Ministry Leadership Program Requirements

School	Ministry
Academic Award	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	125 semester credits
Coordinator	Frank Klapach

General Education Requirements (55 credits)

Humanities (18 credits)
- ENGL 1013 Expository Writing
- ENGL 1033 APA Research Writing
- Literature - Select one course from the following:
  - ENGL 2113 British Literature I or
    ENGL 2123 British Literature II
  - ENGL 2213 American Literature I: Pre-Civil War Period or
    ENGL 2223 American Literature II: Civil War to Present
  - ENGL 3413 World Literature I or
    ENGL 3423 World Literature II
- COMM - Choose one of the following
  - COMM 1212 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
  - COMM 1223 Speaking Before Groups
- Fine Arts - Select one course from the following:
  - ARTE 1022 Art Appreciation
  - ARTE 1302 Introduction to Drawing or
    ARTE 1322 Introduction to Painting or
    ARTE 1342 Introduction to Photography
  - DRAM 2012 Introduction to Theatre
  - DRAM / MUSI Performing Arts (see course descriptions for applicability)
  - MUSI 1012 Fundamentals of Music or
    MUSI 1022 Music Appreciation
- Language Arts - Select five credits from the following:
  - ENGL 2043 Creative Writing
  - ENGL 2313 Structure of English
  - ENGL 2653 Critical Thinking and Writing
  - ENGL xxx3 Any Literature Course
  - Any Biblical or Modern Language Course (LANG 2115/2215 Biblical Hebrew or NT Greek recommended)
  - Any Communication Course except COMM 1212 or COMM 1223
Science & Mathematics (10 credits)
- Quantitative Reasoning
- SCIE xxx4 Science course with Lab (4 credits)
- MATH/SCIE xxx3 Math or Science Elective
Social Science (15 credits)
- BUSM 1003 Foundations for Success
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History
- Choose three additional areas:
  - Church History or Political Science
  - BUSM 2303 Principles of Microeconomics or BUSM 2353 Principles of Macroeconomics
  - Geography
  - Philosophy (except PHIL 2703)
  - Physical Education
  - PSYC 1013 General Psychology
  - SOCI 1113 Survey of Sociology
Biblical Studies (12 credits)
- BIBL 1103 OT History and Literature
- BIBL 1203 NT History and Literature
- THEO 3533 Studies in Christian Thought

Major Requirements (56 credits)

Biblical Studies Core (27 credits)
- BIBL 2113 Pentateuch
- BIBL 2213 Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels
- BIBL 3123 Wisdom Literature
- BIBL 3253 I Corinthians
- THEO 2503 Pentecostal Spirituality
- THEO 3213 Systematic Theology I
- THEO 3223 Systematic Theology II
- THEO 3413 Theology of Ministry Essentials
- THEO 4723 The Church and Contemporary Issues
Ministry Leadership Courses (21 credits)
- CMIN 2003 The Church in Ministry
- CMIN 4503 Lay Leadership Development
- CMIN 4623 Management in Christian Organizations
- CMIN 4713 Strategic Planning in Christian Organizations
- CMIN 4942 Internship II
- PMIN 3353 Planting Innovative Churches
- PMIN 3513 Pastoral Care and Counseling
Supporting Ministry Courses (8 credits)
- BIBL 3523 Bible Concepts of Leadership
- xxxx xxxx Ministry-related electives
  (courses related to the student’s ministry – must be approved by the academic advisor)

General Electives (14 credits)

Any college-level courses