Torrey Honors Institute
T orrey H onors I nstitute
English Requirements Students wishing to enroll in any courses in the Torrey Honors Institute must have outstanding skills in both written and spoken English. The prospective student will demonstrate the former in a paper submitted with the Torrey application and the latter by a personal interview. Advanced Placement Credit Although most Torrey students will have earned Advanced Placement credit in high school, they will not be exempted from any Torrey required classes. Advanced Placement courses are helpful in preparing the student for Torrey, but not equivalent to Torrey classes in style, content or rigor. Transfer Students The Torrey Honors Institute does accept transfer students in some cases. In exceptional cases, owing to outstanding academic merit, applications for admission from transfer students may be considered. Transferred credits may satisfy some standard Biola general education requirements, and major prerequisites not covered by Torrey coursework; however, they will under no circumstances be accepted as satisfying any Torrey Honors Institute course requirements. Students who leave the Torrey program, and who wish to transfer their credits in Torrey to Biola’s general education program should first consult the Office of the Registrar. Torrey Houses The curriculum included in the Morgan and Johnson House models meet the general education requirements as reflected below. However, the content is encapsulated in either 4-credit (Morgan) or 8-credit (Johnson) models.
Faculty
Spears
Director:
Jenson, Peters, Sanders, Thoennes Aijian, Cure, Henderson, Schubert, Vincent, Whitaker Campbell, Wright
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors:
Llizo
Special Contract Faculty:
Mission and Learning Outcomes The Torrey Honors Institute is a general education program in the liberal arts for undergraduates at Biola University. It is dedicated to forming leaders through the study of the master works of Western civilization, with a special emphasis on the Bible and Christian authors. Students in the program, who come from a variety of majors, are outstanding examples of academic ability, Christian character, and potential for leadership. They learn in a rigorous discussion group format to think and express themselves clearly in both verbal and written forms. Torrey Honors Institute, Certificate Program Plan The Torrey Honors Institute is the most rigorous general education course of studies at this University. Its courses fulfill the liberal arts requirements for a four-year degree at Biola in the following areas: Communication, English, Literature, Fine Arts, History, Philosophy and Behavioral Science. Torrey courses also fulfill the biblical and theological studies requirements (30 credits) for a four-year degree at Biola. Students need 60 credits in Torrey to satisfy these general education requirements. To gain a four-year degree, students must meet all other academic, social, and spiritual requirements of Biola University. Torrey Certificate A student who completes the full Torrey program (64 credits including thesis) will be awarded the Torrey Honors Institute Certificate. A student need not graduate from Biola University to receive the Certificate, and a student can graduate without earning the Certificate. Certificates are presented at a special ceremony. Admission Requirements The Torrey Honors Institute is highly selective. The average applicant to Torrey is among the top ten percent of students planning to attend Biola University in terms of academic, social, and spiritual leadership. High school students wishing to apply to Torrey should take four years of each of the core disciplines. Torrey applicants should have completed successfully some honors or Advanced Placement work, if such is available at their high schools.
Morgan House Requirements YMDT 110 Greek Thought
Credit(s): 4.
Meets ARTS 100, COMM 100
Old Testament Beginnings
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 111
Meets BBST 105
Church Fathers and Life of Christ
Credit(s): 8. Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 122 YMDT 125
Greco–Roman Thought
Meets ENGL 112, 113, 230 and BBST 110
Medieval and Reformation Thought
Credit(s): 8.
YMDT 214
Meets HIST 207 or 208, PHIL 214
Pauline Epistles
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 217
Meets BBST 306
Early Modern Thought
Credit(s): 8.
YMDT 220
Meets HIST 108 and Behavioral Science
Wisdom Literature
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 226
Meets BBST 109
Revivalism and Romanticism
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 310
Meets BBST 251
Nineteenth Century Thought
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 325
Meets BBST 254
America
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 410
Meets BBST 300/400
Twentieth Century Thought
Credit(s): 4.
YMDT 465
Meets BBST 465
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