Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the nursing programs, music programs, nor to on-campus housing. Application forms for these programs are available from the department offices. HIGH SCHOOL RECORD An applicant for regular standing mu st be a graduate of a recog nized high school with a scholastic record (including SAT or ACT scores) which indicates ability to pursue higher education successfully. The applicant must have sixteen acceptable high school units (one unit equals one year in a course), twelve of which should be spread over the academic areas of English (3), social studies (2), mathematics (2), science (including a laboratory science) (I), 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 foreign 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 foreign language in high school or wishing to 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 major will indicate any exceptions to this rule . PROCEDURE The following must be filed in seeking admission: 1. The personal application form, including an identification picture . The application for admission must be accompa nied by a $25 nonrefundable 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 admis sions from each school the applicant has attended s ince high school. This includes schools attended for even part of a semester. Those applying to the education or nurs ing programs should have two copies of each school's trans cript sent. 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 of school for at least one year and has been working. 5. The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the ACT must be submitted. Information regarding testing dates may be secured from a high school counselor. Applicants are en couraged to take the SAT or the ACT no later than the January testing date . SAT is preferred. NOTIFICATION Certificates notifying applicants of their admission status are mailed on a rolling basis. Freshmen applicants with at least a 3.0 (' 'B") average through grade eleven 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 a health form which must be properly completed by both the applicant and the
applicant's physician. A medical consent form is also required of single students under the age of eighteen at time of entrance. ENROLLMENT DEPOSIT Applicants who have been granted acceptance are required to remit a $50 enrollment deposit which is retained in a special account to the student 's credit until the final semester of enroll ment. It will be applied to any balance owed at the time of departure, or will be refunded if the student's account is paid in full. This $50 enrollment deposit is retained as a continuing pre registration deposit to assure the enrolled student of a place in the student body. Students currently enrolled who pre-register for the spring semester and fail to notify the registrar before December 31 that they do not plan to enroll for the spring semester, or simply do not complete registration for the spring semester, forfeit this $50. Students currently enrolled who pre-register for the fall semester and fail to notify the registrar before July 31 that they will not be enrolling, or fail to appear for registration in the fall, will forfeit this $50. Whether an indi victual is coming as a freshman or transfer student into Biola University through admissions or is a continuing stu dent who has pre-registered, it is important that Biola be informed of any change in plans regarding enrollment. The enrollment deposit is non-refundable for accepted students who do not en roll. TRANSFER STUDENTS Transfer students must present the same application forms and transcripts as those applying for freshman standing. The tran script 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 Biola 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. A minimum 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 basi s of their college grades (high school graduation transcript is still required). Evaluation of transcripts is based upon the Transfer Credit Prac tices published by the American Association of Collegiate Reg istrars and Admissions Officers. Transfer students coming from institutions which are not accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program or through consultation. Provisional credit for liberal arts courses from non-accredited institutions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state colleges or univer sities of the state in which the institution is located from which credit is being transferred. Provisional credit is considered vali dated only when the student performs at the "C" level or better following his enrollment in Biola University. Transfer students will not be required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the ACT if given sophomore classification upon entrance (requires 27 semester units of accepted credits) . How ever, all transfer students entering nursing or education must have the SAT or the ACT. Biola University will accept correspondence credit from regional ly accredited or recognized schools. The maximum allowed is 15 continued 25
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