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25 SPECIAL PROGRAMS

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM The Latin American Studies Program is sponsored by the Christian College Coalition of which Biola University is a member. This program provides students the opportunity to live, study and work for four months in Central America, most of which is spent in Costa Rica. Students spend the initial six-weeks in intense language study. This is followed with two three-week seminars on the problems of Central America and social and economic development issues. The final month is spent in travel through Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, safety permitting. For additional information and application see Dr. David Dickson, or make inquiry through the Department of Foreign Languages. OTHER STUDY TOURS There are other opportunities for travel each summer and occasionally at other times during the year. Tours are directed by those with experience in travel and are offered at a nominal price. Although these tours are not limited to Biola University students, it is expected that those joining a tour will be in basic agreement with the Christian viewpoint and the standards of conduct held by Biola University. In addition, it is expected that the indi­ vidual's health will be strong enough to stand the demanding rigors of travel. For information write to the Offjce of Admissions and Records. SUMMER SESSION A growing and continuing Summer Session program provides students with the opportunity for a greater degree of flexibility in planning their total program. Students may enrich their course of study and reduce the overall time spent in school or decrease their regu­ lar course load by careful selection of Summer Session courses. Visiting students find it refreshing to study in a different atmosphere and perhaps a different locale and entering students find it helpful in gaining advanced standing. Work taken may be applied to both the degree and the teaching credential programs. Instruction is offered in standard courses by the Biola faculty and capable visiting professors. Courses offered cover the areas of art, Bible, theolo­ gy, Greek, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, biological science, sociology and other subjects, including education courses for teaching credential candidates. Graduate courses in theology and psychology enable graduate students to continue their programs during the summer. Credit is also avail­ able in connection with excellent foreign tours conduct­ ed during the summer. Tuition, room and board are lower than regular charges at private colleges; total costs are competitive with state summer school charges. See section on financial information for Summer Session tuition.

Certain .courses or workshops may be offered in the summer that are not listed in this bulletin. Courses may be innovative or the content may be in response to specialized needs or current topics. Such courses will be describe_d in the separate summer session bulletin. Requests for the Summer Session (available about February 15) and application forms for admission should be addressed to the Office of Admissions and Records. Admission to the summer program does not presuppose or grant acceptance to the University for the regular school year. INTERTERM To facilitate the completion of graduation and also to allow exposure to creative learning and to enrich students' academic programs, the University provides an lnterterm program in January. Resident hall rooms are provided at no extra charge for on-OUI1pus fall students who occupy a room during the spring semester. All other students attending Interterm are charge a prorated weekly rate. Tuition charges are about one half of the regular school year charge. Separate prices will be available for meals during Interterm. (Graduate psychology courses excepted.) A balanced program of general education, Bible, elective and graduate courses is offered on campus. Opportunities also will be given to participate in travel and other non-traditional courses. Class schedules for 'Interterm will be available May 1. For further informa­ tion, please write to the director of lnterterm. ARMY ROTC The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program is available to qualified students through the UCLA Extension program. Successful completion of the four- to two-year program leads to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in one of the seventeen specialties in the Army Reserve, National Guard or Regular Army, depending upon the student's choice. Participants in ROTC must be physically qualified, full-time students (12 credit units, per term, including ROTC) at the undergraduate or the graduate level. Courses consist of two academic classroom hours and two.hours of leadership laboratory weekly (normally Thursday afternoon or evening) . Students enrolled in the final two years of the program receive $1,000 annu­ al stipend. Students may participate as a member of a local Reserve unit and ROTC under the Simultaneous Membership Program and increase stipends to $4,000 annually, depending on the frequency of Reserve unit meetings and activities. Courses include: F'REsHMEN: U.S. Defense Establishment I & II, Principles of Navigation Applicable to Maneuver SOPHOMORES: U.S. Military History I & II, Modern Guerilla Warfare JUNIORS: Psychology of Leadership I & II, Theory of Learning Applied to Teaching

Summer School Office

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