TORREY HONORS INSTITUTE
TORREY
INSTITUTE
PROGRAM PLAN The Torrey Honors In stitute program, when completed, is the most rigoro us general educati on course of studies ava il able at thi s University. These classes will replace (fo r Torrey Honors Institute students only) the following liberal arts requ irements for a four-year degree at Biola University: Communicat ion, English, Literature, Fine Arts, Hi stOl)', Phi losophy, and Behal'ioral Science. These account for 29 uni ts of material. Torrey st uden ts will replace these cou rses with 32 units of honors humaniti es ' courses (incl uding the the sis ). Torrey will also replace the standard 30 units of Bible in the curriculum with 32 units. To gain a four-year degree, students will be responsi bl e fo r all other academi c, social, and spiritual requirements ofBiola University. TORREY HONORS IN BERKELEY The Torrey Honors Institute offers a three- to six-week summer school course in Berkeley for Torrey students. Each session consists of four units and is applied to the Torrey pro gram. Along with the same style of discussion groups, stu dents will experience the cultural points of interes t and par ticipate in practical ministry. This will particularly help those who need to use th eir junior and senior yea rs for th eir majors. See Special Programs section. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 110 Foundations of Thought (4) Int roduces the sn1dent to such works as Epic of Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey, His to,ies, Peloponnesian War, Meno, Symposium, Republic, Physics, Nicomachan Ethics and Cicero's On the Good Life. Credit given for ARTS !00 and COMM 100. Fall , freshman year. 111 Biblical Foundations (4) Introduces th e students to Biblical literature and includes: Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Judges. Credit given for BBST 105. Fall, freshman year. 120 Formation of the Modern Mind (8) Examines such works as: Aristotle's Physics, Metaphysics, Categories, De Anima and Niwmachean Ethics; Virgil's Aeneid; Divine Comedy, and Canterbury Tal£s. The class will cover writing skills and criti cal thinking . Credit given for ENGL l l0A/B and ENGL 250. Spring, freshman year. 121 Biblical Poetry and Wisdom Literature (4) Explores Psalms, Job, Prooerbs, Eccl£siasles, ApostolicFathers, Augus tine's Co11fessions and City of God , Consolation of Philosophy, Philokalia and Summa Th eologica. Credit given for BBST 109. Spring, freshman year. 210 Modern Western Thought (4) Delves in such writings as: Don Quixote, Faerie Queene, several works of Shakespeare, Hobbes' Leviathan and selections from Descartes. Credit given for HIST 205. Fall, sophomore year. 211 Christian Origins and Early Thought (8) Considers: The Four Gospels , Martin Luther , John Calvin, Creeds of the Churches, John Donne, George Herbert and Pil grim's Progress. Credit given for BBST 110 and PHIL 214. Fall , sophomore year. 220 Modern Western Thought II (8) Student will read and discuss books such as: Second Treatise on Gooernment, Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Enquiry Con-
Director:John Mark Reyno lds, Ph.D. FACULTY Associa te Professo r: Reynolds OBJECTIVES
The Torrey Honors Institute is a two-year program in the li beral arts for undergraduates at Biola. Students accepted in the program represent outstanding undergraduates in terms of academic ability, Ch1istian character, and potential for leader ship. Instruction is in small tutorials. The cuJTiculum contains the mas ter works of Western civilization, with a spec ial empha sis on Christian texts. Students come from a variety of majors. The program trains students in a rigorous discussion group fo r mat. It teaches high level writing and critical thinking skills. -ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission to Torrey is by invitation only. Students are invited to apply after a review by the Office of Admission and the program Direc tor fo llowing their making application to Biola University. The average applicant is in the top ten per cent of all students planning to attend Bi ola University in terms of academic, social, and spiritual leadership. Hi gh school students wishing to appl y to Torrey shou ld take four years of each of the core disciplines. It is expected that the successful Torrey student will have successfully completed some honors or Advanced Placement work, if such is avail
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able at his or her high school. ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
Students wishing to enroll in any courses in the Torrey Honors Institute must have outstanding written and spoken English skills. This will be demonstrated by the prospective student in a paper submitted with the Torrey application and bya personal interview with the director. ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT It is anticipated that a majority of Torrey students will have earned Advanced Placement credit in high school. Students will not, however, be exempted from anyTorrey Honors Insti tute required classes as a result of Advanced Placement credit. A.P. credit is, therefore, helpful in being admitted to ToJTey, but not equivalent to Torrey classes in style, con tent or rigor. TORREY CERTIFICATE A student who completes the full Torrey program (64 credits including thesis) will be awarded the Torrey Honors Institute Certificate. Astudent need not graduate from Biola University to receive this Certificate; additionally, a student can graduate without earning the certificate. Application shou ld be made with the director following the successful defense of the Torrey thesis. TRANSFER STUDENTS Accepted Torrey students will not be exempted from any Torrey classes based on transfer credit.
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