General Ministries, BA

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College	Ministry
Academic Award	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	125 semester credits
Faculty Lead	Joshua Ziefle
CIP Code	39.0699

The major in General Ministries is designed for individuals whose ministry intention is in areas not covered by the more traditional fields of ministry preparation. It provides a more flexible degree plan through which to serve them.

The General Ministries degree allows a great degree of latitude in choosing courses that are suited to the student’s particular ministry areas of interest, past experiences, future goals, and present abilities. Despite its appearance, the General Ministries major has very specific goals; these goals are merely defined on an individual basis.

The major utilizes a section of the major for supporting ministry courses. With the approval of the advisor, this section allows commonly recognized ministry courses as well as topics chosen from other disciplines that can support ministries, such as courses in business, computer technology, drama, etc.

Each student is assigned an academic advisor who works with the student to determine the courses that best fulfill present and future ministry goals. Together, they develop a long-term plan which provides strength in chosen disciplines while also providing balance through well-rounded course selection.

Core Curriculum Requirements: 60

Bible and Theology: 12

BIBL 1103 - Old Testament History and Literature 3 credits
BIBL 1203 - New Testament History and Literature 3 credits
THEO 1213 - Christian Thought 3 credits
THEO 2323 - Jesus the Messiah 3 credits

Written and Verbal Communications: 9

ENGL 1013 - Composition I: Expository Writing 3 credits
ENGL 1023 - Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing 3 credits
COMM 1213 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 credits

Humanities: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)

Social Sciences: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following:
Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Health & Fitness (PEDU), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), or Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI)