Theology Major (Bachelor of Arts)

A student majoring in theology must complete 63-64 quarter hours in the major, the required cognates, the general studies requirements, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin.

Required Courses:

RELB 111	Messages of the Old Testament	4
RELB 231	Exploring the New Testament	4
RELB 321	Interpreting the Bible	4
RELH 303	World Religions	4
RELH 455	Early Church History	3
RELH 457	History of Adventism	3
RELP 131	Introduction to Faith and Ministry	4
RELP 236	Church Worship	2
RELP 336	Church and Personal Ministry	4
RELP 338	Church Leadership	3
RELP 440	Crisis Ministry	3 - 4
RELP 490	Public Evangelism	2
RELP 496	Senior Seminar	2
RELT 342	Issues of God and Faith	3
RELT 348	Christian Ethics	3
RELT 417	Inspiration and Revelation	3
RELT 456	Systematic Theology I	3
RELT 457	Systematic Theology II	3
RELT 495	Colloquium	0
	Electives	6
Total Credit Hours:		63-64

RELT 495: 12 required

Electives must be upper-division and include one course from each of the two following groups:

Group 1:

RELB 301	Old Testament History	3
RELB 302	Pentateuch	4
RELB 303	Old Testament Psalms, Stories, and Wisdom	3
RELB 304	Hebrew Prophets	4
	or
RELB 312	Daniel and Jeremiah	4

Group 2:

RELB 413	Revelation	3
RELB 439	Luke-Acts	4
RELB 441	Scribes, Manuscripts, and the New Testament	2
RELB 462	Paul and The Gospel	4
	or
RELB 467	Conflict and Hope in the Later New Testament Letters	4

Cognates:

ENGL 327	Research and Writing in Religion	3
HIST 456	Medieval and Early Modern Christianity	4
GREK 231	Greek I	3
GREK 232	Greek I	3
GREK 233	Greek I	3
GREK 331	Greek II	3
GREK 334	Greek Exegesis: Romans	4
HEBR 331	Hebrew I	4
HEBR 332	Hebrew II	4
HEBR 333	Hebrew III	4
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
SPCH 101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	4
SPCH 381	Biblical Preaching: Foundations	2
SPCH 382	Biblical Preaching: Exposition	2
SPCH 383	Biblical Preaching: Evangelism	2
	One Philosophy Course

One Philosophy Course: PHIL 412 or PHIL 305 recommended.

Pastoral Mentoring Experience: Theology majors must participate in the program operated jointly between the School of Theology and the Upper Columbia Conference. Details of this program are available in the School of Theology office.

Note on Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to candidacy typically takes place early in the junior year, except for those students transferring from other colleges or those changing majors close to the beginning of their junior year. In order to be evaluated, students must have successfully completed RELP 131, RELT 202, ENGL 224, GREK 231, GREK 232, GREK 233, SPCH 381, and RELP 336.