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Bachelor of Science, Ministry: Children, Youth & Family Ministry

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The Bachelor of Science in Ministry: Children, Youth, & Family Ministries degree program prepares students for ministry leadership—in local churches, faith-based non-profit organizations, and other ministry contexts—through an interdisciplinary
curriculum of courses in foundational core (i.e., English, psychology, math, science, etc.), Bible, theology, ministry, and experiential ministry learning. The final 18 hours of the major core focuses on the comprehensive study of effective family ministry ideas and practices that can be applied in a variety of ministry contexts.

Bachelor of Science, Ministry: Children, Youth & Family Ministry Four-Year Plan

Foundational Core - 58 Credit Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours

DCOM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Select Two(2) of the Following - 6 Credit Hours

MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4
MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1413 - PRECALCULUS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 19 Credit Hours

Historical Perspective - 3 Credit Hours

HIST 1033 - WORLD CIVILIZATION TO 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 1043 - WORLD CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY 1877 TO THE PRESENT Credits: 3

Humanities - 3 Credit Hours

HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
HUMS 2033 - THEATER APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ARTV 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3

Literature - 3 Credit Hours

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2513 - BRITISH LITERATURE I Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LIT & CULTURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2523 - BRITISH LITERATURE II Credits: 3

Behavioral Science - 3 Credits

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 1233 - PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3

Social Science - 3 Credit Hours

SSCI 2233 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Credits: 3
SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
BUSI 2103 - MACROECONOMICS Credits: 3
POLS 4133 - CORNERSTONE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits: 3
POLS 2413 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Credits: 3

Natural Science - Select One(1) of the following Plus Lab - 4 Credit Hours

NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 2433 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY Credits: 3
NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
BIOL 1233 - BIOLOGY I Credits: 3
NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
CHEM 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3

Spiritual Formation - 15 Credit Hours

BIOT 1433 - THE OLD TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
BINT 1533 - THE NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
BIBL 2623 - BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS Credits: 3
THEO 3023 - THEOLOGY I Credits: 3
THEO 3133 - THEOLOGY II Credits: 3

Personal and Social Responsibility - 9 Credit Hours

CORE 1122 - SEU 101: COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY Credits: 2
CORE 1222 - SEU 102: PURPOSE AND PRACTICE Credits: 2
CORE 2231 - SEU 201: INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
CORE 2241 - SEU 202: EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
THEO 3123 - INTRODUCTION OF ETHICS Credits: 3

Ministry Major Core - 44 Hours

Biblical and Theological Studies - 9 Credit Hours

HITH 3013 - THE CHURCH FROM THE REFORMATION THROUGH THE MODERN ERA Credits: 3

Select One(1) of the Following Courses

BIOT 3343 - TORAH STUDIES Credits: 3
BIOT 3423 - THE FORMER PROPHETS Credits: 3
BIOT 3433 - THE LATTER PROPHETS Credits: 3
BIOT 3543 - THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE Credits: 3
BIOT 3843 - THE WRITINGS Credits: 3
BIBL 4013 - JEWISH AND EARLY CHRISTIAN APOCALYP Credits: 3

Select One(1) of the Following Courses

BINT 3213 - JESUS AND THE GOSPELS Credits: 3
BINT 3224 - ACTS STUDIES Credits: 3
BINT 3333 - GENERAL EPISTLES Credits: 3
BINT 3403 - JOHANNINE LITERATURE Credits: 3
BINT 3413 - PAULINE LITERATURE Credits: 3

Foundational Ministry Studies - 11 Credit Hours

PMIN 2123 - CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Credits: 3
PMIN 3133 - PREACHING I Credits: 3
PMIN 4043 - HOLISTIC DISCIPLEMAKING Credits: 3
PMIN 4323 - MINISTRY LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATIO Credits: 3

Children, Youth & Family Ministry Studies - 18 Credit Hours

PMIN 3063 - CHILDRENS/ YOUTH MINISTRY DISCIPLES Credits: 3
PMIN 3293 - CHILDREN’S/YOUTH MINISTRY STRATEGIE Credits: 3
PMIN 3273 - FAMILY MINISTRY Credits: 3
PMIN 3283 - CREATIVE COMMUNICATION IN MINISTRY Credits: 3
PMIN 4143 - PASTORAL CARE OF FAMILIES Credits: 3
PMIN 4153 - SPIRITUAL FORMATION OF FAMILIES Credits: 3

Experiential Ministry Learning - 6 Credit Hours

THEO 4933 - SENIOR CAPSTN INTEGRATN SEMINAR Credits: 3
PMIN 4063 - MINISTERIAL INTERNSHIP Credits: 3

Minor or General Electives - 18 Credit Hours

Total Program Hours - 120 Credit Hours