track , a soccer field, a baseball diamond , tennis courts, and a short course Olympic swimming pool. Seep. 13 for a full campus description . LIBRARY The library contains over 165 ,000 volumes, including 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 bibliographic tools and journal indexes and a number of special collections. The principal theological journals in English are received regularly. 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 request forms may be obtained from the director for residential programs , Metzger Hall , Biola University. This office can also pro.vide some suggestions concerning off-campus rooms and apartments . Many off-campus students find it convenient to dine iri the cam pus cafeteria. For those who wish to eat there regularly, some cost savings may be realized by using one of the meal ticket plans available rather than paying cash. MARRIED STUDENT HOUSING The seminary has no housing facilities for married students, but there are apartments and homes available for rent in the immedi ate 'vicinity . TALBOT SEMINARY WIVES FELLOWSIDP The Seminary Wives Fellowship is an organization of students' wives with the purpose of honoring Christ by promoting spiritual welfare, Christian service and fellowship among the seminary wives and by assisting the Associated Students of Talbot Theo logical Seminary and cooperating with the administration. With the prior approval of the professor and as seating capacity allows , seminary wives may attend classes with their husbands. EMPLOYMENT The school maintains an employment office for the benefit of students needing part-time employment to defray expenses. While this office does not guarantee employment, it maintains close contact with numerous individuals and organizations need ing student employees . Students requiring employment should plan to arrive several days before registration in order that they may secure the type of work which they prefer. PLACEMENT The placement office provides career counseling for students and placement information for graduating seniors and alumni 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 closely with denominational and inter denominational Christian leaders . Each year a Directory of Graduating Seniors, with a profile of each graduate , is published for distribution to national and area Christian leaders and organizations.
I. The U.S. 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 commis sions as second lieutenants or ensigns in the chaplaincy branches of the Army, Air Force or Navy, with eight weeks of active duty training optional during the summer vacation . A course in chaplaincy orientation is offered by the depart ment of practical theology. III. The Veterans Administration. IV. The U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Natu ralization Service. CHAPEL Thirty minutes of each day, Tuesday through Friday, are set aside as a special period of worship in the chapel service. These services are conducted by the faculty, visiting speakers and occasionally senior students. All services are designed to be worshipful and devotional in nature. Spiritual growth and fel lowship are maintained and developed through these services. STUDENT CHRISTIAN SERVICE The seminary recognizes the necessity of active service in Chris tian work while students are pursuing their courses of study . From the time of the students' enrollment they are asked to engage in some type of approved weekly ministry. The high population density of Southern California creates extensive ser
vice opportunities of many types. FIELD EDUCATION
Field education is that part of the student's academic program in which there is active participation in a supervised experience within a church setting. After completing 48 units of class work in the M.Div. program, each student becomes eligible to register for field education. This supervised practice of the ministry is com posed of three clusters of learning: I) supervised field experience for a minimum of 100 hours in each of two semesters; 2) seminars with other students registered for field education; 3) individual counseling with the director of field education on specific aspects of the student's experience . The field education program places emphasis on developing professional skills in the practice of the ministry in order to integrate theological education and professional competence with personal growth in order to develop a professional identity as a minister. A local church with an aggressive Bible-centered pro-· gram is selected which will provide ministry opportunities in preaching, administration , outreach, education, counseling and pastoral care . Facilities and Services THE CAMPUS The seminary has classroom, chapel and administrative office facilities located in Myers Hall and Feinberg Hall. Metzger Hall houses the in.stitutional administrative offices including the admissions and records office. In addition, the seminary shares the library, cafeteria, coffee shop, residences, gymnasium, infirmary and prayer chapel with Biola University. Also available are a crushed brick quarter mile
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