RELIGION CORE (BIBLICAL/THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION) Total Hours 21

• BIBL 101 - Old Testament Survey Credit Hours: 3
• BIBL 102 - New Testament Survey Credit Hours: 3
• BIBL 261 - Methods of Bible Study Credit Hours: 3
• THEO 230 - Introduction to Theology Credit Hours: 3
• THEO 231 - Introduction to Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• THEO 335 - Doctrine of the Holy Spirit Credit Hours: 3
• CHIS 323 - History of Christianity Credit Hours: 3

•           OR

• CHIS 324 - History of Christianity II Credit Hours: 3

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE- Total Hours: 35

(Any student who transitions to an on-campus program must meet the Lee university residential general education requirements as outlined in the undergraduate catalog.)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (6 Hours)

• FREN 211 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 212 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3

• or

• GERM 211 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3
• GERM 212 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3

• or

• SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3

• or

• GREK 311 - Intermediate New Testament Greek Credit Hours: 3
• GREK 312 - Intermediate New Testament Greek Credit Hours: 3

GENERAL ELECTIVES 10 Hours

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT

Student Academic Assessment to be taken upon completion of General Education Core. Academic Assessment must be taken prior to graduation.

• GNST 400 - Academic Assessment Credit Hours: 0

SPECIALITY AREA REQUIREMENTS -Total Hours 48

A student pursing this major will consult with a designated advisor in the Center for Adult and Professional Studies, to design a major program of study that meets the requirements listed below. The completed program proposal will be submitted to the Deans Council for review and final approval. The student will be admitted to the major after the proposal has been approved.

The specialty area must meet the following criteria:

•The major must include a minimum of 48 hours.
•The student must select courses from four separate disciplines chosen from the list below.
•A minimum of twelve credit hours must be taken from each of the four selected disciplines.
•At least 24 hours of the major must be in upper division (300 and 400 level) courses.
•The student must achieve a minimum major GPA of 2.0 to graduate.
•A minimum of 120 hours are required for graduation. If the major is only 48 hours, the student must take enough general electives to fill the remaining hours required for graduation.
•Courses designated as general education or religion core requirements will not count toward the major, evenif the student did not take the course(s) to meet general core or religion core.

The student may choose courses from any four of the following disciplines

Bible
Christian Education
Christian Leadership
Intercultural Studies
Pastoral Ministry
Theology

If the student has coursework or an interest in a discipline not listed above, he/she may petition the Christian Studies Committee to include it as one of the four major disciplines.

TOTAL HOURS FOR GRADUATION: 120