Torrey Honors Institute is highly selective. Students accepted into the program
represent the top in academic ability, Christian character, and potential
for leadership. The average applicant to Torrey is among the top ten percent
of students planning to attend Biola University in terms of academic, social,
and spiritual leadership. Students wishing to apply to Torrey should take
academically rigorous classes all four years of high school. Torrey applicants
should have completed successfully some honors or Advanced Placement work,
if such is available at his or her high school.
You may download the application here.
If you do not want to download the application you may email torrey.honors@biola.edu
for an application. Fill out the application and email it back to torrey.honors@biola.edu.
Or if you would prefer to send it in by mail, you may send it to
Torrey Honors Institute
13800 Biola Ave.
La Mirada, CA 90639
For a paper application to Torrey, contact the Office of Admissions at Biola University (1-800-OK-BIOLA).
English Requirements
Students wishing to enroll in any courses in the Torrey Honors Institute must have outstanding skills in both writing and speaking English. The prospective student will demonstrate the former in a paper submitted with the Torrey application and the latter by an interview with the director.
Advanced Placement Credit
Although most Torrey students will have earned Advanced Placement credit in high school, they will not be exempted as a result from any Torrey required classes. Advanced Placement courses are helpful in preparing the student for Torrey, but not equivalent to Torrey classes in style, content, or rigor.
