Byu Decides To Remove Scripture Courses As Required

[Scott Lloyd]

I really hope that you are correct but I don't see any reason to believe that the charge won't be changed to encourage S&I to follow BYU's lead. Plus, this change seems consistent with the general direction that church has been heading with doctrine and theology.

I really hope that you are correct but I don't see any reason to believe that the charge won't be changed to encourage S&I to follow BYU's lead. Plus, this change seems consistent with the general direction that church has been heading with doctrine and theology.

David Bokovoy, who teaches my son's seminary class, agrees with Grundelwalken. On his Facebook page, David said the seminary curriculum was recently changed to require complete reading and more stringent mastery of each volume of scripture. It would seem there is a master plan afoot.

Edited November 3, 2014 by Scott Lloyd

[rockpond]

David Bokovoy, who teaches my son's seminary class, agrees with Grundwalken. On his Facebook page, David said the seminary curriculum was recently changed to require complete reading and more stringent mastery of each volume of scripture. It would seem there is a master plan afoot.

Thanks for sharing that in support of Grundwalken's comment. Glad to hear it.

[Scott Lloyd]

Percentage of high school students who will actually read from cover to cover (add in actually pay attention to what they are reading and comprehend it enough to retain) for a class that is not part of their GPA compared to percentage of college age kids who will actually read cover to cover with attention and retention for a class that is part of their GPA....hmmmm.....

Competition for admission to BYU is already intense. My impression is that Church members who haven't graduated from seminary don't have much of a chance. And from what Bokovoy and others are saying, it would appear seminary graduation is going to be contingent on reading and achieving some degree of mastery of the scriptures. More and more, I think enrollment at Church schools is going to be reserved for the best and brightest of our young people -- and that, I'm afraid, will exclude those who are casual in their approach to scripture study.

There might be private, LDS oriented institutions arise to take some of the pressure off the Church Schools, such as Southern Virginia University, but my guess is their admission standards will be similar to the Church schools.

[Tacenda]

There's always LDS Business college, and BYU-Idaho isn't there? Or have their standards changed?

Edited November 2, 2014 by Tacenda

[Calm]

"my guess is their admission standards will be similar to the Church schools"

I doubt that unless the school is full.

iPad bombs when I try and open site so can't check.

Edited November 2, 2014 by calmoriah

[Scott Lloyd]

"my guess is their admission standards will be similar to the Church schools"

I doubt that unless the school is full.

iPad bombs when I try and open site so can't check.

 

I'm only suggesting that doing well in seminary has its own incentives not related to GPA.

Edited November 2, 2014 by Scott Lloyd

[Scott Lloyd]

There's always LDS Business college, and BYU-Idaho isn't there? Or have their standards changed?

As I understand it, there is one set of admission standards for all of the Church's colleges and universities, though admittedly, the competition may not be as keen at schools other than BYU's Provo campus.

Edited November 3, 2014 by Scott Lloyd

[Grundelwalken]

As I understand it, there is one set of admission standards for all of the Church's colleges and universities, though admittedly, the competition may not be as keen at schools other than BYU's Provo campus.

Scott, you are correct. All Church schools use the same admission forms which focus on the same standards. There is an ecclesiastical endorsement, a commitment to standards, and a Seminary teacher recommendation. Each carry their own weighting. All three (I don't count BYU-H) have different levels of competition for admission. MW

[Scott Lloyd]

Scott, you are correct. All Church schools use the same admission forms which focus on the same standards. There is an ecclesiastical endorsement, a commitment to standards, and a Seminary teacher recommendation. Each carry their own weighting. All three (I don't count BYU-H) have different levels of competition for admission. MW

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

Incidentally, I just I went back in and linked to the BeSmart.com website, where the standards and forms can be found for admission to Church schools.