Available Minors at BCF

All minors require 15 semester hours beyond the General Education Foundation and the Biblical/Theological Foundation.

Except for the Bible minor, a minor must be composed of courses from a student's general electives and outside of the requirements for his/her major.

Minor in Bible

• BI 212 Biblical Hermeneutics (3 hours)
• Any 12 hours of BI, OT, or NT

Minor in Christian Counseling

• PSY 300 The Christian Marriage (2 hours)
• PSY 303 Premarital and Marital Counseling (2 hours)
• PSY 307 Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
• PSY 330 Marriage and Family-Life Education (2 hours)
• Psychology Electives (6 hours)

Minor in Church Planting

Any 15 hours of:

• MI 302. Foundations of Christian Missions (2 hours)
• MI 309. Introduction to Church Planting (2 hours)
• MI 310. Models and Methods of Church Planting (2 hours)
• MI 410. Contemporary Strategies in Missions (3 hours)
• EV 302. Leading a Church in Evangelism (2 hours)
• MI 304. Florida Church Starting Practicum (6 hours)
• MI 420. Summer Missions Internship (6 hours)
• MI 421. Semester Missions Internship (9 hours)

Minor in English

• 16 hours in English course (not taken in General Education Foundation), with at least six of which are at the 400-level.

Minor in Evangelism/Preaching

15 hours of EV and PR courses with at least 6 hours of each

Minor in Leadership

Any 15 hours of LA courses

Minor in Missions

Any 15 hours of MI courses including at least one of the following:

• MI 304 Florida Church Starting Practicum (6 hours)
• MI 420 Summer Missions Internship (6 hours)
• MI 421 Semester Missions Internship (9 hours)

Minor in Music

18 hours of music courses as described below:

Music Theory

• MT 101 (3 hours)

Applied Music

• Applied Principal (2 hours)
• Applied Secondary (1 hour)

Music History and Literature

• MH 201 (2 hours)

Ensemble

• Based on applied principal (4 hours)

Church Music or Music Education

• Students may take a combination of church music and/or music education courses (6 hours)

Minor in Student Ministry

• STM 310 Basic Ministry to Students (3 hours)
• TM 313. Student Minister as a Leader (3 hours)
• STM 320. Evangelism and Discipleship in Today’s Student Culture (3 hours)
• STM 420. Student Ministry Internship (3 hours)
• PSY 309. Adolescent Development (3 hours

Minor in Writing

• ENG 305 Poetry: Theory and Practice
• ENG 315 Creative Fiction
• ENG 320 Advanced Grammar
• ENG 410 Advanced Composition: Theory and Practice
• ENG 430 Creative Non-Fiction: Writing About Spiritual Experience