Academics
Trinity Western University is an independent, privately supported institution of higher education. Since its founding in 1962, it has identified as a Christian institution, although it has always been governed independently from any church or religious organization, and is currently administered by a 14-member Board of Governors, to which the President reports. Jonathan Raymond was named the university's third president in 2006. It is the third-oldest university in the province of B.C. outside of Emily Carr and UBC.
Undergraduates fulfill general education requirements, choose among a wide variety of elective courses, and pursue departmental concentrations and interdisciplinary certificate programs. Students usually take classes through the university's semester system, with three semesters taking place each year. The fall semester lasts from September to December, and the spring semester runs from January to April. For students wishing to take classes over summer, the university offers several courses on campus as well as travel studies through its summer semester programming, which runs from May to August.
Graduate students take courses through the Faculty of Graduate Studies and ACTS Seminaries. Masters degree programs are available in the humanities, education, linguistics, psychology, business, nursing, and theology.
The university hosts a number of research institutes and centres, including the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute, Gender Studies Institute, Religion, Culture and Conflict Research Group, Septuagint Institute, Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Centre for Spiritual Formation in Higher Education, and the Religion in Canada Institute.
Trinity Western's students are from all 10 provinces, 37 U.S. states, and 33 foreign countries. The student body is 72% Canadian, 12% American, with 13% of students being from abroad. The university employs a faculty of over 300 instructors and professors, enabling a student to faculty ratio of 11:1, and an average class size of 25. Over 85% of Trinity Western's professors have doctorates.
Trinity Western University is accredited by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Tuition for the 2011-12 academic year was $21,450 CDN. Roughly 95% of Trinity Western's incoming and transfer students receive some financial aid in the form of scholarships or grants not including loans. International students pay the same fees as Canadian students.
Trinity Western University is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the senior national organization for the promotion of learning and research in Canada.
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