Religion—B.A. Religion

Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Freshman—Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Fall
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

A student may take additional hours, but the first semester load may not exceed seventeen (17) hours.

0
3

RLGN 1353 Introduction to Philosophy
(religion department requirement, offered every Fall semester)

3
4

Any approved fine arts course
(one three-hour course or three separate one-hour courses)

3
5

MATH Any listed math course

3
6

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or
RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament

3
7

ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
10

LEAD 1111 Learning and Leading

1
TOTAL HOURS: 16
Spring
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
3

Any approved laboratory science

4
4

PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology or
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology

3
5

RLGN 1320 Introduction to the Old Testament or
RLGN 1330 Introduction to the New Testament
(choose the course NOT taken in the Fall semester)

3
6

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communications

3
7

ENGL 1302 Composition and Introduction to Literature or

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 16
Summer
# Description Hours
1

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

3
TOTAL HOURS: 3

Sophomore—Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Fall
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
3

RLGN 2340 Ministry Formations
(religion major and MFAP requirement, offered Fall only. This course MUST be taken prior to the completion of 60 hours)

3
4

KINE 1238 Lifetime Fitness

2
5

GREK 2311 New Testament Greek I
(or any approved foreign language)

3
6

ENGL 2331 World Literature (Preferred) or
ENGL 2321 British Literature or
ENGL 2326 American Literature

3
7

HIST 2321 Survey of Civilization I (Preferred) or
HIST 2322 Survey of Civilization II

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 14
Spring
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

RLGN 2357 Philosophy of Religion
(if desiring a pastoral ministry concentration) or
any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
3

Any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
4

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
5

Any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
6

RLGN 2352 Introduction to Christian Doctrine
(religion major requirement, offered every Spring semester)

3
7

GREK 2312 New Testament Greek II
(or the second semester of the first year of any approved foreign language)

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Summer
# Description Hours
1

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

3
TOTAL HOURS: 3

Junior—Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Fall
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
3

RLGN 3323 The Prophets (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of odd years) or
RLGN 3332 The General Epistles (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of odd years)
or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
4

RLGN 3354 Biblical Interpretation I: Hermeneutics
(religion major requirement, offered every Fall semester)

3
5

RLGN 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (religion major requriement, offered only in the Fall semester)

3
6

RLGN 3330 Christian Missions (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester)

3
7

GREK 3311 New Testament Greek Syntax
(or first semester of the second year of any approved foreign language)

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
2

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
3

RLGN 3352 Christian Ethics (religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters).

3
4

RLGN 3333 Acts and the Pauline Epistles (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or
RLGN 3324 The Books of Wisdom and Poetry (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of even years) or
or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
5

HIST 3309 The History of Christianity or
HIST 3310 The History of Baptists
(religion departmental requirement)

3
6

RLGN 4301 Biblical Interpretation II: Exegesis
(religion major requirement, offered every Spring semester)

3
7

GREK 4310 New Testament Exegesis
(fourth semester required only for students who choose the biblical studies concentration) or
any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
8

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Summer
# Description Hours
1

3-6 hours may be taken in May term, thus reducing the number of hours needed for any one given semester.

3
TOTAL HOURS: 3

Senior—Catalog Year: 2013-2014

Fall
# Description Hours
1

RLGN 4260 Religion Capstone (religion department requirement, offered evey Fall and Spring semesters)

2
2

HEBR 3311 Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Syntax: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 2311 this semester; this course is only offered the Fall semester of even years.
Or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
3

Any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor courses (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration). Or a MAR course.

7
4

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
5

RLGN 3321 The Pentateuch (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of even years) or
RLGN 3331 The Gospels (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester of even years)
or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
6

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

0
7

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
8

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

Any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration). Or a MAR course.

3
2

RLGN 4350 Internship in Religion (religion department requirement, offered every semester. Permission from the In-Service Guidance Director and the Dean of the School of Christian Studies is required)

3
3

A student in good academic standing may schedule as many as eighteen (18) hours.

0
4

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

0
5

RLGN 4303 Christian Servant Leadership (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester [this course was previosly offered in the Fall semster])

3
6

RLGN 3334 The Book of Revelation (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of odd years) or
RLGN 3322 The Historical Books (religion major requirement, offered only in the Spring semester of odd years)
or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
7

HEBR 3312 Biblical Hebrew Translation: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 3312 this semester; this course is only offered the Spring semester of odd years.
Or any elective, religion concentration, or outside minor course (please consult the four-year course rotation in order to properly schedule the necessary courses within the selected religion concentration)

3
8

RLGN 1000 Religion Seminar (a student must enroll in this course each semester that he/she is a religion major)

0
9

RLGN 1001 Religion Service Learning (a student only has to complete one per academic year)

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15