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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Q@i•i=i;ld;f;.ni■f+ii•I PRO G RAM S HIGH SCHOOL RECORD An applicant for regular stand ing must be a graduate of a recognized high school with a scholastic record (including SAT I or ACT scores) which indi cates 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 16 acceptable high school units (one 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), foreign 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 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 fore ign 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 wi ll indicate any exceptions to this rule. ADMISSION PROCEDURE The following must be filed in seeking admission: 1. The personal application form, including an identifi cation picture. Th e 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 Director of Admissions. 3. An official transcript sent directly to the Director 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 pro grams should have an additional copy of each school's tran script sent directly to the appropriate department. 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 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 Coll ege Entrance Examination Board or the ACT must be submitted. Information 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
decision on their application. On-campus interviews are pre ferred, when possible, but phone interviews are substituted when travel distance to Biola prohibits the campus visit. 7. Application deadline for fall isJune 1 and for spring is January 1. Applications may be submitted after deadlines (late fee of $45), and will be considered and processed if space is avai lable and time allows. NOTIFICATION Letters notifying applicants of their admission status are mailed on a rolling basis. Freshmen applicants with at least a 3.0 ("B ") average through grade 11 and acceptab le test scores may be notified of acceptance prior to receipt of their seventh semester transcript. Applicants who are granted acceptance are required to validate their acceptance by the payment of a non-refundable enrollment deposit of $100. Accompanying the letter of acceptance will be a health form which must be properly completed by both the appli cant and the applicant 's physician prior to enrollment. A medical consent form is also required of single students under the age of 18 at the time of entrance. TRANSFER STUDENTS Transfer students must present the same application forms and transcripts as those applying for freshman standing. The transcript from the last school attended must bear the statement of honorable dismissal. The Registrar's Office has final author ity for the release of transfer credits into Biola Un iversity. 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 college record. Those trans fening with 27 semester units or more of college work will be considered primarily on the basis of their college grades (high school graduation transcript is still required ). A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for Admission to Biola. A minimum grade average of "C" (2.00) is required to transfer college units into Biola on each course attempted at the college level Transfer students will not be required to take the SAT I or the ACT if given sophomore classification upon entrance (requires 27 semester unit of accepted credits). However, all transfer students entering the nursing or education pro grams must have the SAT I or the ACT. Transfer students coming from institutions which are not accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examinati on Pro gram or through consultati on. Information on this proce dure is available from tl1e Admissions and Registrar 's offices. Provisional cred it for liberal arts courses from non-accred ited institutions will be granted in accordance with the poli cies of state colleges or universities of the state in which the institution is located. Provisional credit is considered vali dated only when the student pe1forms at the "C" level or bet ter following enrollment in Biola University. Biola University will accept correspondence credit from regionally accredited or recognized schools. The maximum allowed is 15 semester units of credit. The maximum limit for recognized correspondence courses in Bible is six units.
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