G-6 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Students without a working knowledge of G reek must rake NT 501 and 502 (Beginning Greek) whi ch are no r fo r cred it unless taken in place of elective units. ELECTIVES IN THE CURRICULUM Electives are open to the student's choice (check prerequisites) regardless of emphas is, but that choice may be gov erned by the fo ll owing gu ide lines: 1) If writing a thesis, the stud ent's advisor may require up to fou r units of electives in an area of study in preparation for the thesis; 2) Students who do not write a thesis are requ ired to rake two additional elective units fo r a program total of 98 units . PROGRAM REDUCTION BASED UPON PRIOR ACADEMIC STUDY Qualified students coming from approved Bibi coll eges o r Chri sti an liber al arts coll eges may request exemption from certain required courses. Requests for exempt ion may be cons idered from two perspectives: 1) Program reductions are possible up to a maximum of 16 units from the norma l M.Div. requirement, i. e., 96-98 units may be reduced by up to 16 units. A reduction of as much as six units (included in the 16) is possib le for snidents with coll egiate stud ies in either Hebrew o r G reek. Eva luat ions fo r reduction are considered for undergraduate courses w ith satisfacto ry parall el content, provided that the co ll e giate courses are app roximate ly doub le the unit va lu e of the correspond ing semi nary courses . To qualify for such reduc t ions the student must have earned at least a "B" grade in the specifi c cou rse(s) and be able to demonstrate competency in rhe subject matter. In the event the studen t rakes a cou rse which had been previously waived, that p revious red uction would then be nu lli fied . 2 ) The substitution of electives in li eu of required courses may be arranged in certain circumstances. In some cases where one of the above criteria may pre clude a program reduction, the student may neverthe less be abl e to demonstrate a sarisfacrory level of competency in a given subject. In this event, electives may be sub stituted for the co urse in question. Interested students would contact the appropriate department chairman regard ing course substitutions. T hi s alternati ve is also ava il ab le for th ose who quali fy for the maximum program reduction
(two un its each ) as prerequisite to NT 503.
indicated above . Request for program reduction should be submitted to the Admissions and Registrar's Offices before studies begin at Talbot, because reductions for a specific course cannot be considered a~er registra tion for that course. The substitution of electives in lieu ofrequired courses may be requested anytime during the student's first year. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS A. Satisfactorily complete 96-98 semester units. See (D) below. B. Take the courses prescribed in the Master of Divinity curricu lum . C. Compl ete the requirements in o ne of the emphases. D. Subm it an acceptab le thesis (four units ) chosen in consu ltation with the major adviso r, or at the option of rhe major advisor and in lieu of the thesis, comp lete six units of electives . Students who write theses wi ll have a tota l require ment of 96 units and those who rake six units of electi ves in lieu of a thesis wi ll have a total requirement of 98 units. Five unbound copies of the thes is are to be sub mitted to the librarian. E. Ar least 24 units must be taken in this seminary by transfer students. Studen ts are p laced o n academic proba tion if their grade point average fo r any semester fa ll s below 2.5 and remain on probation as lo ng as the single semester of cumul at ive grad e point average remains below 2.5. Students on probation are granted one semester in whi ch to bring their academic wo rk up to the required level (2.5) fo r continuance in the sem in ary. A student can not graduate while on pro bation. F. T he sta ndard rate of progress through the program ( 12 units per semester) w ill allow the program to be completed in four years . CURRICULUM Two bib li cal languages are required : G reek and Hebrew. Either may be taken first. GREEK NT 503, NT 604 and NT 605 each requ ired beyond beginning Greek. A qual ifying examination is available to all inter ested students. Those who pass the exam ination may enro ll di rectly in NT 503; others must rake NT 50J and NT 502
HEBREW OT 603, OT 604 and OT 705 a rc required. A qua li fy ing examinati on is available to interested students. Those who pass the examination may rake OT 604, pl us 3-4 units of Hebrew electives instead of OT 603 . PASTORAL AND GENERAL MINISTRIES EMPHASIS Provides preparation fo r a variety of professional ministries includ ing pastor, associate pastor, youth pastor, women 's ministries, college and sem inary teach ing, and other leadership ro les. (Stud ents anticipating a graduate or undergraduate reaching career wi ll need to pursue advanced studi es beyond the Master of Divinity program ). FIRST YEAR FALL SEMESTER BE 5 l7 Hermeneutics/ Bibl e Study Merhods ........... ..... ... .. ... ... .... ....3 BE 519 Survey of Genesis-Malachi .......3 HT 505 Patristic/ Medieva l T heology .. .3 NT 503 In troduction to Exegesis''· ........3 TH 501 Theology of the Christian Life ...........................3 PT 59 1 Intro. to Field Education ......... I 55 5 l0 T heological Research Methodologies .. .... ... ............ =1___ 17 5PRJ NG SE.MESTER BE 520 Survey of Matthew-Revelation .3 HT 506 Reformation and Modern Theo logy .............. ............... .. .. .3 NT 604 Exeges is in the Gospe ls ............3 PT 510 Evange lism and Follow-up .......3 TH 502 Theology I ................................3 PT 592 Fie ld Education .... .................... 0 15 SECOND YEAR FALL SE.ME.STER CE 60 l Educatio nal M ini stry in the Church ........ ...... .......... .... ...3 HM 555 Introduction to World Missions ................................... 3 OT 603 Elements of Hebrew 1.. .. .. ........ 3 PT 609 Sermon Preparation ................. 3 TH 603 Theology 11... ............................ 3 PT 691 Field Education ...... .... ... .. ....... .. 0 Elective ..................................... .. .......... 2 17
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