Course Descriptions Academic Policies & Requirements

Ministerial Requirements and Suggested Schedule
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Course Requirements are as follows (Total 132 Hours):

General Education, 39 hours, consisting of:
History of Western Civilization, 6 hours; English, 6 hours; General Psychology, 3 hours; Speech Communication, 3 hours; Discussion Leadership, 3 hours; Introduction to Philosophy, 3 hours; Literature (English or American), 3 hours; Biological Science, 3 hours; Freshman Orientation, 1 hour; General Electives, 8 hours.

Bible/Theology, 51 hours, consisting of:
Bible Survey, 6 hours; Gospels, 6 hours; Pentateuch I, 3 hours; Acts, 3 hours; Biblical Hermeneutics, 3 hours; Pauline Epistles, 12 hours; Christian Beliefs, 3 hours; Theology of Holiness, 3 hours; Systematic Theology, 6 hours; Bible/Theology Electives, 6 hours.

Professional Education, 42 hours, consisting of :
Personal Evangelism, 3 hours; Church History, 6 hours; Homiletics, 6 hours; New Testament Greek, 6 hours; Pastoral Ministries, 3 hours; Leadership & Administration, 3 hours; Biblical Counseling, 3 hours; Church Music Administration, 3 hours; Missions Elective, 3 hours; Ministerial Internship, 6 hours.

Suggested Schedule

First Year

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

 English Composition 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 3Biblical Hermeneutics Speech Communication 
Intro to Philosophy   Pastoral Ministry 
Bible/Theology Elective   Bible/Theology Elective 
General Elective   General Elective 
Missions Elective    General Elective 
Personal Evangelism II   Personal Evangelism III 
Chapel NH Chapel NH Chapel NH 
 13  16 
 
Third Year 

First Semester  InterSession Second Semester 
Christian Beliefs  Theology of Holiness 
Corinthian Epistles  Thess & Pastoral Epistles 
Church Music Admin   Discussion Leadership 
Elements of NT Greek I  Elements of NT Green II 
Biology Science Survey    
Literature Elective     
Chapel NH   Chapel NH 
 18   12

 

Fourth Year

First Semester  InterSession Second Semester  
Galatians & Prison Epistles  Romans 
Systematic Theology I  Systematic Theology II 
Church History I   Church History II 
Biblical Counseling   Leadership & Administration 
Intro to Homiletics  Advanced Homiletics 
ChapelNH   Chapel NH 
 15   15

Ministerial Internships are usually done in the summers between the Sophomore and Junior and Senior years.