Dec 03, 2024

Academic Catalog - Spring 2025

Christian Counseling

The major in Christian Counseling is designed for undergraduate students seeking to prepare for a life of ministry with a concentration in counseling from a Christian worldview. This major incorporates the basics of psychology and then focuses the course work in Biblical Counseling. This program is ideally suited for those who seek further training as Christian counselors at the graduate level.

BA Core - 55 Hours

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).

Christian Counseling Major - 31 hours

Psychology (9)

BCO 4500 - Counseling Theory & Methods 3 semester hr(s).
PSY 3530 - Developmental Psychology 3 semester hr(s).
PSY 4400 - Abnormal Psychology 3 semester hr(s).

Counseling (13)

BCO 4620 - Biblical Counseling 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4640 - Counseling Practicum I 3 semester hr(s).
MIN 4633 - Cross-Cultural Counseling 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4639 - Practicum Preparation Lab 1 semester hr(s).
Select one of the following courses:
BCO 4645 - Mentored Counseling Internship 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4641 - Counseling Practicum II 3 semester hr(s).

Neuroscience of Behavior (3)

SCI 2110 - Neuroscience of Behavior 3 semester hr(s).

Counseling Selective (6)

Select two of the following courses:

BCO 4630 - Marital and Premarital Counseling 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4631 - Counseling Parents and Children 3 semester hr(s).
BCO 4632 - Counseling and the Church 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.

Christian Counseling

BA Core - 55 Hours

General Studies (19)

English (12)

Great Books (12)

History (9)

Math (3)