Course Descriptions Academic Policies & Requirements

Missions (Hispanic Studies) Requirements and Suggested Schedule
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Course Requirements are as follows (Total 135 Hours):

General Education, 45 hours, consisting of:
History of Western Civilization, 6 hours; English, 6 hours; General Psychology, 3 hours; Speech Communication, 3 hours; Literature (English or American), 3 hours; Introduction to Philosophy, 3 hours; Biological Science, 3 hours; Cultural Anthropology, 3 hours; Spanish Language, 12 hours; Freshman Orientation, 1 hour; General Electives, 2 hours; Basic Spanish, 1 hour (NH to major).

Bible/Theology, 45 hours, consisting of:
Bible Survey, 6 hours; Gospels, 6 hours; Pentateuch I, 3 hours; Acts, 3 hours; Biblical Hermeneutics, 3 hours; Corinthian Epistles, 3 hours; Romans, 3 hours; Christian Beliefs, 3 hours; Theology of Holiness, 3 hours; Systematic Theology, 6 hours; Bible/Theology Electives, 6 hours.

Professional Education, 45 hours, consisting of :
Personal Evangelism, 3 hours; Survey of Missions, 3 hours; Principles of Missions, 3 hours; Contemporary Missions, 3 hours; Church History I, 3 hours; Introduction to Homiletics, 3 hours; Leadership & Administration, 3 hours; International Team Building, 2 hours; Religions of the Hispanic World, 3 hours; Hispanic World View, 3 hours; Ministering to Hispanic, 3 hours; Spanish Ministry Practicum, 3 hours; Missionary Internship, 3 hours; Spanish Missionary Internship, 3 hours; Professional Electives, 3 hours (Ladies will be required to take Women in Cross-Cultural Ministry, 1 hour).

Suggested Schedule

First Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester 
Old Testament Survey3General Psychology3New Testament Survey3
Gospels I3
  Gospels II3
English Composition I
3
  English Composition II3
History of Civilization I
3

 History of Civilization  II
3
Freshman Orientation
1
  Acts
3
    Personal Evangelism I
1
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
 13
 3
 16

Second Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester 
Pentateuch I
3Biblical Hermeneutics
Speech Communication 
Spanish I
  Spanish II
Survey of Missions
  Religions of Hispanic World
Christian Beliefs
  Theology of Holiness
3
Introduction to Philosophy
  General Elective
2
Personal Evangelism II
  Personal Evangelism III
Chapel NH Chapel NH Chapel NH 
 16  15
 
Third Year 

First Semester  InterSession Second Semester 
Cultural Anthropology
Contemporary Missions
3
Ministering to Hispanic
Principles of Missions
  Literature Elective
Corinthian Epistles
  Bible Theology Elective
Intermediate Spanish I
  Intermediate Spanish II
Biology Science Survey
3
  Professional Elective
3
Hispanic World View
3  

Chapel NH Chapel
NH
Chapel NH 
 18 3
 15

 

Fourth Year

First Semester  InterSession Second Semester  
Systematic Theology I
  Systematic Theology II
Church History I
  Leadership & Administration
Spanish Ministry Practicum
  Romans
Introduction to Homiletics
  Bible Theology Elective
International Team Building
2
  Professional Elective
1
ChapelNH   Chapel NH 
 14   13
      
Missionary Internships are usually completed in the summers between the Sophomore and Junior and Senior years.  The second internship required will most likely not be among Hispanics, thus providing a broader missionary experience for the student.