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Associate of Christian Studies

The Associate of Christian Studies program is designed to prepare students for effective leadership roles within the local church, particularly related to bi-vocational or volunteer ministry.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

course

credit hours (ACS)

CORE EXPERIENCE

DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience

3

Developing A Christian Mind

DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

English

6

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

Fine Arts

FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

History

3

Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List.

Kinesiology

1

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course)

3

Choose one:

MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts

MATH 1303 - College Algebra

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course)

4

Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List

Religion

6

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

Social Science

3

POLS 2301 - American National Government

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

35

Christian Studies Core Courses

21

CHST 3301 - Survey of Christian Education

CHST 3309 - Spiritual Formation for Christian Ministry

CHST 4302 - Practicum in Christian Studies (S-L)

RELI 3304 - Christian Doctrine

RELI 3305 - Principles of Biblical Interpretation

Choose one:

RELI 4383 - History of Christianity (AGP-eligible)

RELI 4371 - American Church History

RELI 4372 - Baptist History

Choose one:

CHST 4306 - Children's Ministry in the Church

CHST 4307 - Youth Ministry in the Church

CHST 4308 - Adult Ministry in the Church

Select one of the following 9-hour concentrations:

9

Concentration in Educational Ministry

CHST 4301 - Teaching Ministry of the Church

CHST 3372 - Church Administration

CHST 4310 - Small Group Ministry Design and Practice

Concentration in Christian Leadership

CHST 3372 - Church Administration

CHST 4312 - Biblical Servant Leadership

MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L)

Concentration in Music Ministry

MUSI 2207 - Introduction to Church Music and Worship

MUSI 3270 - Church Music and Worship Administration

MUSI 3271 - Contemporary Worship and Technology

MUSI 4305 - Congregational Song

ELECTIVES

0

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

65

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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