirn­ tion. The application should be filed at the completion of the fourth semester with a fee of $20. D. Met:t approval of the fac­ ulty of the Sch<K>I of Business. The process will require an interview. E. Prior to formal admission , students sha ll continue to be advised as pre-busint:ss majors.

nique _in hiolo1,,y, advanced srndenL~ gain experience in experimental design, laboratory investigation and technical writing. Requires a writ­ ten report. Prerequisite: junior or senior biological science major standing and consent one semester in advance. Lab fee: $40. 460 Practicum (1) ■ Pre-Medical Practicum ■ Pre-Dental Practicum ■ Pre-Medical Technology ■ Pre-Veterinary Practicum Prartir.111n. Professionally supervised observation, demon­ stration and swdy in a local med­ ical, denta l or laborarory facility. Introduction to health care philoso­ phies, hospital and patient rou­ tines. personnel , instrumentation and specific treatment practices (ph lebotomy credential with med­ ical tech no logy st:ct ion). C ase swdy and research paper required. Thirry hours of observation. Pre­ rt:quisice: junior standing and peti­ tion filed with Pre- fVledical Advi­ sory Committee one semester prior co enrollment. Insurance fee: $20. 470 Seminar in Advanced Biology (1) Literarnre research fo llowed hy oral presentation, group discussion and evaluation: independent thought and study stressed . May be repeated for maximum of rwo uniLs of credit. Several courses in envi­ ronmental srndies. avai lable through Au Sable Instirnce, may he used for upper division e lective uniLs. See an advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences for further details. Prerequisite: junior or senior biological science major standing.

Dean: Larry D. Strand. M.B.A.

440 Topics in Advanced Biology (2-3)

FACULTY Professor: \I. Smit h Associate Professors: Dill , Harman, Y. Smith, Strand, Wmdward Ass istant Professor: Rundle

One st:ction offered each year upon sufficient demand. Course ma y he repeated with diffrrt:nt content (section title). Topics are the fo ll owing: E11rlocri110/ogy . Disc usses molecular mechanisms of hor­ mone synthesis , re lease and action on target cells, with empha­ sis on mammalian nt:urost:cretory and endocrine systems. which coordinate: spt:cialized body func­ t ion and influt:nce behavio~. Pre­ requisites: 112. 281 and 312. Jl/11ri11t' Emlogy. Observation and field experime ntation with mar in e organisms. Co ll ect ion and analysis of eco logica l data using underwater tec hniqu t:s. Pre requisites: 3.'i2 and scuba cer­ tificat ion . Ont: hour lecture. four hours lahorarnry. Lab foe: $40. lmm11110/o_!!J'. A srndy of the structures and function s of the immune system. humoral and ce ll mediated immunit y and analysis of mt:dicall y s ignifi cant disorders of the immune: system. Prerequisites: 282 or 3 12. · Aliavsropy. Theory and app li­ cation of bright fit:ld. dark field , ph ase contrast, polari z ing, scan­ ning and transmission micro­ scopes. Preparation tec hniques of biological materials for. and observa tion with electron mi cro­ scopes emphasized. Pr e requi­ s ites: 11 2 or 312. Lab fee: $40. Omirholo:,.'1'. Systematics. distri­ bution. ph ys iology. behavior and ecology of birds. Field ident ifica­ tion emphasized. Prerequisite: 100, 110 or 11 2. Transportation fee: $40. 450 Directed Research (1-4) Literature and lahoratorv or field research of a specific subje~t or tech-

OBJECTIVES

Hiola University, through its School of Business. is nationall y accred ited hy the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs to offer a !Joc!telor of Sci­ e,11:r i11 /J11si11e.u Arlmi11istmtio11 degree with emphases in the fol lowing: accounting, inforn1acion systems. management and marketing. Each program is struc rnred to give the student broad und er­ standing of the social and eco­ nomic environment in whi c h Christian business persons func­ tion , and provides a common hodv of knowledge for srndents whn elecr th is major. Srndents srndy economics, Ii nan ce, man­ agement. business law, account­ ing, and marketing as the core of the major based upon quantita­ tive management skills. The four individual emphases prepare students through additional spec­ ifi ed courses co enter a ca reer field in thnse areas, or to select a graduate schoo l upon grad uation. It is the purpose of the School of Business to prepare hi gh ly ski lled, technicall y competent busi­ ness persons who have broad prepa­ ration in the liberal arLs as well. and who can make signific-ant contribu­ tions in the workplace or in Christ­ ian organizations they may serve.

DEGREE PROGRAM

A /Jarhdor of Sr.ima- r/1'f!Tff i11 /J11si11css Arlmi11istmtio11 is offered upon the completion of bacca lau ­ reate requ irements and the busi­ ness major in one of the following emphases: accounting. marketing, managt:ment and information svs­ tems. -T'hirry of the required u~iLs must be upper division. Other requirements include courses: 111 , 190, 201. 202. 211, 212 , 220, 223. 230, 327,328.36 1, 370, 470. The general edul.-ation require­ men t for a foreign language for those following a business adminis­ tration major may be met hy two vears of high sc h<K)i language or the first four units of a college language. Business administration majors may use Business 190 and 223 for a math credit toward the sc ience/mathe­ matil.-s requiremenLs for the general education requirements. but the units ca nnot be co unted in both general education and in the major. Philosoph y 21.'i, Communication 181 and Psycholo1,')' 2lX) are recom­ mended for all business majors.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admiss ion into Biola Univer­ sity does not guarantee admission as a business administration major in the School of Business, nor permission to enroll in upper division business administrat ion courses. ( Intermed iate Account­ ing excepted .) The fo llow ing requirements must be observed: A. Complete. with a minimum of a "C'' (2.0) grade in each course, Business Statistics I 'Xl, Accounting 2 11 and 2 12. Economics 201 and 202, English 110 A and B. and Cal­ culus for Management Sciences 223 (24 semester hnurs), or the equiva­ lent, with a cumu lative b,,-ade point average of 2..'i . A minimum require­ ment of 30 hours of General Educa-

MAJORS

Requirements for the emphases are as follows: Accounting (60 units)

Must complete ., I I. 312. 313, 3 I4, :~ l.'i, 411, 41 2 and three units of upper d ivision business electives. Information Systems (60 units) Must complete: IOI , 27.'i. 302, ., 11 , 402. 432, 4(, ,, and three uniLs of upper division business electives.

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