Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Southeastern University- Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science, Ministerial Leadership: Missional Leadership (Online)

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Bachelor of Science, Ministerial Leadership: Missional Leadership (Four-Year Plan)

The Bachelor of Science in Ministerial Leadership – Missional Leadership track 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 ministry practicum. The final 18 hours of the major core focuses on global, entrepreneurial, strategic, and innovative missional leadership skills that can be applied in a variety of missional contexts (i.e., global non-profit organizations, missionary ministry, local church ministry, etc.).

This degree program allows students the flexibility of completing program requirements through a combination main campus, online, and/or partner site courses. In order to create a global learning experience and connect students learning in a variety of contexts, the Missional Leadership courses (MISS 3013, MISS 3023, MISS 3033, MISS 3043, MISS 3053, MISS 3063) are only taught as online courses.

*Note: Students taking courses online outside of the State of Florida may be subject to additional Foundational Core requirements for degree completion. State-specific requirements are specified in the SEU Catalog. Your Academic Advisor is available to help integrate these additional courses into your plan.

Total Program Hours - 120 Credit Hours

Foundational Core - 34 Credit Hours

SEU Foundations - 3 Credit Hours

CORE 1111 - COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE SUCCESS Credits: 1
CORE 1112 - DIVINE DESIGN AND MISSIONAL VOCATION Credits: 2

Worldview Formation - 9 Credit Hours

BIBL 1113 - THE STORY OF SCRIPTURE Credits: 3
THEO 1213 - LIVED THEOLOGY Credits: 3
CORE 3113 - WORLDVIEW AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS SEMINAR Credits: 3

Habits of Inquiry - 22 Credit Hours

Major Core - 45 Credit Hours

Biblical & Theological Studies - 18 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

Select One(1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours

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
BIOT 3043 - HEBREW I Credits: 3
BIOT 3053 - HEBREW II Credits: 3
BIOT 3403 - HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY ANCIENT ISRAEL Credits: 3
BIBL 4013 - JEWISH AND EARLY CHRISTIAN APOCALYP Credits: 3
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
BINT 3033 - GREEK I Credits: 3
BINT 3043 - GREEK II Credits: 3

Foundational Ministerial Leadership Studies - 9 Credit Hours

PMIN 2443 - FOUNDATIONS OF MINISTRY Credits: 3
PMIN 3113 - LEADING TEAM-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS Credits: 3
PMIN 4113 - NON-PROFIT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Credits: 3

Missional Leadership Track - 18 Credit Hours

MISS 3013 - MISSIONAL LIFE Credits: 3
MISS 3023 - MINISTRY INNOVATION Credits: 3
MISS 3033 - MISSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT Credits: 3
MISS 3043 - DIGITAL MINISTRY Credits: 3
MISS 3053 - MISSIONAL COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
MISS 3063 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT Credits: 3

Divine Design (Major Specific Experiential Learning) - 6 Credits

PMIN 2032 - STUDENT MINISTRY PRACTICUM I Credits: 2
PMIN 2042 - STUDENT MINISTRY PRACTICUM II Credits: 2

Divine Design - 35 Credit Hours

To meet the Divine Design requirement, students may earn credit hours in general elective courses, declared minors/certificates, or enjoy other experiential learning opportunities such as study abroad, internships, or practicums. Other practicum options include PRAC 1001 (1 credit hour), PRAC 1002 (2 credit hours), PRAC 1003 (3 credit hours), PRAC 1004 (4 credit hours), up to 24 credit hours. General Electives are any college-level course that does not satisfy the above program requirements. Students must complete the above program requirements with the remaining credit hours earned in the Divine Design to meet the total program hours.

Additional State Requirements for Online or Partner Site Students

*Note: Students taking courses online/at an SEU partner site outside of the State of Florida may be subject to additional Foundational Core requirements for degree completion. Some of these requirements are built into your Foundational Core listed above. Any of the requirements listed below that are not incorporated into the Foundational Core will count towards your Divine Design hours. State-specific requirements are also specified in the SEU Catalog. Please see your Degree Audit in JICS and work with your Academic Advisor to ensure these requirements are met.

Alabama

Area I, Written Composition - 6 Credit Hours

ENGL 2113 - PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Credits: 3
ENGL 1113 - COLLEGE COMPOSITION Credits: 3

Area II, Humanities and Fine Arts - 12 Credit Hours

* In addition to Foundational Core Discursive Inquiry requirements

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
AND
ARTV 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
OR
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3

Area III, Natural Science and Mathematics - 11 Credit Hours

BIOL 1334 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN A&P Credits: 4
MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3

Area IV, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences - 12 Credit Hours

HIST 2123 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3
HIST 2133 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN WORLD HISTORY Credits: 3
PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3

Arkansas

Science

Select one course not taken in Foundational Core

BIOL 1334 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN A&P Credits: 4
OR
NSCI 1043 - NUTRITION SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 104L - NUTRITION SCIENCE LABORATORY Credits: 1

Social Sciences

HIST 2123 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3

Kentucky

Social/Behavioral Sciences

HIST 2123 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3
HIST 2133 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN WORLD HISTORY Credits: 3
PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3

Humanities - Select One:

MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
ARTV 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3

Humanities

PMIN 2123 - CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Credits: 3

Maryland

Maryland students need an additional six credit hours in one or more of the following five areas: (i) Arts and humanities; (ii) English composition; (iii) Social and behavioral sciences; (iv) Mathematics; and (v) Biological and physical sciences.

Minnesota

Communication

ENGL 1113 - COLLEGE COMPOSITION Credits: 3

Natural Science

BIOL 1334 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN A&P Credits: 4
OR
NSCI 1043 - NUTRITION SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 104L - NUTRITION SCIENCE LABORATORY Credits: 1

Social Science

HIST 2123 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3
HIST 2133 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN WORLD HISTORY Credits: 3
PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3

Montana

Montana requires 6 credit hours of natural science with a laboratory experience. Students may choose to take BIOL 1334 to complete the requirement or any other science course to meet the credit hour requirement.

BIOL 1334 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN A&P Credits: 4

Nevada

3 credit hours needed. The Socio-Historical requirement must be fulfilled by taking PPOL 2433 or by earning credit for one of the following combinations of classes from an accredited Nevada college: 1) HIST 100, 2) PCS 101, 3) HIST 101 and HIST 102, or 4) or HIST 101 and 217.

Ohio

Ohio students need an additional two credit hours in one or more of the following areas: Oral and Written Communication, Mathematics, Statistics and Logic, Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity, Natural Sciences, Technology and Innovation.

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
* if not already taken or 2 more credits to get to 36 hours

Oklahoma

In addition to the courses listed below, Oklahoma students need an additional 7 credit hours in one ore more of the following: History, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Humanities, Math, Natural Science, Language, or Fine Arts.

HIST 2123 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credits: 3

Select One:

Choose one not already chosen for Foundational Core

MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
ARTV 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3