Ministry Course Requirements | 120 Total Hours

General Education Foundation (33 hours)

Specializations within the General Education Foundation

• HI 211 and HI 212 OR HI 223 and HI 224
• IT 202

General Electives (3 hours)

Biblical/Theological Foundation (18 hours)

Major (66 hours)

Theological Core (38 hours)

• BI 212 Biblical Hermeneutics
• BI, OT, NT Courses (15 hours)
  • With General Ministry and Pastoral Ministry Concentrations: 6 hours of HEB 201 and 202 or GRK 201 and 202.
  • With Media Ministry Concentration: 15 hours of any BI, OT or NT course.
• EV 302 Leading a Church in Evangelism
• HI 304 Christian History
• HI 405 History of Southern Baptists
• MI 302 Foundations of Christian Missions
• PHI 402 Contemporary Ethical Issues
• TH 301 Christian Doctrine I
• TH 302 Christian Doctrine II
• TH 403 Apologetics

Choose one of the following concentrations:

General Ministry Concentration (28 hours)

• CE 201 The bible Study Ministry of the Church OR CE 202 The Discipleship and Missions Ministries of the Church
• LA 200 The Ministry of Leadership
• MI 311 Church Planting
• MI 404 World Religions OR MI 405 American Cults and Sectarian Groups
• PM 210 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry
• PM 211 Pastoral Leadership
• Choose one of the following three options to total 8 hours:
  • PR 220 Preparing Expository Sermons; PR 230 Preaching Practicum; PR 320 Contemporary Bible Exposition
  • EDU 2010 Psychology of Teaching and Learning OR PSY 310 The Psychology of Learning and Teaching; CE 301 Principles of Teaching; Three hours of upper level CE and STM electives.
  • WS 201 Perspectives on Women's Studies and Ministry; WS 301 Ministry Skills for Women; WS 302Developing and Leading a Women's Ministry in a Local church; WS 303 Public Speaking for Women; One hour of upper level elective.
• PSY 403 Pastoral Counseling
• Internship: PM 420, PR 420, MI 419, LA 401, CE 420 or STM 420

Pastoral Ministry Concentration (28 hours)

• CE 201 The bible Study Ministries of the Church OR CE 202 The Discipleship and Missions Ministries of the Church
• LA 200 The Ministry of Leadership
• MI 311 Church Planting
• MI 404 World Religions or MI 405 American Cults and Sectarian Groups
• PSY 403 Pastoral Counseling
• PM 210 Introduction to Pastoral Leadership
• PM 211 Pastoral Leadership
• PR 220 Preparing Expository Sermons
• PR 230 Preaching Practicum
• PR 320 Contemporary Bible Exposition
• Internship: PM 420, PR 420 or MI 419

Media Ministry Concentration (28 hours)

• CE 201 The bible Study Ministries of the Church OR CE 202 The Discipleship amid Missions Ministries of the Church
• PM 211 Pastoral Leadership
• MM 201 Introduction to Media Ministry
• MM 302 Visual Media Software
• MM 303 Sequencing and Recording Software
• MM 304 Digital Sound/Multimedia Design I
• MM 305 Digital Sound/Multimedia Design II
• MM 402 Media Production and Operations
• MM 420 Media Ministry Internship plus 5 hours of CE, STM, LA, PM, PR, EV, MI electives OR MM 421 Media Ministry Internship plus 1 hour CE, STM, LA, PM, PR, EV, MI elective

Note: Those students who fail to take and pass the computer proficiency examination must take IT 101