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History Originally located in Downtown Los Angeles at the corner of Sixth St. and Hope St., the university moved to its present location in 1959 . The University was founded in 1908 as the Bible '''I'''nstitute '''O'''f '''L'''os '''A'''ngeles by Lyman Stewart , co-owner of the Union Oil Company of California (currently known as Unocal ), and T.C. Horton , a well known preacher and Christian writer. In 1909 , the Institute published a set of books called ''The Fundamentals,'' which was a series of essays defending the traditional conservative interpretation of the Bible in response to the growing influence of liberal interpretations. The term " Fundamentalism " is derived from this book series. (However, it should be noted that the current ethos of the University is not Fundamentalist , but Evangelical .) By 1912, the school had grown sufficiently in its outreach and constituency to call R.A. Torrey, a leader in the field of Christian education, as the first dean. Under the leadership of Dr. Louis T. Talbot, president from 1932 to 1952, the Institute program became a four-year course, leading to degrees in Theology , Christian education, and sacred music. The School of Missionary Medicine came into being in 1945, laying the foundation for Biola's current baccalaureate nursing program. The Institute was renamed Biola College in 1949 . In 1977, the graduate programs of Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology were acquired by the College and relocated on the La Mirada campus. The undergraduate programs in psychology were merged with Rosemead's graduate programs in the fall of 1981, forming the present Rosemead School of Psychology. Under the leadership of Dr. J. Richard Chase, the College became Biola University on July 1 , 1981 . On November 16 , 1996 , the University hosted the first national conference on Intelligent Design . Later, Intervarsity Press published ''Mere Creation'' (ISBN 0830815155) which was a collection of the papers presented at the conference. Subsequent Intelligent Design conferences were held at the University in 2002 and 2004. Institution Biola offers 30 majors, 145 professional fields of study, as well as master's, doctoral and professional degrees. Degrees include B.A., B.S., B.M., M.A., M.B.A., M.Div., Th.M., D.Min., D.Miss., Psy.D., Ed.D., Ph.D. All are regionally and professionally accredited and are integrated with evangelical Christian doctrine. The schools are:
All students are required to take 30 units of Bible classes, regardless of their major. The mission of Biola University is biblically-centered education, scholarship, and service -- equipping men and women in mind and character to impact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ . Biola is recognized as a National University (ranked by US News & World Report )- one of 229 out of the 3,300 institutions of higher learning in the United States that are called the "major leagues" of higher education. Biola is the only school among the 100 American members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the only Evangelical Christian University in the US to hold such a distinction. {Link without Title} Accreditation and Affiliation Biola University holds institutional accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (1961). In addition, the institution and certain of its programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association (1980), the Association of Theological Schools (1977), the National Association of Schools of Music (1970), the State of California Board of Registered Nursing (1966), the National League for Nursing (1972), and the California Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing (1960), the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (1977), and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (1998). Note: Dates in ( ) reflect the initial approval date. Biola University is authorized to train students under the Veteran's Bill of Rights. In addition, the University is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, of which the following are representative:
Publications The University is involved in the publication of academic journals, They are:
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