Advanced Diploma in Christian Education
(Secondary English)

Objectives:
In addition to the General Objectives, the Christian Education Program is designed specifically:

  1. To assist the student in developing a personal philosophy of education, based on Biblical/Christian principles.
  2. To promote active growth in the personal spiritual life of the student and to help him develop an understanding of the principles and precepts of God's Word for holy Christian life.
  3. To prepare the student to teach English in the Christian Day school at the secondary level.
  4. To help the student achieve proper levels of maturity; academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Course Requirements are as follows (Total 135 hours):
General Education, 51 hours, consisting of:
History of Western Civilization, 6 hours; English, 6 hours; General Psychology, 3 hours; Biological Science, 3 hours; Speech Communication, 3 hours; Discussion Leadership, 3 hours; Introduction to Philosophy, 3 hours; American Literature, 6 hours; English Literature, 6 hours; Freshman Orientation, 1 hour; General Electives, 11 hours.

Bible/Theology, 27 hours, (30 hours total), consisting of:
Bible Survey, 6 hours; Gospels, 6 hours; Pentateuch I, 3 hours; Acts, 3 hours; Romans, 3 hours; Christian Beliefs, 3 hours; Theology of Holiness, 3 hours; The Teaching of Bible (also listed below)

Professional Education, 57 hours, consisting of:
Introduction to Christian Education, 3 hours; Christian Ethics, 3 hours; Teaching Methods, 3 hours; The Teaching of Bible, 3 hours; The Teaching of Mathematics, 3 hours; The Teaching of Science, 3 hours; Teaching Language Arts, 3 hours; Sociology, 3 hours; Evaluation Techniques & Lesson Planning, 3 hours; Adolescent Psychology, 3 hours; Educational Psychology, 3 hours; Classroom Observation, 5 hours; Student Teaching, 12 hours; Professional Electives, 7 hours.

SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
SECONDARY EDUCATION (ENGLISH)

First Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester
Old Testament Survey
3
General Psychology
3
New Testament Survey
3
Gospels 1
3
-
-
Gospels II
3
English Composition I
3
-
-
English Composition II
3
History of Civilization I
3
-
-
History of Civilization II
3
Freshman Orientation
1
-
-
Acts
3
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
-
13
-
3
-
15

Second Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester
Pentateuch I
3
Teaching Bible
3
Speech Communication
3
American Literature I
3
-
-
American Literature II
3
Teaching Methods
3
-
-
General Elective
3
Introduction to Philosophy
3
-
-
General Elective
2
General Elective
3
-
-
Professional Elective
1
Classroom Observation
1
-
-
Classroom Observation
1
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
-
16
-
3
-
13

Third Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester
Christian Beliefs
3
Introduction to
Christian Education
3
Theology of Holiness
3
Teaching Language Arts
3
-
-
Educational Psychology
3
English Literature I
3
-
-
English Literature II
3
Biological Science Survey
3
-
-
Discussion Leadership
3
-
-
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--
Christian Ethics
3
Classroom Observation
1
-
-
Classroom Observation
1
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
Chapel
NH
-
13
-
3
-
16

Fourth Year

First Semester InterSession Second Semester
Teaching Mathematics
3
-
-
Romans
3
Principles of Sociology
3
-
-
Evaluation Techniques &
Lesson Planning
3
Teaching Science
3
-
-
Professional Elective
3
Adolescent Psychology
3
-
-
Professional Elective
3
General Elective
3
-
-
-
-
Classroom Observation
1
-
-
-
-
Chapel
NH
-
-
Chapel
NH
-
16
-
-
-
12