Religion—B.A. Religion

Catalog Year: 2004-2005

Freshman—Catalog Year: 2004-2005

Fall
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition

3
3

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

3
4

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

3
5

MATH Any listed math course

3
6

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

3
7

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

ENGL 1302 Composition and Introduction to Literature or
ENGL 1303 Technical Writing

3
3

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communications

3
4

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
5

PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology or
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology

3
6

Any approved laboratory science

4
7

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 16

Sophomore—Catalog Year: 2004-2005

Fall
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

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

3
3

GREK 1411 Introduction to New Testament Greek I
(or any approved foreign language)

4
4

KINE 1164 Lifetime Fitness

1
5

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

3
6

KINE Any physical activity course

1
7

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
8

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

GREK 1412 Introduction to New Testament Greek II
(or the second semester of the first year of any approved foreign language)

4
3

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

3
4

RLGN 2340 Ministry Formations
(religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters)

3
5

KINE Any physical activity course

1
6

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

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 14

Junior—Catalog Year: 2004-2005

Fall
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

GREK 2311
(or first semester of the second year of any approved foreign language)

3
3

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

3
4

RLGN 3342 Introduction to Evangelism (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester) or
HEBR 1311 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I: Grammar: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 1311 this semester; this course is only offered the Fall semester of even years.

3
5

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

3
6

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
7

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (required)

0
2

GREK 2312 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
3

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

3
4

RLGN 3352 Christian Ethics (religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters) or
HEBR 1312 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II: Translation: if a student desires a biblical concentration, he/she must take HEBR 1312 this semester; this course is only offered the Spring semester of odd years.

3
5

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

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

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15

Senior—Catalog Year: 2004-2005

Fall
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

0
2

RLGN 3314 Church Leadership (religion major requirement, offered only in the Fall semester)

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

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
5

RLGN 3342 Introduction to Evangelism, if the student's concentration is biblical studies, and he/she had to take HEBR 1311 during the previous Fall semester.
Or 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)

3
6

RLGN 3352 Christian Ethics (religion major requirement, offered Fall and Spring semesters), if the student's concentration is biblical studies, and he/she had to take HEBR 1312 during the previous Spring semester.

 3
7

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15
Spring
# Description Hours
1

CHAP 1000 Chapel (optional)

0
2

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
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)

10
4

RLGN 4250 Religion Capstone (optional, but strongly recommended)

2
5

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

0
TOTAL HOURS: 15