G-2 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Student Christian Service The seminary recognizes the necessity of active service in Christian work while stu dents are pursuing their courses of study. From the time of the enrollment students are asked to engage in some type of approved weekly ministry. The high population densi ty of Southern California creates extensive service opportunities of many types. Field Education Field education is that part of the stu dent's academic program in which there is active participation in a supervised experi ence within a church setting. A full-time M.Div. student must register for field educa tion each semester. (A part-time M.Div. stu dent must register for field education once within every 16 units completed.) For spe cific course numbers see the Practical Theology section under course descriptions. After completing 64 units of class work in the M.Div. program, students become eligible to register for field educa tion internship. This intensive supervised practice of the ministry is composed of three clusters of learning: 1) supervised field experience for a minimum of 100 hours in each of two semesters; 2) seminars with other students registered for field edu cation internship; 3) individual counseling with the director of field education on specific aspects of the student's experience. The Biola Campus The seminary has classroom, chapel and administrative office facilities located in Myers Hall and Feinberg Hall. Metzger Hall houses University administrative offices in cluding the Admissions and Records Office. In addition, the seminary shares the li brary, cafeteria, coffee shop, residences, gymnasium, infirmary and prayer chapel with Biola University. Also available are a crushed brick quarter mile track, a soccer field, a baseball diamond, tennis courts and a short course Olympic swimming pool. See general information section for a full campus description. Library The library contains over 200,000 vol umes, including bound journals and micro forms with their respective readers. Special features of the library include an extensive index file of sermon outlines and illustra tions, an excellent collection of bibliographic tools and journal indexes and a number of special collections. The principal theological journals in English are received regularly.
Master of Divinity
6 units 4 units
tain a course or two each semester, when other responsibilities prevent enrollment as a full-time student. Courses offered are identical in content to those provided in the daytime schedule and are applicable toward the degree programs of the seminary. Holy Land Studies Talbot School of Theology will transfer up to 12 units of elective credit for graduate level courses taken at the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, Israel. Institute o/Theological Studies Talbot School ofTheology is a charter member of the Institute ofTheological stud ies, a program in which graduate level courses are offered by extension or indepen dent study ofkampus. This is a cooperative effort of several seminaries. General over sight to the program is given by a Dean's Council composed of the Academic Deans of the member schools. These include Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, Covenant Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, Grace Theological Seminary, Talbot School ofTheology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary. Lectures for each course are provided on cassette tapes prepared by outstanding evan gelical scholars. Included is a printed syl labus which provides a broad outline of the lectures, review questions and a bibliogra phy. Requirements for credit also include textbook assignments, collateral reading, re search papers and examinations, all of which are outlined in a programmed syllabus. The regular tuition fees are charged for each course regardless of the number of units for which a student is already enrolled and include costs for tapes and pro grammed syllabus. Tapes must be ordered through the Talbot Associate Dean's office. I.T.S. courses may not normally be used in lieu of required courses. A maximum of 12 I.T.S. units may be taken toward program entrance prerequisites in Bible or theology. Students who desire graduate credit for approved courses of the Institute of Theological Studies must meet the normal requirements for admission to Talbot and register for the courses through the Office of Admissions and Records. I.T.S. courses may not normally be used in lieu of re quired courses. The maximum in I.T.S. courses which may be applied as elective credit is as follows:
Master of Arts MA reduced
2 units I.T.S. courses which may be taken for credit are listed after the Talbot course de scriptions. Further details may be obtained from the Talbot Associate Dean's Office.
DISTINCTIVES Accreditation
Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Talbot, as a school of Biola University, is included within Biola University's accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Association of Theological Schools. Talbot is a member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the internationally recognized accrediting body of seminaries and schools of divinity.
Recognition
Agencies of the United States Government which recognize the training given at Talbot include: I. The United States Department of Health Education and Welfare, Office of Education. II. The Chaplaincy Branches of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Full-time seminary students are eligible to apply for commissions as second lieu tenants or ensigns in the chaplaincy branches of the Army, Air Force or Navy, with eight weeks of active duty training optional during the summer va cation. A course in chaplaincy orienta tion is offered by the department of prac tical theology. III.The Veterans Administration. IV. The United States Department of]ustice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. Chapel Forty minutes of each day, Tuesday through Thursday, are set aside for a chapel service. The purpose of chapel is for wor ship, instruction and exposure to current is sues, ministries, missions and gifted individ uals. Not every chapel will fulfill each pur pose and some will be designated for a single purpose such as worship. Chapel ser vices are an integral part of the total educa tional experience and the corporate and indi vidual growth of the student body. Friday chapel time is given to small group prayer.
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