G-4 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
to graduate in th e number of years speci fi ed by th e chart. H owever, students who find it necessary to wo rk 20 or mo re hours weekly to provide li ving expenses should plan to reduce their academic load. Such a reducti on would extend th e time required for a degree program, though parti cipation in summer sess ion and interterm could help o ffs et the difference. ADMISSION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENT ALIENS It is essential that students from other countri es be abl e to und erstand directions and lectures in English and also to be able to express th eir thoughts clearl y in spoken Engli sh immedi ately upon arrival on cam pus. In o rder that the appli cant 's profi ciency in English may be determin ed , the applicant must take the Test o f Engl ish as a Fore ign Language (TOEFL) as admini s tered by the Educati onal Testing Service at the nearest overseas examination center. The minimum score fo r admi ssion is a total of 550 for the graduate stud ent (and a score of 55 or above fo r each of the three sections ). For additional informa tion see admi ss ions and registration sec ti on o f the unive rsity o r graduate catalog. Accepted students will also be required to take the Engli sh Diagnosti c Examination du ring o ri entation, prior to begin ni ng th eir first semes ter. This exami nation will be waived fo r appli cants who score a minimum o f 600 on TOEFL, who will instead be required to take the Talbot Writing Pro fici ency Examination. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS! M .A. First Year 1-28 units Second Year 29 + units M. Div. First Year 1-28 units Second Year 29-57 units Thi rd Year 58-86 units Fourth Year 87+ units PRE-SEMINARY STUDY The foll owing pre-seminary study guidel ines are recommended fo r stud ents who are planning to attend Talbot . The student should plan hi s o r her collegiate curriculum so that moderate compe tence will be possessed in all o f these areas and skill s developed so that one can communi cate eas ily, having the abili ty to write and speak clearly with correct English prose. Note: The numerals in parentheses indi cate the suggested minimum num ber of semester units for each discipline.
General Understandings A. Understanding o f Humani ty · Phil osophy (3) · Psychology (3) B. Und erstanding o f modern social instituti ons and problems · Social Science (6) C. Understanding o f cultural history · Hi sto ry (6) · Fine Arts (3)
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of B o r above from approved un accredit ed schools are considered as acceptable on a transfer bas is. For val idation proce dure fo r unaccredited work, contact th e Registrar's Offi ce.
COURSE PREFIXES! Course prefixes indicate: BE Bible Exposition CE Chri sti an Educati on DE Doctor o f Educati on DM Doctor o fM inistry H E Thes is
D. Und erstanding o f science and techno logy · Math/Sc ience (8) E. Unders tanding of the modes o f communi cati on · English-compos iti on and literature (9) · Speech (3) II. Theological Understandings A. Bible content and interpretati on (6) B. Theol ogical methodology and interpretati on (6) III. Lingui sti c Skills (12) At least one o f the fo llowing: · French · Ge rman · Greek · H ebrew · Latin · Spanish STUDENTS A stud ent must register in a th es is class each semes ter until the thes is is compl eted and accepted for binding by the library. A stud ent fini shing course work in December has 11/ 2 years to compl ete the thes is. A stud ent finishing course work in June has one year to compl ete the thes is. If geographic loca tion prevents regis tration in person, it is the student 's respo nsibili ty to contact the Registrar's O ffi ce for registration materi als. Registration bymail is subj ect to the same rul e as registration in person. TRANSFER OF CREDIT Transfer credit for acceptable work done in o ther graduate schoo ls will be allowed for courses which are parall el to those required in the curriculum. Applications received byMay 1 will be provided with transfer credit decisions at the po int o f acceptance. Transfer credit fo r late applications will be accompli shed during the fall semester. Graduate courses with grades o f C o r above at accredited institutions o r those validated with grades
HT Histo ri cal Theology LG Research Languages NT New Tes tament Language and Literature OT Old Tes tament and Semitics PH Philosophy of Religion PR Master o fMinistry- Prerequi site Track
PT Prac tical Theology SHM, SCL, SST Miss ions 55 Special Stud ies TH Systemat ic T heology TS Independ ent Studi es
GRADUATION INFORMATION GRADUATION WITH HONORS Those graduating with a grade po int average of 3.50 o r higher are elected to membershi p in Kappa Tau Epsil on, the Talbot scholastic honor society. Thi s honor is noted on the permanent reco rd card. For graduation hono rs, students com pl eting their program with a grade po int average of 3.50 are graduated with H onors. Students with a 3.70 G.P.A. are gradu ated with High H onors. Students with a 3.90 G. P.A. are graduated with Highest Honors. SPECIAL STUDIES The foll owing are special studies cours es to ass ist students in becoming profi cient in wri ting skills essential fo r an effec tive seminary edu ca ti on. Spec ifi c enrollment requirements are indicated in each course descripti on. SS 500 THEOLOGICAL WRITING (0) Grammar, sentence structure and para graph development fo r theological wri t ing. Criti cal thinking and composition including extracting informati on from sources, synthesis, fo rmat for written papers. Experi ence in writing papers
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