Imperial Highway. Approximately three miles to the south is the Santa Ana Freeway, (Freeway 1-5). Students coming to the campus by automobile should follow these directions: coming from the northwest, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Rosecrans and travel east to Biola Avenue; coming from the southeast, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Valley View and travel north to Rosecrans, then turn right to Biola Avenue ; coming from the east via San Bernardino Freeway (10) turn south on the Orange Freeway (57) to Imperial Highway and travel west on Imperial Highway to Biola Avenue. Campus buildings are Metzger Hall , (Administration Building), Sutherland Hall, Marshburn Hall and Annex, Crowell Hall, and the Science Hall - instructional facilities that house classrooms, laboratories, auditoriums, and offices. Additional campus buildings are the Rose Memorial Library, the cafeteria, the student union, the gymnasium, a short-course Olympic swimming pool , the Pierce-Hunt Memorial Infirmary, several residence halls , the Rose of Sharon Prayer Chapel , and other structures. Biola currently has a long term lease on the adjacent 25 acres of school buildings once used as an intermediate public school. The master plan calls for the erection of additional buildings within the next few years. Where it is possible, ramps are being added to existing buildings and will be included in plans for future buildings. On the eastern side of the campus lie the athletic fields. Included are a crushed brick quarter mile track, an excellent baseball diamond, and tennis courts. Additional recreational facilities are available in the La Mirada Regional Park, across La Mirada Boulevard from the campus. THE LIBRARY The Biola Library is under a unified administration and serves the undergraduate and graduate levels of Biola College, Inc. The periodical subscriptions include 1,076 titles currently being received . Other holdings include over 166,000 volumes of books and bound periodicals . Auxiliary collections contain pamphlet files and curriculum teaching units for the Education and Christian Education Departments. The main public catalog and other files contain approximately 500,000 cards. Two copy machines are accessible to students. The library has microfiche, microfilm and microcard readers. Visual materials are available for student use from the Media Center. In addition , there are listening centers for language studies and other taped instruction. Students have access to the several million volumes in the libraries of a dozen colleges, universities , and seminaries in the Greater Los Angeles area. The staff consists of four professional librarians, nine full-time assistants , and a number of part-time student assistants. MEDIA CENTER The Media Center services the equipment and non-book instructional needs of the Academic Division of the college. Equipment and instructional materials are in the Media Center in the Rose Memorial Library. The collection of
material includes 16mm motion pictures , 8mm motion pictures and film clips, 35mm filmstrips , Audio Tape Recordings, Video Tape Recordings , Disc Records , Overhead Transparencies, Slides and other types of Educational Media. Appropriate equipment is available for large group, small group or individual study of the instructional materials. Production of slides, filmstrips , thermal , diazo, or photographic transparencies , instant duplicating and copy services are available to the faculty. Other specialized production services can often be arranged upon request. BOOK STORE The College Bookstore is open six days and two evenings a week to supply all required textbooks, as well as non-required books. Students will find a large selection of cards, stationery, gift items, records and music , school and art supplies, plus items for personal needs. Bibles in a variety of styles and bindings are available. Special services to students include ordering any books in print and imprinting Bibles. Admission, Registration, Graduation Requirements Admission to Biola College is on a selective basis, and only those are admitted who are most likely to profit from Biola College' s educational program and its distinctively Christian emphasis. Because it is the purpose of Biola College to train Christian young people, the applicant should have been a Christian for at least one year. Biola College has a strongly evangelical Christian commitment and requires that an accepted applicant be an evangelical believer. However, no discrimination with reference to racial or national background is practiced in the admission policies. Biola College welcomes all applicants regardless of racial or national origin who are personally committed to faith in Christ. Students who are interested in attending Biola College should request application forms from the Dean of Admissions. Visits to the campus are encouraged. It is advisable to write or phone in advance to arrange an appointment if a conference is desired. Each semester, Biola College hosts a College Day that helps acquaint prospective students with the programs on campus. The dates for these days are listed on the college calendar. Because enrollment is limited and admission is on a selective basis, applications should be made as early as possible. Decisions are made only on completed applications. Generally no applications made after May 31 will be considered for the fall semester, nor after November 30 for the spring semester. Because of enrollment ceilings it is possible that the enrollment quota through admissions may be reached prior to these deadline dates for applications. Admission to the college does not guarantee
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