Care Ministries Major (A.S.)

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I. Christian Studies Core - 15-21 Credits

BIB/CM/THE - Bible, Christian Ministry or Theology Elective 3 Credits
ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits *
BIB 1511 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits *
or
BIB 1520 - History of the Old Testament 3 Credits
and
BIB 1522 - History of the New Testament 3 Credits ³
BIB 3510 - Interpreting the Gospels 3 Credits
or
BIB 4710 - Interpreting Romans 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits *
or
THE 3522 - Systematic Theology I 3 Credits
and
THE 3524 - Systematic Theology II 3 Credits ³

II. General Education Core - 31 Credits

COM 1515 - Introduction to Public Communication 3 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
FAR - Fine Arts Elective 3 Credits ²
Global Awareness Elective 3 Credits ²*
HIS - History Elective 3 Credits
Humanities Elective 3 Credits ²*
MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Lab Science Elective 4 Credits
SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ^1,2

III. Concentration - 18 Credits

CM 4610 - Principles of Counseling and Care Ministry 3 Credits
CM or PSY Electives 9 Credits
PSY 130 - General Psychology 3 Credits
PSY 3538 - Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy 3 Credits

Total - 64 Credits

¹Counts towards 3 credits of Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510 with another Social Science elective.

²Click HERE to view options for Social Science, Humanities, Global Awareness, and Fine Arts Electives.

³ Students may choose to fulfill the BIB/THE/CM elective requirement by taking BIB 1522 or THE 3524 .

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 60 credits is reached.