Placement The placement office provides career counseling for students and placement in formation for graduating seniors and alum ni seeking ministry in fields of service to which they believe that the Lord has called them. The placement director along with the placement committee works cl0sely with denominational and interdenomina tional Christian leaders. Each year a Direc tory of Graduating Seniors, with a profile of each graduate, is published for distribu tion to national and area Christian leaders and organizations. Application Information Correspondence concerning admission should be addressed to the university of fice of admissions and records, which will supply the applicant with the proper forms. When these application forms and all transcripts of previous academic training have been filed, accompanied by two pho tographs and a $25 application fee, an ad missions decision will be made. Official no tification of the decision will be sent by mail to the applicant. Applications must be filed at least one month before new stu dent orientation for the semester when entrance is planned in order to avoid an increased application fee of $35 instead of $25. Talbot Theological Seminary and School of Theology desires only qualified students and personnel who are committed to Jesus Christ. However, in the admission of stu dents, the hiring of employees or the op eration of any of its programs and activi ties, Talbot does not discriminate on the basis of the applicant's race, color, sex, handicap or national or ethnic origin. In quiries concerning this policy may be ad dressed to the seminary compliance direc tor for Title IX. Entrance requirements for each pro gram are listed on the page describing that program under the heading, Admission Requirements.
Pre-Seminary Study The following pre-seminary study guide lines are recommended for students who are planning to attend Talbot Seminary. The student should plan his or her colle giate curriculum so that moderate competence will be possessed in all of these areas and skills developed so that one can communicate easily, having the ability to write and speak clearly with cor rect English prose. Note: The numerals in parentheses indi cate the suggested minimum number of semester units for each discipline. I. General Understandings A Understanding of humanity Philosophy (3) Psychology (3) B. Understanding of modern social institutions and problems Social Science (6) C. Understanding of cultural history History (6) Fine Arts (3) D. Understanding of s_cience and technology Math/Science (8) E. Understanding of the modes of communication English-composition and literature (9) Speech (3) II. Theological Understandings A Bible content and interpretation (6) B. Theological methodology and in terpretation (6) Ill. Linguistic Skills ( 12) At least one of the following: French German Greek Hebrew Latin Spanish
Campus Housing and Dining Campus living quarters are available for single men and women. Until facilities are filled, they are assigned according to the date of receipt of the $50 housing deposit. More detailed information and housing re quest forms may be obtained from the di rector for residential programs, Metzger Hall, Biola University. This office can also provide some suggestions concerning off campus rooms and apartments. Many off-campus students find it conve nient to dine in the campus cafeteria. For those who wish to eat there regularly, some cost savings may be realized by using one of the meal ticket plans available rath er than paying cash. Married Student Housing The seminary has no housing facilities for married students, but there are apart ments and homes available for rent in the immediate vicinity. The Seminary Wives Fellowship is an organization of students' wives with the purpose of honoring Christ by promoting spiritual welfare, Christian service and fel lowship among the seminary wives and by assisting the Associated Students of Talbot Theological Seminary and cooperating with the administration. With the prior approval of the professor and as seating capacity al lows, seminary student wives or husbands may attend classes with their spouses. Employment While Biola University cannot guarantee employment. we have observed that pray er and God's guidance have miraculously provided employment for our students in past years. Students should apply to the university student employment office (Metzger Hall, first floor). We will make every effort to assist you by referring you to employment positions when available, commensurate with your qualifications and in conformity with your daily class schedule. Talbot Seminary Wives Fellowship
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 edu cation each semester. (A part-time M.Div student must register for field education once within every 16 units complete.) For specific course numbers and descriptions see page T-33. After completing 48 units of class work in the M.Div. program, each student becomes eligible to register for field education internship. This intensive supervised practice of the ministry is com posed of three clusters of learning: I) su pervised field experience for a minimum of I00 hours in each of two semesters; 2) seminars with other students registered for field education internship; 3) individual counseling with the director of field educa tion on specific aspects of the student's experience. The Campus The seminary has classroom, chapel and administrative office facilities located in Myers Hall and Feinberg Hall. Metzger Hall houses the institutional administrative of fices includi ng the admissions and records office. In addition, the semi nary 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 p. 5 for a full campus description. Library The library contains over 170,9 14 vol umes, includ ing bound Journals and microforms with their respective readers. Special features of the library include an extensive index file of sermon outlines and illustrations , an excellent collection of bib liographic tools and journal indexes and a number of special collections. The principal theological journals in English are received regularly.
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