Torrey Honors Institute
wish co transfe r the ir cre dits in Torre, to Bio la's ge nera l ed u cati on progralll , Ill ay do so onl y under spec ial arrangc lll c nts.
Dircccor: John f--l ark Reyno lds, Ph.D.
FACULTY Assoc iate Professo rs: Je ffe rs, RcYno ld s Ass istant P rofesso rs : Sa nde rs, Thoe nn es In structors: I lc nd c rson , Spea rs, Yilll
PROGRAM PLAN Th e T o rrcv I lonors lnstitll tC is th e most ri goro us gene ra l e du cati on co urse o f srndi cs at chi s uni vc rs icv. Its co urses ful fill the libera l a rcs re quirc lll c n cs for a fo ur-ye,tr d egree a t Bio la in t he foll owing areas : Commun icatio n, E ng li sh , Lite r a ture, Fin e Arcs, lli sto ry, Phil oso ph y a nd Be hav iora l Sc i e nce. Torrey co urses a lso fulfill th e bi b li ca l and t heo log ica l studi es re quire me n ts (30 credi ts) fo r a fo ur-yea r degre e a t Bio ta. Stu dents need onl y 60 non-re peat ing credi ts in T o r rey co sa ti sfy th ese ge nera l ed ucation requ ire me nts. T o ga in a four- yea r degree, stu dents muse mee t a ll oth e r aca dc llli c. soci al, and spiritu a l re quire me nts of Bi o la l' ni, ·c rsity. TORREY OFF-CAMPUS Torrcv offe rs opportuni t ies co li ve and stud \' away frolll th e Biola campus for credit. T orrcv Be rke ley is a three-week course in a locati on such as Be rke ley, Ca lifornia. Srndc nts read books, atte nd lccrnres, pa rti cipate in d iscuss ion gro ups, visit culrn ra l points of inte rest, and arc inl'oh·cd in practica l mini stry. Torrey E urope is a three-wee k trip and co urse in sc lcc cc d pa rts of Europe. Ic prol' ides srndents with fo ur c red its. Stu de nts read books pri or co the tri p and arc led by T orre,· tutors in integrating that reading, and the ir oche r T orrey read ings, \\ ·ich the cultural and re li gious he ritage of Eu ro pe . ·l 'orrcy Ab road is a three-week course in places such as ~l ongoli a in \\' hi ch srndc nts reach in public schools and work " ·ich loca l C hrist ian organi za ti ons. The c redits from th ese p rograms may be app li ed co Torre,· junior and/or seni or yea r requireme nts, or with apprm·al may be substi tuted for the T orrey Honors Thes is. Torrey Berkeley T o rrey Be rk e ley co ns is ts of a three wee k sess ion , usu all y o ffe re d in th e s umm e r, \\'Orth fo u r cre dit s . S rnd c nts rea d boo k s . a tt e nd lec tur es, p a r t ic ip ate in di sc u ss io n group s, may v is it c ultu ra l po ints o f inte res t, a nd may be in vol ved in prac t ical mini scrv. Fo r exa mpl e, whil e res idin g at a cam p us mini scrv fac ility bes id e the ca m p us o f th e t · ni , ·c rs it\" of Ca li fo rni a, Be rke le y, st ud e nts ha\'C th e opportunity fo r spiritu a l bo nding and inte ll ec tu a l g rowth in a mo re incen s il'c and intima te e nv i ronme nt th an is poss ibl e durin g th e sc hoo l yea r. The\" a rc supe n ·iscd and le d bY a tu co r in th e To rre,· H ono rs Ins ti tute and a rc abl e to inte ract " ich ot he r s ti m ul at ing lea de rs . Component RecommendedCredits Yt--1 DT 492 T o rrey Off-Ca mpu s 4 Torrey Europe T o rr ey Eur o p e is a three-wee k to u r and co ur se in E urope , usua ll y offe re d in t he summe r. It prm·id cs stud e n ts \\·ich four c re dit s in t he T o rr e\' p rogra m . S tud e n ts read boo ks pri o r to th e to ur and arc le d bYT o rrey tu to rs in inte grating chat re ad ing, and th e ir och e r T o rrey re adin gs , with th e cultural and re lig ious he ritage o f E urope. Stud e nts " ·ill ga in hi sto ri cal , a rchaeo logical, and cultural ins ights in to th e o ri g in and deve lopme n t o f Wes te rn c i,·ili zac ion and C hri s tianity. T he itin e rary may ,li te r fr o lll yea r co yea r. Component RecommendedCredits YJ\IDT 492 T orrey O ff- Ca mpu s 4
