Bachelor of Arts in Religion

Courses

Bachelor of Arts in Religion
Total: Minimum 128 semester credits

Note
Minimum grades of “C-” must be earned in all RELB, RELH, RELP, and RELT courses to apply to major requirements.

Other Requirements
All religion majors must complete the Master Guide, Literature Evangelism, and Field Evangelism requirements, and register for RELP200 Pastoral Practicum every semester as part of the graduation requirement.

1. Master Guide: A youth ministry leadership practical training.
2. Literature Evangelism: Field experience in reaching people through the art of selling religious literature and using printed materials as a means of witnessing.
3. Field Evangelism: Gain practical experience through instruction and participation, including personal evangelism and public evangelism.
4. Pastoral Practicum: Students are assigned to a specific church to participate in church activities over the weekends.  Students and the supervising instructor meet once a week to review set objectives, discuss how they have or have not been met, and plan for the following week.  Each student needs to present a weekly report, and the church pastor submits an evaluation of the student at the end of the semester.
5. Foreign Language Requirement: The General Education foreign language requirement for the BA in Religion is to fulfill Greek at the intermediate level.
6. Ministerial Candidacy: This is to evaluate and assess students' suitability for pursuing pastoral ministry. All religion majors are expected to pass ministerial candidacy by the end of the sophomore year.

Minor in Religion
Total minimum: 20 semester credits

15 credits in Biblical Studies (RELB) or Theology (RELT); which must include 6 upper Department credits; the remaining 5 credits may be taken from any Religion Department subject offerings in consultation with the Department Chair.