Pre-Seminary
Pre-Seminary Major
This major provides training for the student who plans to continue his or her education at a graduate level school of theology or seminary. Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Articulate a sound grasp of biblical knowledge and theology in light of diverse religions, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Demonstrate an adequate mastery of Greek to meet the entrance requirements of the best conservative graduate seminaries in America.
- Display breadth of knowledge in general education to satisfy seminary entrance requirements.
- Begin to understand the demands, methods, and qualifications of vocational Christian ministry today.
B.S. and B.Min. students majoring in the Pre-Seminary major must complete the following courses:
| BL 302, 303, 404 | Elementary Greek 1, 2, 3 | 9 credits |
| GS 203 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| BL 405 | Greek Exegesis | 3 credits |
| CE 498 | Preseminary Internship | 3 credits |
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| CM 305 | History of Missions | 3 credits |
| CS 308 | Educational Psychology | 3 credits |
| CM 309 | Living World Religions | 3 credits |
| GS 213 | Introduction to Music | 3 credits |
| BT 407 | Apologetics | 3 credits |
| BT 408 | Scientific Creationism | 3 credits |
| GS 413 | Philosophy 2 | 3 credits |
| BL 490 | Specialized Topics in Greek | 3 credits |
| GL --- | Additional literature elective | 3 credits |
| GS --- | Additional history or social science elective | 3 credits |
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First Year | ||||
 | Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| GL 100 Crossroads Experience | 1 | CP 101 Personal Evangelism | 3 | |
| BI 101 Old Testament Survey 1 | 3 | BI 102 Old Testament Survey 2 | 3 | |
| GL 101 College Study and Life | 3 | BI 103 Bible Study Methods | 3 | |
| BT 102 Building a Biblical Life | 3 | GL 111 English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| GL 103 English Composition 1* | 3 | GL 112 Public Speaking | 3 | |
| GS 103 Introduction to Computers | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 16 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
*Students not scoring above a specified level on the ACT or SAT test must take GL 102 English Grammar before registering for GL 103 English Composition 1. | ||||
Second Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| CE 201 Intro to Christian Ed | 3 | CU 203 Culture, Race & Church | 3 | |
| CM 201 Introduction to Missions | 3 | BT 204 Systematic Theology 2 | 3 | |
| BT 203 Systematic Theology 1 | 3 | BI 205 New Testament Survey 2 | 3 | |
| BI 204 New Testament Survey 1 | 3 | GS --- Hist/Soc Science elect** | 3 | |
| GS 206 Geo & Culture of Ancient Near East | 3 | ----- Preseminary elective*** | 3 | |
| GS --- History elective** | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 18 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
**B.S. electives are listed by division on page ??. | ||||
Third Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| BL 302 Elementary Greek 1 | 3 | BL 303 Elementary Greek 2 | 3 | |
| GS 203 Intro to Philosophy | 3 | BT 306 Development of Comp Am Evangelicalism | 3 | |
| BT 305 Systematic Theology 3 | 3 | CC 314 Biblical Counseling | 3 | |
| BI 307 Hermeneutics | 3 | GS --- Social Science elective** | 3 | |
| BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | ------ General elective | 3 | |
Total Credits: | 15 | Total Credits: | 15 | |
| **B.S. electives are listed by division on page ??. | ||||
Third/Fourth Year Summer | ||||
| CE 498 Preseminary Internship | 3 |
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Fourth Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | | Spring Semester | |
| BL 404 Elementary Greek 3 | 3 | GL 401 Senior Seminar | 2 | |
| BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | BL 405 Greek Exegesis | 3 | |
| BT --- Theology elective** | 3 | BI --- Bible elective** | 3 | |
| GS --- Science elective** | 3 | GL --- Literature elective** | 3 | |
| ----- Preseminary elective*** | 3 | ----- Preseminary elective*** | 3 | |
| ------ Worldview elective** | 3 | |||
Total Credits: | 15 | Total Credits: | 17 | |
| **B.S. electives are listed by division on page ??. ***Preseminary major electives are listed on page ??. | ||||
