College's catalog - Trinity Christian College

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Programs of Study
Pre-Seminary
Yudha Thianto, Ph.D., faculty advisor
The pre-seminary program at Trinity is designed with flexibility to allow students to meet the
entrance requirements of the seminary of their choice. Although those requirements vary in
detail, most seminaries require a strong liberal arts education and a background in Greek and in
a modern foreign language. A student must still have a major. It is strongly recommended that a
pre-seminary student at Trinity select a major in one or more of the following: history, English,
philosophy, communication arts, psychology, or sociology, and give serious attention to his or her
language studies. A student may have a minor in a field of his or her choice.
In addition to other college requirements, the suggested pre-seminary program at Trinity
includes the following:
Communication arts 101 (or 225); English 103, 104, 321 and one literature elective;
Four modern foreign language courses (German or Dutch recommended);
Note: Second-year college proficiency should be achieved.
Greek 101, 102, 201, 202; History 103, 104, 343, and one history elective; two Philosophy courses
from 321, 322, 335; Psychology 121, 123; three Theology electives beyond 121 and 122.
Pre-Professional Speech and Language Disorders
Derrick Hassert, Ph.D., faculty advisor
The pre-professional speech and language disorders program at Trinity (beginning Fall, 2012) is
a three year transfer program that prepares students to complete a fourth year of a baccalaureate
speech and language disorders program at another institution. After completing all four years,
students pursuing a career in speech and language disorders continue into a master’s degree
program, which is needed for entry into the profession. Since speech and language disorders
programs (also identified with other titles such as speech pathology or communication disorders
programs) vary widely both for the fourth year and for master’s level programs, students should
identify the program(s) into which they wish to transfer, making certain that needed prerequisites
are completed prior to making transfer application. Trinity’s partnerships with Calvin College
(Grand Rapids, MI) and St. Xavier University (only six miles away) ensure transferability.
The three years at Trinity include an interdisciplinary set of courses from Psychology and Special
Education along with six courses in speech and communicative sciences. A 3+2 arrangement
with Calvin College allows Trinity students who gain admission into the fourth year of Calvin’s
speech pathology and audiology program the opportunity to continue there for an additional year
(including summers), thereby completing a master’s degree from Calvin and receiving a bachelor’s
degree from Trinity with an interdisciplinary major in cognitive and speech development. Trinity
students who gain entry into the fourth year of St. Xavier’s program also receive a bachelor’s
degree from Trinity (interdisciplinary major in cognitive and speech development) upon
completion of all four years of study. However, entry into their two-year master’s program is
competitive, regardless of the years of study at St. Xavier.
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