Nov 23, 2024

Academic Catalog - Spring 2025

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Academic Catalog - Spring 2025

Student Ministry

The Bachelor of Arts in Student Ministry is designed to train student ministers who envision student ministry as a partnership between church and family, with the goal of developing students as maturing disciples of Christ. In addition to the foundational course in student ministry, the major will train potential ministers in evangelism, discipleship, counseling, and communication. Additional courses in student ministry, Bible exposition, and discipleship provide a foundation for further study at the Master’s level.

BA Core - 55 Hours

General Studies (19)

GEN 0000 - Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training 0 semester hr(s).
GEN 1000 - Introduction to the College Experience 1 semester hr(s). Students with fewer than 60 hours of undergraduate credit are required to take this course during their first semester.
GEN 1200 - Vocation and Calling 3 semester hr(s).
COM 1100 - Communication 3 semester hr(s).
ETH 2900 - Introduction to Christian Ethics 3 semester hr(s).
MIS 1000 - Introduction to Christian Missions 3 semester hr(s).
PHI 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy: Faith, Reason, and the Christian Mind 3 semester hr(s).
PSY 2600 - Introduction to Psychology 3 semester hr(s).

English (12)

ENG 1110 - English Composition I 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 1120 - English Composition II 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 2100 - Survey of World Literature 3 semester hr(s).
Select one of the following courses:
ENG 2110 - Survey of British Literature 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 2120 - Survey of American Literature 3 semester hr(s).

Great Books (12)

HUM 3110 - Great Books I 3 semester hr(s).
HUM 3120 - Great Books II 3 semester hr(s).
HUM 3130 - Great Books III 3 semester hr(s).
HUM 3140 - Great Books IV 3 semester hr(s).

History (9)

HIS 1110 - World History I 3 semester hr(s).
HIS 1120 - World History II 3 semester hr(s).
HIS 3100 - Church History Survey 3 semester hr(s).

Math (3)

MAT 1600 - College Algebra 3 semester hr(s).

Christian Studies Minor - 24 Hours

BTI 3100 - Hermeneutics 3 semester hr(s).
EVA 1100 - Evangelism: Nature and Practice 3 semester hr(s).
NTS 1110 - New Testament Introduction I 3 semester hr(s).
NTS 1120 - New Testament Introduction II 3 semester hr(s).
OTS 1110 - Old Testament Introduction I 3 semester hr(s).
OTS 1120 - Old Testament Introduction II 3 semester hr(s).
THE 3110 - Christian Theology I 3 semester hr(s).
THE 3120 - Christian Theology II 3 semester hr(s).

Student Ministry Major - 30 Hours

Student Ministry (18)

EVA 3510 - Personal Discipleship & Disciple-Making 3 semester hr(s).
MIN 3640 - Foundations of Student Ministry 3 semester hr(s).
MIN 3645 - Missional Student Ministry 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4620 - Biblical Counseling 3 semester hr(s).
MIN 4817 - Issues in Student Ministry 3 semester hr(s).
PHI 4600 - Christian Apologetics 3 semester hr(s).

Bible Exposition (6)

COM 3610 - Bible Exposition I 3 semester hr(s).
COM 3620 - Bible Exposition II 3 semester hr(s).

Mentored Internship (6)

MIN 4900 - Mentored Internship I 3 semester hr(s).
MIN 4901 - Mentored Internship II 3 semester hr(s).

BA General Electives - 18 Hours

In addition to a selected major and a Christian Studies minor, all baccalaureate students must complete at least 18 hours in additional courses, which may be applied toward a second major or a second minor. In order to graduate, baccalaureate students must complete at least 127 credit hours. Any hours remaining after the student’s major and the Christian Studies minor may be used as free electives.

Total Hours - 127