Practical Ministries, Bachelor of Science

Arts of Communication - 9 Hours

• COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
• ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3

• A student may waive ENGL 1133 with a score at or above the 75th percentile on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or the English portion of the ACT.

• ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Behavioral and Social Sciences - 6 Hours

Business - 3 Hours

• BUSI 1903 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 3

History and Government - 3 Hours

Select one of the following:

• HIST 1013 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO THE 16TH CENTURY Credits: 3
• HIST 1023 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT Credits: 3
• HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 Credits: 3
• HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT Credits: 3

Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 Hours

Mathematics - 6 Hours

Select two of the following: 

• MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
• MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
• MATH 1323 - EXPLORATIONS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
• MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
• MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3

Natural Science (with lab) - 4 Hours

Select one of the following plus the corresponding lab:

• BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
• NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 1113 - INTRO TO PHYSICS Credits: 3
• NSCI 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
• NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
• NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
• NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
• NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
• NSCI 4033 - GEOLOGY Credits: 3

Religion Core - 18 Hours

• THEO 1503 - CHRIST, CULTURE, AND THE UNIVERSITY Credits: 3
• *  BINT 1233 - NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3 *
• *  BIOT 1133 - OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY Credits: 3 *
• *  THEO 2133 - THEOLOGY OF GOD AND HUMANITY Credits: 3 *
• *  THEO 3133 - THEOLOGY OF SALVATION, THE CHURCH, & ESCHATOLOGY Credits: 3 *
• *  BIBL 2623 - BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS Credits: 3 *

Old Testament Electives - 6 Hours

*New Testament Electives - 6 Hours*

Choose two courses from the following:

• BINT 2503 - LUKE-ACTS Credits: 3
• BINT 3403 - JOHANNINE LITERATURE Credits: 3
• BINT 3413 - PAULINE LITERATURE Credits: 3
• BINT 3833 - I AND II CORINTHIANS Credits: 3
• BINT 4323 - GENERAL EPISTLES Credits: 3
• BINT 4523 - EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS Credits: 3

Church History Electives - 6 Hours

Choose two of the following:

• HITH 2403 - THE CHURCH DURING THE PATRISTIC AND MEDIEVAL ERAS Credits: 3
• HITH 2413 - THE CHURCH FROM THE REFORMATION THROUGH THE MODERN ERA Credits: 3
• *  HITH 4303 - HISTORICAL ROOTS OF PENTECOSTALISM Credits: 3 *
• HITH 4523 - AMERICAN CHURCH HISTORY Credits: 3

Ethics and Philosophy Electives - 3 Hours

Choose one course from the following:

• *  PHIL 2003 - PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS Credits: 3 *
• PHIL 3233 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3
• MISS 3733 - WORLD RELIGIONS Credits: 3

Practical Ministry Electives - 3 Hours

Select one courses from the following:

• *  PMIN 3403 - STRATEGIC PLANNING IN MINISTRY Credits: 3 *
• PMIN 3623 - CHURCH PLANTING & REVITALIZATION Credits: 3
• PMIN 4163 - PRACTICAL THEOLOGY OF THE LAITY Credits: 3

Theology Electives - 3 Hours

Choose one of the following:

• THEO 3503 - WOMEN IN PENTECOSTAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 3
• THEO 4233 - CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY Credits: 3
• THEO 4503 - GLOBAL PENTECOSTALISM Credits: 3

Bible Lands Studies

This highly recommended program may replay one Biblical Studies course (BIOT or BINT) in the major core.

• HITH 3403 - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY & ARCHEOLOGY OF ISRAEL Credits: 3