Graduate Programs
In add ition co its undergrad uate educational programs. th e School of Professi o na l S tudi es serves th e Ch ristian community by offe ring interdisciplinary masters degrees as
thought for graduate student., who
T h e program in co rpo rates
Sco res from the G radua t e Reco rd s Examination (G RE) taken within fi ve yea rs pri or to enrollment are requested ,
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have not taken similar undergradknowl edge and perspective from
ua te co urses. Spec ia lized ad ult education met hod s are utili zed
m any academi c disc iplin es and provides st imul at in g g radua te
hue nor required at th e preswith a view co preparation for dised ucat ion for chose who wish co
well as continuing ed ucation semie nt time.
ci plines of life long learning.
engage unbe lievers e ffectively in
nars, courses, and certificates.
No te: Official dor:ume11t.r preT he following seminars , or
the world of ideas.
th e ir equivalent, are required as
.rented for admi.r.rio11 or eva/11atio11
T he curriculum is designed for
DELIVERY FORMATS
hecome parr {)( t!tt .rt11de11t'.r amdemirpre req ui sites or program composcudenc., who may have litt le or no
nents for a ll degree srnd e nts in
file a11d 11om111l(J' cr1111w1 ht ret11mt:d
T h e prim a r y ' ' building
formal academic training in biblical
or copiedf or dis1n·h11tio11 . the Schoo l nf Professional Scud ies: blocks" of our graduate leve l cerscudies, cheolo1,,,y or philosophy. tifi cates and degrees are theme Scud y of the O ld Testament ( 1) Non-Degree Students The M.A. in C hristi an Apo lo Srnd y of the New Testament (I ) " modules " composed of desi gget ics is offered in association with Ind ividuals who cake courses Bible Inte rpre ta tion & nated co ur ses a nd se min ars. Ta lbo t Sc hon ! of T he ology . These e nabl e s rn dencs co co n and semin ars for c redit, but do Ap pli ca tion (1) not wish to pursue degrees, musr Appli cants w ho plan to pursue C hri stian 'T'hought I (I ) centrate on one specific theme or ap pl y for Biol a University special adva nced academi c degrees in C hri st ian T ho ught II (I) mix e mph ases for spec ia li zed scudenc admissio n. Special s cu phil osophy or ethics may wis h to O ne Integratio n Course: persona l e nr ichme nt. denc admission does not guaranin vest igate the Ta lbot M.A. in Co u rses. seminars , co nfe rC hri sci an'fhough cand ~ e tee admission to Biola Un iversity Philosoph y of Re ligion and E thics. Scie nces ( 1) as a degree swdenc. Special stu
e nces and related lea rning expe riences a re sc h e duled in the evening and on wee ke nds for t he convenience of wo rking ad ul ts. Courses are usu all y si x to e ight
C hri stian Thought and Bu siness
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
dents must have earned bac he
Management ( 1)
lors degrees.
C hristian T hought, Communi c,-acion
and the Performing Art., ( I)
Non-Credit Students
T he rvt. A. in C hristi an Apolo get ics is a ."\6-unir prog ram chat
C hri st ian T hough r and ihe
weeks in length with o ne fourIndi vid ual s who cake courses
Humanities ( 1)
hour class per week. Alternative sched uling is often employed fo r
and seminars. hue do not wis h co receive academ ic cred it . should
includes the fo llowing:
C hri st ian Thought and BehavA. Complet ing the Hequ ired
ioral Scie nce (I)
enhanced instruc tional e ffect ivecontact th e School of Professional
l'roi.; ram of Scudy:
These courses ma y be waived for srndents who have ac hi eved eq ui va lent lea rning through per sonal studv or th rough unde rgrad uate courses at C hristian colleges or Bible Institut es. Foundations of Fa ith must be replaced with a minimum of six units of approved
ness. Seminars are normall y four even ings or two days in length.
Scudi es for cont inuing educat ion
I.
Core in Biblical Swdies
opt ions.
