2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 49 2012–13 Undergraduate Catalog Department of Biblical and Ministry Studies | College of Arts and Sciences Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Christian Education First year: BECE-1000 Orientation to Bible Ministries . ......................................1 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.............................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 English Composition........................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Biology Elective...............................................................................3.5 History/Global Awareness Elective. ...................................................3 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Social Science Elective......................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 34 Second year: BECE-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible................................6 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BETH-2350 Theological Foundations of Ministry...............................3 Literature Elective..............................................................................3 Ministry Concentration Electives........................................................6 Philosophy Elective/Humanities Elective. ..........................................3 Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 30 Third year: BECE-3680 Children’s Ministries.......................................................4 BECE-3700 Campus Ministries.........................................................4 BECE-3720 Adult Ministries...............................................................4 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 BEPT-2400 Personal Evangelism......................................................3 BEPT-3410 Discipleship.....................................................................3 Electives.............................................................................................6 Total................................................................................................. 28 Summer: BECE-4740 Internship in Christian Education. ............................ 3–12 (or BECE-4750 Internship in Youth Ministry................................3–12 ) Fourth year: BECE-4100 Leadership of Christian Education Ministries.................3 Bible Electives.................................................................................0-7 New Testament Elective.....................................................................3 Old Testament Elective.......................................................................3 Theology Elective...............................................................................3 Electives........................................................................................... 14 Total................................................................................................. 26