Bachelor of Science

B.S. Core

General Studies

• GEN 0000 – Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training
• GEN 1000 – Introduction to the College Experience
• GEN 1200 – Vocation and Calling
• ETH 2900 – Introduction to Christian Ethics
• MIS 1000 – Introduction to Christian Missions
• PHI 1100 – Introduction to Philosophy: Faith, Reason, and the Christian Mind
• PSY 2600 – Introduction to Psychology

English

• ENG 1110 – English Composition I
• ENG 1120 – English Composition II
• Select one of the following courses:
  • ENG 2100 – Survey of World Literature
  • ENG 2110 – Survey of British Literature
  • ENG 2120 – Survey of American Literature

Great Books

• HUM 3110 – Great Books I
• HUM 3120 – Great Books II
• HUM 3130 – Great Books III
• HUM 3140 – Great Books IV

History

Select one of the following courses:

• HIS 1110 – World History I
• HIS 1120 – World History II

Math

• MAT 1600 – College Algebra

B.S. Teaching Licensure Track

• EDU 3000 – Introduction to Teaching
• EDU 3100 – Foundations of Education
• EDU 3510 – Teaching Reading and Writing in the Concentration Area
• EDU 3520 – Educational Psychology
• EDU 3620 – Educational Technology and Teaching
• EDU 3710 – Assessment in the Classroom
• EDU 4510 – Teaching Methodology
• EDU 4520 – Children with Exceptionalities
• EDU 4599 – Senior Seminar: Critical Issues in Education
• EDU 4580 – Student Teaching

B.S. Major Core

Christian Studies Requirements

• BTI 3100 – Hermeneutics
• EVA 1100 – Evangelism: Nature and Practice
• NTS 1110 – New Testament Introduction I
• NTS 1120 – New Testament Introduction II
• OTS 1110 – Old Testament Introduction I
• OTS 1120 – Old Testament Introduction II
• THE 3110 – Christian Theology I
• THE 3120 – Christian Theology II

History Major

• HIS 3530 – Survey of American History
• HIS 3532 – American Religious History
• HIS 3650 – American Constitutional Development
• HIS 4599 – Historiography
• HIS 4631 – Race Relations in America
• HIS 4660 – History of Russia
• HIS 4930 – Women in Church History
• HUM 3530 – Seminar in History and Politics
• Any two HIS or POL courses (3000 or 4000-level)

Students are admitted to the program during their sophomore year after consultation with the Teaching Licensure Track Director and successful completion of the Introduction to Teaching course. To qualify for admission, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and receive a minimum passing score on the Praxis Core Academic Skills exam in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics (Students with an SAT exam score of 1100 or above in the Verbal and Quantitative section, or with a composite ACT score of 24 or higher are exempt from taking the Praxis Core exam). Students must interview with the Program Director, submit a writing sample from the Intro to Teaching course, and provide recommendation letters, in the Fall of their sophomore year. Those who are accepted into the program will complete the required Teaching Licensure Track coursework throughout their sophomore, junior, and senior years. Prior to student teaching in their senior year, students must pass the Praxis II exam in the concentration area and complete the PPAT assessment.