OBJECTIVES The T orrey Honors lnsrirncc is a ge nera l ed uca ti on pro gra lll in th e libe ral arts for undergrad uates at Biola Lni vc rsiry. It is dedi ca ted co fo rllling leade rs th ro ugh th e stud y of th e Ill as tc r works of \\ 'es rc rn c i\' ili zat ion, with a spec ial c lllphas is on the Bibl e and C hri st ian authors . Stude nts in the progralll , who collle frolll a , ·ari e tv of Ill ajors, arc outstanding cxa lllpl es of aca dc lllic abi lity, C hri sti an characte r, and pote nti al fo r leadership . Thcv lea rn in a rigorous d iscuss ion group fo rllla t to chink and exp ress thc rn sch·cs clea rl y in both ve rbal and writte n fo ,rns. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Th e T o rre , · H ono rs ln sc icu cc is hi g hl v sc lcc ri, ·c. Th e a,·c rage appli ca nt to T o rre\" is alllo ng th e top te n pe rce n t of scud c nt s pl a nnin g to a tt e nd Bio la U ni ve rs it y in te rm s o f aca dc llli c, soc ial , and spirirua l lea de rship. I li gh sc hoo l stu de nts wi shin g to ap pl y to T o rrey should ca ke fo ur yea rs of eac h o f th e co re di sc ip lines. Torrey appli cants should have complet ed s uccess ful ly so lll c ho no rs o r Ath ·a nced Pl acc Ill c nc work , if such is ava il abl e at t he ir hi gh sc hoo ls. ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS S tude nts wi shing to enro ll in any co urses in the T o rrey H ono rs In st itute IllUSt h,l\·c o utsta nding skill s in both writ te n a nd s p o k e n E ng li s h. Th e pros pect ive s tud e nt w ill de mon strate t he fo rme r in a pape r submitte d with the T o r rey appli ca ti on and the la tter by a pe rsona l intc n ·iew. ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT Alth o ug h m ost T o rr ey st u de n ts w ill lrn, ·c ea rn e d Ad vanced Pl aceme nt c re dit in hi gh schoo l, thcv will not be exempted from an y Torrey req uire d classes. Ad, ·a nccd Pl ace me nt courses a rc he lpful in p repa ring the stud e nt fo r T orrey, bu t not cqui \'a lc nt to T orrey cl asses in style, co nte n t o r ri go r. TORREY CERTIFICATE A s tud e nt wh o co lllpl c ces th e fu ll T orrcv prog ra lll (64 c redits in c luding th es is) will be awa rded th e To rrey H onors In s ti t ute Cc rcifi cacc. A s tud e nt nee d no t gra du a t e fr om Bi o la Uni ve rs ity to rccc i, -c th e Ce rt ifi cate, a nd a stu de nt can g radu ate with o u t ea rnin g t he Ce rti ficate. Ce rtifi ca tes a rc prese nted a t a s pec ial ce remo ny TRANSFER STUDENTS Th e T o rrey ll ono rs ln scicu cc no rma ll y d ocs no t acce pt t ransfe r stude nts. In except iona l cases, owing co outsta nding acade mi c me ri t, appli cations fo r ad llli ss ion frolll tra nsfer stu de nts may be consid e red . 1':orma ll v, transfe r stud e nts bring transfer credits with chem. These t ran sferred credits may sa t isfv some standa rd Bio la ge ne ra l ed uca ti on req uireme nts, as de te rmined lw offi c ia l consu lta t ion with the registrar. Whil e transfe r credits may sat isfy Bi ola's sta ndard gene ral educa ti on rcquirc lll c nts, t hey will unde r no c ircumstances be acce pted as sa ci s fv in g any T o rrey I l ono rs In s titute co urse rc quirc Ill Cnts. S tu de n ts who lca,·e t he T o rrcv p rogram, and who
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