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2012-2013 Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor’s Degree
This presentation of the bachelor’s degree reflects the general template of degree requirements for a four
year undergraduate degree program at CIU. This template provides an overview of the Bible major require-
ments, the General Education requirements, the Ministry Skills requirements and the Spiritual Formation
requirements for a bachelor’s degree. For specific program requirements, we have listed the programs
alphabetically by the professional major or minor.
Students who complete at least one year of study in a foreign language (biblical or modern) will be award-
ed the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students without a second language competency will receive the Bachelor
of Science degree. In both cases, a bachelor’s degree at CIU consists of five basic components:
1. Degree core requirements in Bible and Theology, General Education, and Ministry Skills.
2. At least one professional major or minor.
3. Open electives.
4. Ministry Skills experiences approved for the specific program of study.
5. Spiritual Formation requirements including campus chapel, local church involvement, and personal time
with God.
These five components add up to a minimum of 126 semester hours and additional non-credit require-
ments. The following sections outline these basic components:
The Three Components of a Bachelor’s Degree
1. Bachelor’s Degree Core ................................77
Bible and Theology Major ............................30
BIB 1114 Old Testament: Genesis-Esther ........3
BIB 1115 Old Testament: Job-Malachi..............3
BIB 1120 New Testament Survey ......................3
BIB 3420 Principles of Bible Interpretation........3
BIB ____ Old Testament Exegetical Book
Study ..................................................3
BIB ____ New Testament Exegetical Book
Study ..................................................3
BIB 3616 Romans ..............................................3
BIB 4310 Progress of Redemption ....................3
THE 3301 Theology 1: God, Christ, Spirit ..........3
THE 3302 Theology 2: Sin and Salvation ..........3
Old and New Testament Exegetical Book Studies that are
accepted for the exegesis and exposition requirements are
Old Testament and New Testament book courses that are
3000 level or higher. (Any 2000 level course would require
additional Faculty Directed Study [FDS] requirements in order
to meet the skill requirement.) The purpose of these two
course requirements is to provide opportunity for students to
gain proficiency at using the various exegetical “Principles of
Bible Interpretation” learned in BIB 3420 for both Old
Testament literature and New Testament literature, along with
exploring appropriate principles of application needed when
teaching or expositing God's Word to others.
General Education........................................36
Beyond the major in Bible and another profes-
sional major/minor, students broaden their educa-
tional horizons through the area of General
Education. This component of a bachelor’s
degree includes both foundational courses and a
General Education Distribution requirement:
Foundation................................27
COM 2110 Public Speaking..................................3
ENG 1110 Composition and Research ..............3
ENG 1111 Literature and Research ....................3
MAT 2310 Mathematics Concepts and
Quantitative Reasoning* ....................3
HIS 1210 Historical Perspectives on Culture
and Civilization 1 ................................3
HIS 1211 Historical Perspectives on Culture
and Civilization 2 ................................3
PHI 2110 Introduction to Philosophy ................3
PSY 2110 General Psychology ..........................3
PHI 4140 Ethics ..................................................3
*May be substituted with one of the following: MAT 3410
Research Statistics, or PHI 3120 Logic.