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2012-2013 Undergraduate Programs
2. Professional Major/Minor ......................18-45
Leadership Development & Christian
Service Learning ............................................11
The Undergraduate School provides academic
courses, life coaching and external experiences
that provide opportunities for students to integrate
classroom learning with personal maturity, spiritual
formation and practical ministry skills. The focus is
to develop professional ministers and ministering
professionals. It is this practical component that
most directly focuses on skill competencies for
missions, ministry or the marketplace.
Requirements will vary with each professional
major/minor, but in general, all students are
required to register for Christian Service Learning
during any regular semester in which six or more
semester hours of academic work are taken.
Students are strongly encouraged to plan a cross-
cultural experience into their college experience.
Some will do so for credit; others will simply join a
short-term mission project. For more information,
please consult the requirements listed under each
program listed as “Practical Ministry Skills
Development.” The following list represents the
core Leadership and Ministry Skills courses and
ministry skills experiences taken by all students
pursuing a bachelor’s degree:
Leadership Development
SOC 1112 CIU 101 ..........................................2
ICS 1210 Discovering the Mission of God ....3
MSD 1120 Evangelism and Discipleship ........3
MSD 2230 Communicating God’s Word..........3
Christian Service Learning*
CSL 0101 2nd Semester, First Year
CSL 0201 1st Semester, Second Year
CSL 0202 2nd Semester, Second Year
Professional Field Experience Requirements
Three semesters of field experience serve as the
minimal requirements for practical skill develop-
ment for professional majors. Consult with your
program director.
*Please note that Christian Service Learning is a non-credit
course required for graduation, designed to get the student
involved in the local church and to experience servant
leadership.
Beyond the degree core requirements explained
above, each student working toward a bachelor’s
degree selects a professional major or minor. A
student may take up to one professional major
and/or two professional minors. Courses applied
to any part of the bachelor’s degree core may not
also be applied to the requirements for a profes-
sional major or minor.
Each professional program has certain required
foundational courses, including Ministry Skills
courses and may have designated electives. A
course applied to the requirements of any major
or minor may also be applied to the requirements
of a second minor if the course meets the require-
ments of both programs. The actual requirements
for each major or minor are detailed in the follow-
ing section of the catalog. The following programs
are offered:
Biblical Languages
Bible Teaching
Applied English
Business & Organizational Leadership
Christian Education (please see Family and
Church Education)
Communication
Digital Media Production (minor only)
English (See Applied English)
Family and Church Education
General Studies (major only) *
Humanities
Intercultural Studies
International Community Development (minor only)
Middle Eastern Studies
Missions (please see Intercultural Studies)
Music
Outdoor Leadership (minor only)
Pastoral Ministries
Philosophy (minor only)
Psychology
Teacher Education**