courses, in the same discipline, to reduce one graduate course (6 units undergraduate work to reduce 3 units of graduate work) for a limited amount of graduate credit. To qua lify for reduction, the student must have earned a "B" grade in eligible coursework. Once the student has been accepted into the program, an eval uation will be made by the Office of the Registrar following guide lines established by the faculty. The maximum number of units chat may be reduced is .,O units for these M.A. emphases: Bible Exposition, New Testa ment, Old Testament, Theology, Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, and Biblical and Theolog ical Studies/Diversified. Course Prefixes Course pre fixes indicate: BE Bible Exposition CE Christian Education CL World Missions
A. Understanding of Humanity ■ Philosophy (3) ■ Psychology 0) B. Understanding of modern social inscirncions and prob lems• Social Science (6) C. Understanding of cultural history ■ History (6) ■ Fine Arts 0) D. Understanding of science and technology ■ Math/Science (8) E. Understanding of the modes of comm unicacion ■ English-composition and literarnre (9) ■ Speech (3) II. Theological Understandings A. Bible content and inter pretation (6) 13. Theological methodology and interpretation (6) Ill.Linguistic Skills (12) At least one of the following: ■ French ■ German ■ Greek ■ Hebrew ■ Latin ■ Spanish Independent Study/A rranged Course Independent Srndies are an integral part of the Biola Univer sity experience. An Independent Srndy is a course which is initi ated by the student, who then works indepe ndentl y toward the goals and objectives outlined by the professor on the Arranged Course form. Scudencs who are in good standing and nm on pro bation are eligible to enroll in an Independenc Study. A maximum of six (6) units , ma y be taken by a student in independent study and/or arranged coursework during the srndenc ·s degree program. Thesis A studenr must register in a thesis class each semester until the thesis is completed and accepted for binding by the library. A student finishing course work in December has I 1/2 years to complete the thesis. A student finishing course work in June has one year to complete the thes is. If geographic location prevent~ registration in person, it is the stu dent 's responsibility to contact the Office of the Registrar for registra tion materials. Registration by
mail is subject to the same rule as registration in person. Transfer of Credit Transfer credit for acceptable work dune in other 1,,,raduate schools will be allowed for courses which are parallel co those required in the curriculum. Applic.-ations received by !\fay I will be provided with transfer c.Tedit decisions at the point of acceptance. Transfer credit for lace applications will be accom plished during the fall semester. Graduate courses with 1,,,rades of C or above at accredited institutions or those validated with grades of B or alxlVe from approved unaccredited schools are considered as acceptable on a transfer basis. For information on the validation procedure for unaccredited work, contact the Office of the Registrar. Multiple Degree The programs in Talbot School of Theoloi:.,,y are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). ATS requires that a minimum of SO% of coursework in Talbot's degree programs be taken in residency (i.e., nm trans ferred in nor shared with any other program). (ATS Standards, 1998) Advanced Standing Accepted/admitted applicants who have taken undergraduate courses in biblical or rheological studies ma y request review for Advanced Standing credit based on their collegiate work. Grant in g advanced standing credit requires faculty approval based on parallel course content. Proof of competency in the subject area or ev idence of how the course content has been used since taking the course is required. An evaluation will be made by the fac ulty and credit, processed through the Office of the Registrar. The srndent muse have earned at least a "B'' grade in the coursework being evaluated to be considered. The maximum number of units that may be received is: Master of Divinity 16 units Master of Arts in Christian Education 12 units Christian Ministry & Leadership 12 units Reduction Eligible student, coming from accredited Bible colleges or Christ ian liberal arts colleges may requ es t exemption from certain required courses. Normally reduc tion requires two undergraduate
Admission of International Students It is essential chat students from ocher co untries be able co understand directions and lectures in English and also to he able to express their thoughts clearly in spoken English immediately upon arrival on campus. In order char the applicant's proficiencv in Eng lish may be determined, the appli cant muse cake the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as administered by the Educa tional Testing Service at the near est overseas examination center. The minimum score for admission is a total of 550 paper/213 com puter for the graduate student and 600 paper/2S0 computer for doc toral smdents (and a score of 55 or above fur the three sections). Pref erence in admission will be given co those who score 600 paper/250 computer or over on TOEFL and 40 or over on TWE. Those scoring between 580 paper/2~7 computer and S99 paper/248 computer on TOEFL will be assessed on a case by case basis. For additional infor mation see admissions and regis tration section of the university or graduate catalog. Accepted students will also be required to take the English Diag nostic Examination during orienta tion. prior to beginning their first semester. This examination will be waived for applicant~ who score a minimum of 600 paper/2S0 com puter on TOEFL, who will instead be required to cake the Talbot Writing Proficiency Examination. Classification of Students: M.A. First Year 1-28 units Second Year 29 + units M.Div. First Year 1-28 units
DE Doctor of Education OM Doctor of Ministry H E Thesis
HT Historical Theology LG Research Languages NT New Testament Language and Literature OT Old Testament and Semitics PH Philosophy of Religion PT Christian Ministry and Leadership SS Special Srndies TH Systematic Theology TS Independent Srndies GRADUATION INFORMATION Graduation with Honors Those graduating with a grade point average of .,.SO or higher are e lected to membership in Kappa Tau Epsilon, the Talbot scholastic honor society. 'T'his honor is noted on the permanent record card. For grad uation honors, smdents completing their program with a 3.S0 G.P.A. are graduated with Hon ors. Srndents with a J.70 GP.A. are graduated with High Honors. Sm dents with a ~.90 G.P.A. are gradu ated with Highest Honors. SPECIAL PROGRAMS - CREDIT Talbot-Israel Study Program Dr. Ri chard Rigsby, Director The Talbot-Bible Lands Pro gram is a for-credit smdy program in Israel with an additional excur-
Second Year 29-57 units Third Year 58-86 units Fourth Year 87+ units
Pre-Seminary Study
The following pre-seminary srndy guidelines are recommended for srndents who are planning to attend Talbot. The student should plan his or her collegiate curricu lum so that moderate competence will be possessed in all of these areas and skills developed so that one can communicate easily, hav ing the ability to write and speak dearly with correct English prose. Note: Tht 11111nemlr i11 punmtht'.re.r i11di1:a/1' !ht .wzt:.rted mi11im11m 1/f(tn her o(.rrme.rter 1111it.r for each di.rcipli11e. I. General Understandings
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