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Overview
Every summer a privileged group of Torrey students travel north to study
in Berkeley, California. Torrey Berkeley is a three-week summer session,
worth four credits in the Torrey Honors Institute program. It allows you
to read great books, attend lectures, and participate in discussion groups
in the beautiful San Francisco bay area. Credits earned in this program
may be applied to junior or senior year Torrey requirements, making it especially
helpful for students who need to concentrate on their major in their junior
or senior year. You may also use Torrey Berkeley credits as a substitute
for the Torrey Thesis, or for Biola general electives. To participate, a
student must be in the Torrey program. Freshmen through seniors are encouraged
to apply.
Think of Torrey Berkeley as Torrey Without Boundaries. The group is composed
of students from Freshmen to Seniors, cramming four units of class into
three intense weeks. This program gives you the opportunity for spiritual
bonding and intellectual growth in a more intensive environment than is
possible during the school year. You will live and study together at the
Westminster House, a historic campus ministry located across the street
from U.C. Berkeley's law school.
You will be supervised and led by Torrey tutors Dr. Paul Spears and Dr.
Fred Sanders - both of whom have extensive knowledge of the Bay area. In
addition, you will likely interact with stimulating leaders such as Dr.
Phillip Johnson - U. C. Berkeley School of Law and the Rev. Randy Bare,
Director of Westminster House.
Cultural and educational points of interest include UC Berkeley, half a
dozen art museums (from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to the Legion
of Honor Museum, and don't overlook the Cartoon Art Museum), the California
Shakespeare Festival in Orinda, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the halls of
political power in nearby Sacramento, high tea in a fine hotel in the city,
Berkeley's legendary used book stores, and more. One or two of the more
clearly educational items on this list will be included in the regular class
schedule; the rest are available as group interest and time allow.
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