Disabled Students: 80% of the campus is accessible. Wheelchair ramps, elevators, special parking, specially equipped rest rooms, special class scheduling, and lowered drinking fountains are available.

Services: Counseling and information services are available, as is tu¬toring in most subjects.

Campus Safety and Security: Measures include 24-hour foot and vehicle patrol, pamphlets/posters/films, and lighted pathways/ sidewalks.

Programs of Study: Friends confers B.A., B.S., B.B.A., B.F.A., and B.Mus. degrees. Associate and master’s degrees are also awarded. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (biology/ biological science and zoology}, BUSINESS (accounting, business ad¬ministration and management, human resources, and international busi¬ness management), COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (art, dance, English, fine arts, music, musical theater, and Spanish), COMPUTER AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE (chemistry, computer management, com¬puter science, mathematics, and radiological technology), EDUCATION (art, business, early childhood, elementary, foreign languages, health, music, science, and secondary), HEALTH PROFESSIONS (health care administration, medical laboratory technology, and premedicine), SO¬CIAL SCIENCE (history, human services, political science/government, psychology, religion, and sociology). Science is the strongest academi¬cally. Business and education are the largest.

Required: Students must complete 124 credit hours, with at least 40 hours in general education and 24 to 45 in the major. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is needed. Distribution requirements include course work in hu¬manities, fine arts, religion and philosophy, behavioral science, and nat¬ural science. Specific requirements vary according to the major.

Special: Students may cross-register with Kansas Newman College, and they can pursue internships in their majors. A study-abroad pro¬gram is available in Cancun, Mexico and several Asian countries. Friends offers accelerated degree programs in business management, human resources management, computer information systems, criminal justice, and quality systems management, as well as dual majors in accounting/business administration, elementary education/early child¬hood education, and math/computer science. A genera! studies degree, credit for life, military, and work experience, nondegree study, and pass/fail options are possible. For working adults, the College of Con¬tinuing Education offers undergraduate degrees and certificate pro¬grams. There is 1 national honor society, a freshman honors program, and 1 interdepartmental honors program.

Faculty/Classroom: 61% of faculty are male; 39%, female. 92% teach undergraduates. No introductory courses are taught by graduate students. The average class size in an introductory lecture is 35; in a lab, 18: and in a regular course, 25.

Admissions: The ACT scores for the 1997-98 freshman class were: 40% below 21, 25% between 21 and 23, 19% between 24 and 26, 8% between 27 and 28, and 8% above 28.

Requirements: The SAT I or ACT is required. A GPA of 2.0 is re¬quired. Candidates for admission must graduate from an accredited sec¬ondary school or earn a GED, having completed 4 courses in English, 2 each in history and math, and 1 each in science and social studies. The composite ACT score or converted SAT I score is multiplied by the high school GPA. A result of 45 is the minimum for full admission; stu¬dents scoring lower may be admitted provisionally. Interviews are rec¬ommended; portfolios and auditions are advised in appropriate in¬stances. CLEP credit is accepted.

Procedure: Freshmen are admitted fall and spring. Entrance exams should be taken in the spring of the junior year or fall of the senior year. There is an early admissions plan. Application deadlines are open. The application fee is $15. Notification is sent on a rolling basis.

Transfer: 122 transfer students enrolled in a recent year. Transfer ap¬plicants with fewer than 15 semester hours must submit ACT or SAT I scores and high school and college transcripts. 30 credits of 124 must be completed at Friends.

Visiting: There are regularly scheduled orientations for prospective students, including half-day classroom visits, individual instructor visits, discussion with current students, a tour, lunch, and a financial aid ses¬sion. There are guides for informal visits and visitors may sit in on class¬es and stay overnight. To schedule a visit, contact the Admissions Of¬fice.

Financial Aid: In a recent year, 95% of all freshmen and 90% of con¬tinuing students received some form of financial aid. 85% of freshmen and 80% of continuing students received need-based aid. The average freshman award was $6500. Of that total, scholarships or need-based grants averaged $3300 ($4300 maximum); and loans averaged $2500 ($6625 maximum). 100% of undergraduates work part time. Average annual earnings from campus work are $1500. The average financial indebtedness of a recent graduate was $14,000. Friends is a member of CSS. The FAFSA is required. The fall application deadline is May 1