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Christian Ministries (BAS)

This Professional Studies Degree is designed to meet the special demands of adult learners.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (bAS)

Professional Studies
PRST 2301 - Lifelong Learning (S-L)

3

English

9

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

ENGL 2301 - World Literature I

or

ENGL 2302 - World Literature II

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

History

6

Choose two:

HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865

HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865

HIST 2301 - World Civilization I

HIST 2302 - World Civilization II

Kinesiology

2

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.

Mathematics

3

Choose one:

MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts

MATH 1303 - College Algebra

MATH 1304 - Trigonometry

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis

MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics 

4

Religion

12

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

plus 6 additional RELI hours

  • If 30-59 total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 3 of the additional RELI hours will be waived.

  • If 60 or more total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 6 of the additional RELI hours will be waived. 

Social Science

6

POLS 2301 - American National Government

and

an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

48

Christian Ministries Major

30

CHST 3301 - Survey of Christian Education

CHST 3309 - Spiritual Formation for Christian Ministry

CHST 3372 - Church Administration

CHST 4301 - Teaching Ministry of the Church

PHIL 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy

RELI 3304 - Christian Doctrine

RELI 3305 - Principles of Biblical Interpretation

RELI 4345 - Christianity in a Pluralistic World

Select ONE History:

RELI 4371 - American Church History

RELI 4372 - Baptist History

RELI 4383 - History of Christianity (AGP-eligible)

Choose one course in Christian Studies/Religion from the following options:

CHST 4302 – Practicum in Christian Studies (S-L)

CHST 4306 – Children’s Ministry in the Church

CHST 4307 – Student Ministry in the Church

CHST 4308 – Adult Ministry in the Church

CHST 4310 – Small Group Ministry Design and Practice

CHST 4312 – Biblical Servant Leadership

RELI 3306 – Proclamation of Biblical Truth

RELI 3311 – The Pentateuch

RELI 3329 – The Historical Books

RELI 3336 – The Wisdom Literature

RELI 3347 – The Major Prophets

RELI 3362 – The Minor Prophets

RELI 3371 – Pastoral Ministries

RELI 3386 – Practicum in Personal Evangelism

RELI 3387 – Practicum in Discipleship

RELI 4307 – The Gospels

RELI 4321 – The Early Life and Letters of Paul

RELI 4322 – The Later Life and Letters of Paul

RELI 4336 – The General Epistles

RELI 4341 – Biblical Eschatology

RELI 4350 – Historical Theology

RELI 4360 – Special Topics in Theology and Religion

RELI 4374 – Christian Apologetics

RELI 4378 – Ministry Research and Writing Across Media (AGP-eligible)

Electives 

Upper-Level
Lower or Upper-Level

9
33

Total Credit Hours Required

120

*Inverted Option: Depending on the number of applicable transferred credit hours, a student may be able to use at least 24 technical/occupational credit hours or 24 credit hours in a specific field of study (e.g., credits earned from military transcripts and/or corporate training, etc.) as elective credits for an Inverted Degree. For accelerated students pursuing the inverted version of a program, 36 upper-level credit hours are not required. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. The final 6 undergraduate-level credit hours are fulfilled by the graduate-level "shared" courses. Students should coordinate with their academic advisor to determine if an inverted degree would be beneficial/applicable after all transcripts have been officially evaluated. 

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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