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For information on the emphasis of each department, check under the appropriate department heading in the ' ' Description of Courses" portion of this catalog. ELECTIVES IN THE CURRICULUM The number of electives available ranges from IO to 20 units in the M.Div. curriculum. This is affected by such factors as: whether Beginning Greek is to be taken; whether a thesis is to be written; whether one elects to take four units of exegesis in lieu of a Bible exposition course. There are other circumstances where the number of electives may be increased further, as indicated in the individual M.Div. curriculum charts. All electives are free to the students' choice (check prerequisites) regardless of major, but that choice may be governed by the following guidelines: 1) each major advisor, ifhe deems neces sary, may require up to four units of elective in the department of major study in preparation for the thesis in that department. The thesis must be written in the student's major field. 2) Those who will not write a thesis are required to take a minimum of six elective units in the field of their major. At the advisor's discre tion, however, the minimum may be increased to eight units. 3) For students in the diversified major, the electives are not restricted as to department. PROGRAM REDUCTION BASED UPON PRIOR ACADEMIC STUDY Qualified students coming from approved Bible colleges or Christian liberal arts colleges may request exemption from cer tain required courses. Requests for exemption may be considered from two perspectives: 1) Program reductions are possible up to a maximumof 12 units from the normal M.Div. requirement, i.e. 96-98 units may be reduced by one to 12 units. A further reduction of as much as four units (in addition to the 12) is possible for students with collegiate studies in both classical Hebrew and Greek. Eval uations for reduction are considered for undergraduate courses with satisfactory parallel content, provided that the collegiate courses are approximately double the unit value of the corres ponding seminary courses. To qualify for such reductions the student must have earned at least a ' 'B' ' grade in the specific course(s) and be able to demonstrate competency in the sub ject matter. In the event the student takes a course which had been waived that previous reduction would then be nullified. 2) The substitution of electives in lieu of required courses may be arranged in certain circumstances. In some cases where one of the above criteria may preclude a program reduction, the student may nevertheless be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of competency in a given subject. In this event, electives may be substituted for the course in question. Interested students should contact the appropriate department chairman regarding course substitutions. This alternative is also avail able for those who qualify for the maximum program reduc tion indicated above. Requests for program reduction should be submitted to the reg istrar before studies begin at Talbot, because reductions for a specific course cannot be considered after registration for that course . The substitution of electives in lieu of required courses may be requested anytime during the student's first year.
4.0 scale) grade point average. Those not meeting this latter requirement, if accepted, will be placed on probation. Graduates from approved unaccredited colleges, if accepted, will be granted provisional acceptance, though exceptions may be made when the grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Students who have not had Greek but wish to take it in seminary may take Beginning Greek at Talbot and receive credit applicable toward the gradua tion requirement. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (a) Satisfactorily complete 96-98 semester units. See (d) below. (b) Take the courses prescribed in the Master of Divinity curriculum. · (c) Complete the requirements in one of the major fields. (d) Submit an acceptable thesis (four units) chosen in consulta tion with the major advisor, or at the option of the major advisor and in lieu of the thesis, complete six units of elec tives. Students who write a thesis will have a total require ment of 96 units, and those who take six units of electives in lieu of a thesis will have a total requirement of 98 units . Two unbound copies of the thesis are to be submitted to the librarian. All theses, whether acceptable or not, become the property of Talbot Seminary. (e) At least 24 units must be taken in this seminary by transfer students. Students are placed on academic probation if their grade point average for any semester falls below 2.5 and remain on probation as long as the single semester or cumulative grade point average remains below 2.5. Students on probation are granted one semes ter in which to bring their academic work up to the required level (2.5) for continuance in the seminary. A student cannot graduate while on probation.
MAJOR REQUffiEMENTS MAJORS AVAILABLE Majors are offered in the following areas of study: Bible Exposition
Church History
Systematic Theology
Missions
Semitics and Old Testament New Testament Language
Practical Theology Christian Education
and Literature
Diversified
Each student must select a major and satisfactorily complete the requirements of that major . The program set forth in the curricu lum charts on page 105 is common to all majors except missions, which is on page 106, and Christian education, on page 107. Students who have not taken undergraduate biblical studies will select an M.Div. ·curriculum which includes BE 518, Old Testa ment Survey, on the appropriate page. Students should indicate their choice of major at the beginning of their program. Changes of major may be authorized under certain circumstances prior to the completicn of 48 units, but are discour aged after that point. Students without a working knowledge of Greek must take NT 501 and 502 (Beginning Greek), to be applied toward the total M.Div. unit requirement.
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