La Sierra University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Quarter
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

La Sierra University Academics

La Sierra University is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at La Sierra University.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Information Sciences/Systems

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness

Philosphy and Religion:

Religion/Religious Studies

History:

History – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Social Sciences:

Sociology

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Behavioral Sciences

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

Psychology:

Psychology – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Popular majors:

twenty-eight percent business per marketing, fifteen percent biology, thirteen percent liberal arts, eleven percent psychology, seven percent public administration and social services, five percent parks and recreation

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $553 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Further, for international students, the application fee is 30.

La Sierra University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 38% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 61%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were four hundred and seventy total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and thirty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of May. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Furthermore, It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.

La Sierra University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Leadership, Music/Drama and Religious Affiliation. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Leadership. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-three percent scholarships per grants and thirty-seven percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

La Sierra University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Seventh Day Adventist, Coed, where 38 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. La Sierra University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, five hundred and eighty-six degree-seeking undergrads, three hundred and eighty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two hundred and eighty-nine graduate enrollment. Additionally, the student body consists of eighty-eight percent in-state students, twelve percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, twenty percent asian per pacific islander, nine percent black per non-hispanic, thirty-two percent hispanic, twenty-eight percent white per non-hispanic, seven percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, fourteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-two percent in top half of graduating class, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.

Again, the university has many unique facilites such as museum of natural history with large freeze-dried collection (reptiles, mammals, birds), mineral spheres collection, arboretum, observatory, women’s resource center. This school features the Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Of course, the school is located 55 miles from Los Angeles.

La Sierra University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Football
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball