UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ~
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD A napplicant for regular standing must be a graduate of o recognized high school with a scholastic record (i ncluding SAT or ACT scores) which indicates ability to pursue higher education successfully. The applicant must have 16 acceptable high school units (one unit equals one year in a course), 12 af which should be spread over the academic areas of English (3), social studies (2), mathematics (2), science (including a laboratory science) (l), 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 ore urged to hove at least two years in one foreign language in high school. The applicant withfour years of the same language in high school will not hove to toke any foreign language unless majoring in Bible which requires Greek. Those with no foreign language in high school arwishing ta begin a new language in college to meet the general education requirement, must take twelve units (3 semesters) of a foreign language for most majors. Catalog information regarding each ma jor will indicate any exceptions to this rule. PROCEDURE The following must be filed in seeking admission: l . The personal application form, including an identification picture. The application for admission must be accompanied by a $25 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 admi ssions. 3. An official transcript sent directly to the director of admi ssions from each school the applicant hos attended since high school. Thi~incl udes schools attended for even port of a semester. Those applying to the education or nursing programs should hove on additional copy of each school 's transcript sent directly to the appropriate deportment. 4. Two personal references: one from the applicant's pastor or someone on the pastoral staff who knows the applicant and one from the school last attended or from an employer if the applicant has been out af school for at least one year and hos been working. 5. The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Boord or the ACT must be submitted. Information regarding testing dates may be secured from a high school counselor. Applicants ore encouraged to toke the SAT or the ACT no later than the January testing date. SAT is preferred. NOTIFICATION Certificates notifying applicants of their admiss ion status are mailed on a rolling basis. Freshmen applicants with at least a 3.0 ("B") average through grade 11 and acceptable 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 $50. Accompanying the certificate of acceptance will be ahealth form which must be properly completed by bath the applicant and the applicant's physician. Amedical consent form is also required of single students under the age of eighteen 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 office of admissions and records has final authority for the release of transfer credits into Biolo University. Transfer students with less than 27 semester units of regular college work must qualify for admission on the basis of both their high school and their college record. Aminimum grade average of "C" (2.00) is required on all work attempted at the college level. Those transferring with 27 semester units or more of college work will be considered on the basis of their college grades (high school graduation transcript is still required). Transfer students coming from institutions which ore not accredited nor recog nized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program or through consultation. Information on procedure available from the admissions and records office. Provisional credit for li beral arts courses
from non-accredited institutions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state colleges or universities of the state in which the institution is ldcoted from which credit is being transferred. Provisional credit is considered validated only when the student performs at the "(" level or better following his enrollment in Biol □ University. Transfer students will not be required to toke the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the ACT if given sophomore classification upon entrance (requires 27 semester unit of accepted credits). However, all transfer students entering nursing or education must have the SAT or the ACT. Biol □ 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. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM Biol □ University, as o member of the College Entrance Examination Boord, recognizes the merits of the Advanced Placement Program and will grant credit for Advanced Placement courses token in high school. Credit will be given when recommended by the high school and when the Advanced Placement examination is grade 3 or better. COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM Biol □ University subscribes to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Boord. Biol □ University encourages transfer students from non-accredited schools to validate certain credits on the basis of the examinations provided by this program. High school students with superior records are encouraged to take the general examinations prior to attending Biol □ University. Credit for CLEP general examinations will be awarded only in those areas where a general education requirement has not been met by previous college course work and only up to the amount needed to complete the requirement. (For example, o maximum of only eight units in the sciences and mathematics will be released if the student hos no credits in these areas. ) Elective credit will not be given for the general examinations of CLEP. Credits will be awarded for CLEP subject examinations in areas not covered by CLEP general examinations provided no college credits have been attempted or earned in the soine .field. Students should not take English composition through CLEP. Students ore advised to take the CLEP tests as early as possible in their college program to receive the maximum value from them. Biol □ University reserves the right to determine the score at which credits will be released and the amount of credit awarded. The office of admissions and records has final authority for the release of CLEP credits into Biolo University. CHALLENGING A COURSE In addition to the Advanced Placement Program and the College Level Examina tion Program, both of which may release actual units of credit toward graduation, it is possible for a student to challenge a particular course or requirement. If the student demonstrates by his performance on a comprehensive examination that he has a good grasp of the course content he con be granted exemption from taking the course but no units of credit will be allowed. However, for the R.N. or L.V.N. , units of credit may be granted based on challenge examinations. Specific informa tion regarding these examinations is available from the department of nursing. For further information see the dean, university admissions and records. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS Astudent's class ification is determined at the beginning of each semester according to the following plan: Freshman 26 units or less completed Sophomore 27-56 units completed Junior 57-95 units completed Senior 96 units or more completed
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