( 11 units ):
AP 521 Genesis -
Admission of International
ADMISSION
Malachi (3)
Students
REQUIREMENTS
AP 522 S urvey of
In o rd er co rece ive the full ben efit of Profess ional S rudi es co urses. inte rn a tion a l students
Macchew Revelation (:"\)
Graduate Degree Students Indi vid ua ls who ta ke courses and sem in ars for cred it and who wis h rn pur s ue degrees muse app ly for Bi ola lln ivers itv degree
AP .'i27 Herme nemics
mu st be able co und e rstand lecgrad uate level bi b lical studi es or
and Bible Scudy
tures comple tel y a nd express
theology courses ( th ese a re included in the curriculum of th e C hri stian Apologetics program).
lvlethods (3)
thoughts clearly in E nglish .
AP .'i29 Scripture:
Inte rn ac ional scudents should
studenr adm iss ion.
cake th e Test of English as a ForAmhnr ity. Canon
Ad mi ss ion req uir e m e nt s
and C riti c ism (2)
MASTER OF ARTS IN
e ig n Language (TOEFL) a t a n
incl ud e the fo ll owi ng:
■ The gene ra l adm iss ion stanEd ucat ional Testing Service over2. Core in T heology (8 units) CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS da rd s for all grad uate srndents seas examination center and receive AP .'il0 Apologetics at Biol a Univers ity. written noti fica tion of admission co Director: Cra ig J. Hazen , Ph .D. Research and ■ A bach e lor' s degree from an Biola University before traveling to Fac ul ty: Bloom, Coe. DeWeese, Writi ng (1) accredited college or university the United Scates. Geive tt, Gon1es, H azen, AP S41 Essentia l C hr isr w i th a grade point ave rage The minimum score for Lewis , Morela nd, Rae, ian Doctrine I (2) (GPA) equiva le n t to a 13 , or admission to Professional Scudi es Revnolds, Russell. S. Smith AP .'i42 Essenti al C hri st hi g he r in a ll und e rgraduate grad uate degree progra m s is a ian Doctrine II (2) study. A limited numbe r of total of SS0 paper/21., computer AP .'i.'i0 Hi scnrical PROGRAM applicants from unaccred ited (and a score of SS or above for Theology (3) DESCRIPTION schoo ls or with low GPA 's are each of th e t hree sec ti ons). S tu :"\. Apo logetics Electives The l'vlaster of Arcs degree in ad mitte d , howeve r ac hi eve dents who are not ready for grad(14 units) C hristi an Apologeti cs is designed ment of a 3.0 G l'A in th e first ua ce work in Eng li s h s h o uld 4. Apo loget ic, Professional six uni cs of stu dy is required for in vest igate Biola' s English Lanfor individuals who desire aca Studies or Uni versity de mi c and prac ti ca l preparation remova l of probationary status. guage Scud ies Program (ELSP). E lect ives (3 units) for proc la imin g and d efe ndin g ■ A portfolio including a profesSee the admissions and regi s13. l'vlaintaining a 2.S ave rage the historic doctr ine s of the siona l resume, a shore aucobitration sec tions of the uni vers ity with no grade below a C in all og raphv. and a scacemenr of cata log for add it ional appli ca tion C hristi an fa ith . Scudents are pre courses en be c redited toward p a red to a rti cu late a Chr ist ia n vocational goals a nd objecin fo rmat ion. wor ld view reverently, with inte lg rad uatio n . S rnde ncs cannot tives. An ad n1iss ion interview lige nce. confidence and compasgraduate while on probat ion . a nd doc um e n tat io n of ora l FOUNDATIONS OF sion . The prog ram fosters perC. Compl e ting a minimum of 24 a nd writt e n communi cat ion FAITH PROGRAM sonal spirirnal growth and macuuni ts at lli ola Uni versity. All profi ciency may be req uested The Foundations of F a ith ricy th ro ugh guided srnd y of the degree components muse be ■ O ne pastoral and at lease one Program is a six-unit overview of Scriprnres and theo logy, mucu al compl e red as graded courses. professional or academi c rec the Bibl e, hermeneutics, svsceme ncouragement in th e C hris tian D. Completing the entire program ommendation. acic theology and C hri s tian life and intell ecrna l rigor. in no more than fi ve years.
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