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Faculty Committees Biota College has the following faculty committees: Faculty Personnel, Academic Standards, Undergraduate Studies and Curriculum, Faculty Welfare, Library, Nursing Education, Pre-Medical Advisory, Professional Improvement, Public Events Board, Scholarship, Spiritual Life and Chapel, Student Personnel and Guidance, and Teacher Education. In addition, the Graduate Council and Undergraduate Studies Council function as Faculty Ad Hoc Committees. Faculty members also serve on the Student Publication Board and the Staff Budget Committees. General Information EDUCATIONAL STANDING

Post-secondary Accreditation; Intercollegiate Press; Music Educators' National Conference; National Collegiate Athletic Association; National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics; Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing; and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. EDUCATIONAL DISTINCTIVES Biola College is a Christian institution of higher education without any denominational affiliation. The school is committed to biblical Christianity (within the evangelical Protestant framework). The college is the outgrowth of an academic and Christian tradition that officially began in 1908. Historically, the institution has been dedicated to the education of men and women for distinctive Christian service. In the earlier years, the curricula were composed primarily of Biblically oriented courses and programs. The school was then known as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc. Although a variety of programs was offered through the years, it was not until 1949 that serious development of the arts and sciences began. At that time the undergraduate program became known as Biola College. This institution has since experienced steady growth in both the quality and diversity of its academic offerings. Biola College presently operates under the general corporate title of Biola College, Inc . Because of the college's heritage and commitment, its academic basis is broader than that of the standard college of arts and sciences; and the programs and objectives should be viewed. with this in mind. Terminal and preparatory programs lead to service in both church-related vocations and the many other vocations and professions embraced by the present curricula . THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE Biota College, Inc . seeks to instruct Christian men and women in order to produce graduates who are: 1. competent in their field of study; 2. knowledgeable in biblical studies; 3. earnest Christians equipped to serve the Christian community and society at large . The intention of the college is to seek to produce a graduate who is:

Biota College Inc. holds the following accreditation: Biola College - Biota College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition, Biota College is accredited by the following agencies: American Association of Bible Colleges; National Association of Schools of Music; State California Board of Registered Nursing; National League for Nursing; California Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing. Talbot Theological Seminary - Talbot is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as a graduate school of Biota College. In addition, the seminary is a member of the Association of Theological Schools, the internationally recognized accrediting body of seminaries and schools of divinity. Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology - Rosemead is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as a graduate school of Biota College. Biota College is authorized to train students under the Veteran's Bill of Rights. In addition, the college is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, of which the following are representative: American Anthropological Association; American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers; American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; American Camping Association; American Council on Education; American Guild of Organists; American Library Association; Associated Collegiate Press; Association of College Unions International; American Association of Higher Education; Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities; Association of Christian Schools, International; California Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; California Council on the Education of Teachers; Choral Conductors ' Guild (California); Christian Camping International; Christian Scholar's Review; College Entrance Examination Board; Council on

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