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36 | BIOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY DEGREE COMPLET ION REQUIR E M ENT S Students earning a Master of Arts in Education have prepared for K-12 leadership in public, private, mission, and/or home education. Graduates have completed a minimum of 38 units of rigorous coursework, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, as well as a thesis, project or comprehensive examination. e School of Education also has the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.). e M.A.T. is a practitioner’s degree, designed to teach advanced skills and understanding for classroom application. Graduates of this degree program complete 30-50 units, which may include teacher preparation coursework leading to a California preliminary teaching credential. e graduates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and successfully complete an Action Research Project as their capstone. Degree candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies and the Doctor of Education in Edu- cational Studies have completed 48 and 45 semester units of coursework respectively with a GPA of 3.25 or higher, passed candidacy examinations and completed an approved dissertation. Doctoral faculty must recom- mend the student for conferral of the degree on the basis of academic stature and evidence of Christian life and character established during his or her course of study. Degree candidates for the Doctor of Ministry have completed 36 semester units of coursework while obtaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Each degree candidate has submitted an acceptable doctoral thesis project. Degree candidates for the Master of eology have completed 26 semester units of coursework with a GPA of 3.25 or higher and have successfully passed the comprehensive examinations. .M. graduates should also manifest promise of usefulness in Christian ministry, exhibit exemplary and consistent Christian character, and evidence sound theological beliefs in accordance with the university’s doctrinal statement. Degree candidates for the Master of Divinity have completed 96 to 98 semester units of coursework while obtaining a GPA of 2.5 or higher. esis optional. Degree candidates for the Master of Arts have completed 64 to 66 semester units of coursework while obtaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have provided 300 hours of eld ministry. esis optional. Degree candidates for the Master of Arts in Christian Education have completed 60 semester units of coursework, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have provided 300 hours of eld ministry. Degree candidates for the Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care have completed 66 semester units of coursework, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY COOK SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Degree candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in psychology and the Doctor of Psychology have completed 133 semester units of coursework in psychology, theology, integration, and research and have provided 3,000 to 4,000 hours of clinical service in counseling agencies across the country. Degree candidates for the M.A. in psychology have completed over 60 semester units of coursework in psychology, theology and integration, and have provided at least 350 hours of clinical service to schools or agencies in the area. Degree candidates have completed internships or signicant crosscultural living or language experiences; foreign language prociency requirements where applicable; and comprehensive exams on their core classes and area of specialization. In addition to the required prerequisites, Master of Arts candidates completed 42 units (M.A. ICS); 32 units (M.A. TESOL); or 33 units (M.A. Applied Linguistics). Doctoral candidates entered with master’s degrees, and depending on their previous graduate classes, took 48 units of coursework and 12 units of dissertation research for the Ph.D. in Intercultural Education and Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies and 27 units of coursework and 8 units of dissertation research for the Doctor of Missiology. ey conducted original research and defended dissertations on topics that contribute to the understanding and practice of education (Ph.D.) or missiology (D.Miss.) in a cultural context. Degree candidates for the Master of Business Administration program have completed these distinct elements: prerequisite coursework, required for those without a business undergraduate degree (up to 15 units); a com- mon core of graduate courses in management, marketing, nance, and accounting (21 units); a concentration of required theology courses (6 units); an integrative business ethics course (3 units); approved MBA electives (6 units); a project management capstone, and participation in the MBA Mentor Program. Graduates complete between 36 and 51 units in their program with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or above. Degree candidates for the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership represent working professionals who have completed coursework in leadership, communication, character and organizational development while continuing to serve full time in their career of choice. Students who earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology have completed coursework emphasizing psychoso- cial development, integration, research, and foundational theories of psychological study. e BOLD Program is designed for the working adult who has returned to college aer being away from the formal education set- ting for a number of years. Each student has completed the general education and biblical studies coursework required of all Biola baccalaureate graduates, completing between 65 and 80 units of coursework at Biola with the remaining required units transferred from other institutions. COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2012 | 37
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