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Soka University of America participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) program offered by the College Board to provide greater quality and opportunity for high school students to proceed with their education. Students must submit to the Office of the Registrar official transcripts or reports from the College Board no later than the end of the Sophomore year at SUA for scores to be considered. AP credits are not awarded; however, academic programs and areas may grant placement based on AP results. An on-going policy review takes place annually; therefore, placement based on AP tests and scores is subject to change without notice. Similarly, academic programs and areas may grant placement for college courses taken elsewhere.

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Soka University of America is a private, non-profit institution of higher education located in Aliso Viejo, California. Soka offers a BA in liberal arts and an MA in Educational Leadership and Societal Change. Each offers a unique curriculum that emphasizes leadership and contributive citizenship. The college was founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights, and the sanctity of life. The school's curriculum, however, is entirely secular. Soka undergraduates all study a non-native language and study abroad for a semester in a country where that language is spoken, the cost of which is included in tuition. Undergraduates choose from concentrations in Environmental Studies, Humanities, International Studies, Life Sciences, or Social and Behavioral Sciences. Soka's mission "to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life" is infused into the curriculum and campus community. Life at SUA focuses on the growth and development of students as global citizens and provides a wide variety of programs that emphasize engagement, collaboration, activism, advocacy, team-building, and community. In order to ensure that the university is accessible to all admitted students, our Office of Financial Aid partners with students and families to promote greater diversity and access. SUA has a comprehensive merit and need-based financial aid program that ensures the fair distribution of institutional, state, and federal funds. Classrooms are centers of dialogue and discussion, emphasizing seminar course settings with an average class size of 13 (the student/faculty ratio is 7:1). All undergraduate students live on campus. The average first-year student retention is 92% with 87% graduating within six years. Nearly half of the student body is international. In 2008, Soka became the smallest and youngest university to offer full tuition to admitted students whose annual family income is $60,000 or less; now more than 90% of our students-both domestic and international-receive need-based and/or merit-based scholarships totaling over $14 million.

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