Theology

Bachelor of Arts in Theology
Major Requirements: 57 hours

 RELB 175  How to Study the Bible

3

 RELB 226  Old Testament Survey
 or RELB 325 Prophets (3)

3

 RELB 255  Jesus and the Gospels

3

 RELB 335  New Testament Epistles

3

 RELB 348  Daniel

3

 RELB 349  Revelation

3

 RELH 310  History of the SDA Church

3

 RELH 410  History of the Christian Church

4

 RELP 125  Introduction to Ministry

2

 RELP 321, 322  Biblical Preaching (3, 3)

6

 RELP 361, 362  Church Leadership (3, 3)

6

 RELP 465  Personal Witnessing

3

 RELP 466  Public Evangelism

3

 RELT 305  Christian Ethics

3

 RELT 337, 338  Christian Theology I and II (3, 3)

6

 RELT 455  Prophetic Guidance in the Advent Movement

3

Contextual Requirements: 26 hours

 Biblical Languages Minor

20

 PSYC 105  Introduction to Psychology

3

 PSYC 311  Introduction to Counseling Theory
 or COMM 465 Interpersonal
 Communications (3)

3

 Recommended
 EDUC 218  Philosophy of Education (3)

 

 ENGL 366  Biblical Literature (3)

 

 FNCE 215  Personal Finance (3)

 

 HIST 307  History of Bible Times (3)

 

 RELB 246  Sanctuary and Salvation (3)

 

 SOCI 315  Marriage and Family (3)

 

Specific general education requirement
In the BA in Theology degree, the RELT 141 Christian Beliefs requirement is met in RELT 337 and 338 Christian Theology I and II.

Candidacy for Ministry
The theology major prepares students for pastoral ministry. Because entering the ministry involves much more than the completion of a course of study, the Division of Religion has established a candidacy program for ministry which emphasizes the development of the individual in the skills and experience essential to pastoral ministry. Students enter the division portfolio program in the freshman year and apply for admission to candidacy for ministry in the second semester of the sophomore year. Upon acceptance into the candidacy program, students submit a plan for fulfilling the requirements of the final two years of the program. Details of the requirements for the candidacy program are available in the Division of Religion.