ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN GENERAL & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

 

(60 Semester Hours)

 

Objectives

The Associate of Arts degree in General and Religious Education offers a Christian liberal arts core with a foundational knowledge of the Bible and Christian ministries.  This basic curriculum prepares the student to continue studies in a specialized field.

The graduate of this program will be able to:

·     Formulate and express basic concepts of the humanities and general culture.

·     Continue post-secondary education in the liberal arts.

·     Exhibit a foundational knowledge of Bible content and doctrine.

·     Demonstrate basic ministry skills in evangelizing, discipling and counseling.

 

General Education Requirement (18 semester hours)

The Liberal Arts (18 semester hour general education) component for every A.A. student will be as follows:

English – 6 hours

·       En 102 & En 103     English Composition & Grammar – 6 hrs.

History / Social Science – 9 hours

·       Hi 101 & Hi 102      History of Civilization – 6 hrs.

·       Ph 201                    Ethics – 3 hrs.

Elective – 3 hours

·       Liberal Arts elective – 3 hrs.

 

The Bible Requirement (18 semester hours)

The Bible component consists of the following courses – 15 semester hours:

·       Bi 101         Old Testament Survey – 3 hrs.

·       Bi 102         New Testament Survey – 3 hrs.

·       Bi 106         Principles of Bible Study – 3 hrs.

·       Bi 201         Bible Doctrines I – 3 hrs.

·       Bi 202         Bible Doctrines II – 3 hrs.

The Bible component also consist of one elective Bible course – 3 semester hours.

 

The Christian Ministries Requirement (18 semester hours)

The Christian Ministries component will consist of the following courses – 12 semester hours:

·       CM 101       Evangelism & Discipleship – 3 hrs.

·       CM 102       Introduction to Christian Counseling – 3 hrs.

·       CM 201       Survey of Christian Education – 3 hrs.

·       CM 203       Teaching Bible or CM 105 Sermon Preparation – 3 hrs.

The Christian Ministries component also includes two Ministries electives – 6 semester hours. For Southern Methodist ministerial students, one of those electives shall be CM 104 Southern Methodist Discipline Study.

 

The General Elective Requirement (6 semester hours)

The Associate of Arts degree program provides for six semester hours of general electives, normally two classes. These classes may come from any of the College course offerings or from transfer work from other institutions.