Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Day Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Day Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Ministry Leadership Studies: Concentration in Children’s Ministries, B.A.


120 Credit Hours

The focus of this concentration provides students with the knowledge, skills, and character essential for fruitful ministry with children up to the beginning of middle school. This concentration equips them primarily in two major areas: (1) leadership and organizational skills, and (2) skills that foster the development, nurture, and care of children.

While many students completing this major may pursue graduate or seminary education, many may utilize their training upon graduation to serve in churches (i.e., pre-school and children’s ministries, Christian children’s day camps, and Vacation Bible School, etc.) as well as in parachurch ministries (i.e., Child Evangelism Fellowship, Awana, as well as other organizations connected to the International Network of Children’s Ministry, etc.).

Graduation Requirements


Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .

NOTE: Students must earn 42 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.

Visit this program’s information page  for additional program-specific requirements.

Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Requirements - 43 Credit Hours


The Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Global Studies requirement is fulfilled through another course in this major. Only 40 of the 43 credit hours of the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) program will still be required for the completion of this program.

As part of the remaining 40 credit hours of Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) requirements, students must elect to complete MLS 4063 - Church in Society  from the Social Science menu.

Ministry Leadership Studies: Concentration in Children’s Ministries - 42 Credit Hours


Additional Required Credit Hours - 38 Credit Hours


As part of the required 38 remaining credit hours, students majoring in this concentration are required to complete one of the following:

Note:


No more than one-third of a student’s required credits for a major or a minor in the School of Ministry may come from transfer or transient credits.