| A. University Core |
33 hours |
BIB 3300 Romans (required)
BIB 3310 Ethical Christian Living
OR BOT or BNT course
HIS 1315 World History and Geography I (required) |
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| B. Departmental Core |
21 hours |
6 courses from the following: |
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ENG 2301 Masterpieces of Literature OR |
ENG 4306 Christianity and Literature |
HIS 1316 World History and Geography II
PHI 2304 Traditions in Philosophy
PHI 3305 Ethics
PSY 1300 General Psychology
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OR HSC 33xx or HSC 43xx (except HSC 4322) |
REL 3301 World Religions |
OR PHI 4306 Philosophy of Religion |
1 course from the following:
(NOTE: Youth and Family specialization requires HSC 2310 or HSC 3304) |
AFA 2350, ART 2307or ART 2308, COM 3371,
COM 4374,
HUM 2300, THA 4303 |
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| C. Major Core |
42 hours |
1. Ministerial and Theological Foundations
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(18 hours) |
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Six courses from the following: |
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MIN 2302 Introduction to Ministry
MIN 3311 Preaching
MIN 4301 Christian Spiritual Formation
MIS 4302 Mission, Ministry, and Vision
REL 2301 Topics in Theology
REL 3302 Church History |
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OR REL 4306 Historical Theology
OR REL 4303 Contemporary Theology |
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2. Hermeneutical Foundations |
(12 hours) |
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Three courses required: |
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BIB 2301 Introduction to Exegesis
BIB 3302 Nature of Scripture
BIB 4311 Advanced Biblical Interpretation
One course from BOT or BNT offerings |
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3. Language Foundations
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(12 hours) |
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Six courses required (includes two non-credit labs): |
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Choose either Greek or Hebrew sequence:
BIL 2001 Elementary Greek I lab
BIL 2002 Elementary Greek II lab
BIL 2311 Elementary Greek I
BIL 2322 Elementary Greek II
BIL 3331 Greek Exegesis
BIL 3342 Greek Readings
—OR—
BIL 3003 Elementary Hebrew I lab
BIL 3004 Elementary Hebrew II lab
BIL 3313 Elementary Hebrew I
BIL 3324 Elementary Hebrew II
BIL 4336 Hebrew Exegesis
BIL 4345 Hebrew Readings |
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D. Specializations |
21 hours |
1. B.A. in Biblical Languages |
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Seven courses required (includes two non-credit labs): |
Six BIL courses from the other language listed under language foundations in the Major core
BIL 4370 Senior Seminar |
Two courses from the following: |
BIL 4351 Advanced Greek I
BIL 4357 Advanced Hebrew I
BIL 4362 Advanced Greek II
BIL 4367 Advanced Hebrew II |
2. B.A. in Biblical Text
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One course required:
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BIB 4370 Senior Seminar |
Six courses from BOT and /or BNT offerings |
3. B.A. in Missions
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Seven courses required: |
MIS 2311 Introduction to Missions
MIS 2305 Theology and Mission
MIS 2322 Missionary Anthropology
MIS 3301 Ministry to Contemporary Culture
MIS 3311 Communicating Christ Today
MIS 4312 Mission Team Dynamics
MIS 4390 Practicum |
4. B.A. in Preaching
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Four courses required:
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MIN 4306 Church Education Program
MIN 4325 Advanced Preaching
MIN 4331 Preaching Biblical Genre
MIN 4390 Practicum
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One course from the following: |
MIN 3302 Family Ministry
MIN 4302 Counseling Families |
Two courses from BOT and /or BOT offerings |
5. B.A. in Youth and Family Ministry |
Five courses required: |
YFM 2311 Foundations of Youth and Family Ministry
YFM 2322 Practice of Youth and Family Ministry
YFM 4311 Readings and Praxis
YFM 4322 Advanced Youth and Family Ministry
YFM 4390 Practicum |
Two courses from the following: |
YFM 3301 Adolescents and Systems
YFM 3302 Family Ministry
YFM 4303 Counseling Families |
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| E. Electives |
9 hours |