Christian Ministries (BAS)
This Professional Studies Degree is designed to meet the special demands of adult learners.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bAS) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3 or 4-hour course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Math LL Course List | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey RELI 3304 - Christian Doctrine | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 41-42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 9 |
Choose one 3-hour course from RELI Course List. Choose one 3-hour course from HIST/FA/SS Course List or LANG/BL Language Course List. Choose one 3-hour course from STEM LL Course List. | |
Christian Ministries Major | 24 |
CHST 3301 - Survey of Christian Education CHST 3309 - Spiritual Formation for Christian Ministry CHST 3372 - Church Administration CHST 4301 - Teaching Ministry of the Church PHIL 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy RELI 3305 - Principles of Biblical Interpretation RELI 4345 - Christianity in a Pluralistic World | |
Select ONE History: RELI 4371 - American Church History RELI 4372 - Baptist History RELI 4383 - History of Christianity (AGP-eligible) | |
Select two courses in Christian Studies/Religion from the following options: CHST 4302 – Practicum in Christian Studies (S-L) CHST 4306 – Children’s Ministry in the Church CHST 4307 – Student Ministry in the Church CHST 4308 – Adult Ministry in the Church CHST 4310 – Small Group Ministry Design and Practice CHST 4312 – Biblical Servant Leadership RELI 3306 – Proclamation of Biblical Truth RELI 3311 – The Pentateuch RELI 3329 – The Historical Books RELI 3336 – The Wisdom Literature RELI 3347 – The Major Prophets RELI 3362 – The Minor Prophets RELI 3371 – Pastoral Ministries RELI 3386 – Practicum in Personal Evangelism RELI 3387 – Practicum in Discipleship RELI 4307 – The Gospels RELI 4321 – The Early Life and Letters of Paul RELI 4322 – The Later Life and Letters of Paul RELI 4336 – The General Epistles RELI 4341 – Biblical Eschatology RELI 4350 – Historical Theology RELI 4360 – Special Topics in Theology and Religion RELI 4374 – Christian Apologetics RELI 4378 – Ministry Research and Writing Across Media (AGP-eligible) | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 3 |
Total Credit Hours Required | 120 |
*Inverted Option: Depending on the number of applicable transferred credit hours, a student may be able to use at least 24 technical/occupational credit hours or 24 credit hours in a specific field of study (e.g., credits earned from military transcripts and/or corporate training, etc.) as elective credits for an Inverted Degree. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. Students should coordinate with their academic advisor to determine if an inverted degree would be beneficial/applicable after all transcripts have been officially evaluated.
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
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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