Christian Ministry - B.A. (2016-2017)
Religion

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

RLGN 1340 The Calling and Practice of Ministry (religion department requirement, offered every Fall semester)

MATH Any listed math course

Any approved fine arts course (one three-hour course or three separate one-hour courses)

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament

ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition I

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

LEAD 1111 Learning and Leading

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology or SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communications

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament (choose the course NOT taken in the Fall semester)

ENGL 1302 Rhetoric and Composition II

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

RLGN 1353 Introduction to Philosophy (religion department requirement)

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

RLGN 2340 Ministry Formations (religion major and MFAP requirement, offered Fall only. This course MUST be taken prior to the completion of 60 hours)

RLGN 2357 Philosophy of Religion (if desiring a pastoral ministry concentration) or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration).

GREK 2311 New Testament Greek I (or any approved foreign language)

ENGL 2331 World Literature (Preferred) or ENGL 2321 British Literature or ENGL 2326 American Literature

Any History Course

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

RLGN 2352 Introduction to Christian Doctrine (religion major requirement, offered every Spring semester)

GREK 2312 New Testament Greek II (or the second semester of the first year of any approved foreign language)

KINE 1238 Lifetime Fitness: 2-hour

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

Any approved laboratory science

POSC 2305 American Government

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

RLGN 3321 The Pentateuch (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of even years) or RLGN 3331 The Gospels (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of even years) or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

RLGN 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester) or HEBR 3311 Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Syntax: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 3311 this semester; this course is only offered the Fall semester of even years.

RLGN 3330 Christian Missions (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester)

GREK 3311 New Testament Greek Syntax (or first semester of the second year of any approved foreign language)

RLGN 3354 Biblical Interpretation I: Hermeneutics (religion major requirement, offered every Fall semester)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester. It is suggested that RLGN 4350, Internship in Religion, be taken during this summer term.

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

HIST 3309 The History of Christianity or HIST 3310 The History of Baptists (religion major requirement)

RLGN 3334 The Book of Revelation (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of odd years) or RLGN 3322 The Historical Books (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of odd years) or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

RLGN 4301 Biblical Interpretation II: Exegesis (religion major requirement, offered every Spring semester)

RLGN 3352 Christian Ethics (religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters) or HEBR 3312 Biblical Hebrew Translation: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 3312 this semester; this course is only offered the Spring semester of odd years.

GREK 4310 New Testament Greek Exegesis (fourth semester required only for students who choose the biblical studies concentration) or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

RLGN 4260 Religion Capstone (religion department requirement, offered only in the fall semester)

RLGN 3352 Christian Ethics (religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters), if the concentration is biblical studies, and he/she had to take HEBR 3312 during the previous Spring semester.

RLGN 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester), if the student's concentration is biblical studies, and he/she had to take HEBR 3311 during the previous Fall semester. Or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor courses (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

RLGN 3323 The Prophets (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of odd years) or RLGN 3332 The General Epistles (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of odd years) or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

Any elective, religion concentration, outside minor course, or graduate course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration).

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

Any elective, religion concentration, outside minor course, or graduate course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration).

RLGN 3344 Expository Preaching

RLGN 3333 Acts and the Pauline Epistles (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or RLGN 3324 The Books of Wisdom and Poetry (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

RLGN 4303, Christian Servant Leadership (religion department requirement, offered every Spring semester)