1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Course requirements for the involve 90 quarter hours including: BEGE-171,172,273,274,375,376 (Gen. ed. req.) ......... 24 Christian Education ..................................................... 4-9 Old Testament electives ............................................ 5-10 New Testament electives ........................................... 5-10 Philosophy ....................................................................... 5 Theology ................................................................. 12-20 Practical Theology, including: ...................................... 35 BEPT-242 Missions Survey ........................................ 4 BEPT-342 Pastoral Ministry ....................................... 3 BEPT-343 Pastoral Counseling ................................... 3 BEPT-350 Homiletics .................................................. 5 BEPT-456 Advanced Homiletics ................................. 4 BEPT-440 Pastoral Internship ................................... 16 Suggested electives: BEPT-341 Discipleship .................................................. 4 CHMU-200 The Christian at Worship ........................... 3 CHMU-205 Introduction to Church Music ..................... 2 CIS-100 Introduction to Computers ................................ 2 FIN-273 Church Business Administration ...................... 4 PYCH-160 General Psychology ..................................... 5 PYCH-366 Fundamentals ofCounseling ........................ 5 PYCH-367 Group Dynamics .......................................... 5 SOC-240 Marriage and Family ...................................... 5 Dan Estes, Assistant Academic Vice President and a Bible instructor, recently authored a textbook on Bible stud)' entitled Leamim; and Living God's Word: How to Studv the Bible. E A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 28. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for the Comprehensive Bible Major-Pastoral Studies Emphasis First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition JI .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Biological science elective ....................................................... 5 Physical science elective .......................................................... 5 Physical education elective ...................................................... 1 Total ......................................................................................... 46 Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ....................................... 5 BEPT-242 Missions Survey ....................................................... 4 Christian education elective .................................................... 4 History elective ........................................................................ 4 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 Science elective ........................................................................ 5 Electives ................................................................................. 14 Total ......................................................................................... 49 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................ 4 BEPT-342 Pastoral Ministry ...................................................... 3 BEPT-343 Pastoral Counseling ................................................. 3 BEPT-340 Homiletics ................................................................ 5 BEPT-456 Advanced Homiletics ............................................... 4 SOC-240 MatTiage and Family .................................................. 4 Bible elective ........................................................................... 5 Old Testament elective ............................................................ 5 Theology elective ..................................................................... 4 Total ..........................................................,,........................ ~···· 41 BEPT-440 Pastoral Internship ................................................. 16 (usually taken dnring the summer after the junior year) Fourth year: BEBL-251,252,253 Elementary Greek .................................... 15 Bible elective ........................................................................... 4 New Testament elective ........................................................... 3 Theology electives .................................................................... 8 Electives ................................................................................. 10 Total ......................................................................................... 40