A student who attends full time and satisfactorily completes the courses listed in this sequence may expect to graduate in three years. A student who attends part time will need more than three years to complete the degree. Note that any academic deficiencies must be removed during the first 12 hours of courses.
First Year, Fall Semester
- PAST 5230 Spiritual Formation
- THST 5200 Constructive Theology I
- BIST 5110 The Literature and History of the Old Testament I
- BIST 5330 Beginning Hebrew I or 5340 Beginning Greek I
First Year, Spring Semester
- BIST 5120 The Literature and History of the Old Testament II
- THST 5250 Constructive Theology II
- BIST 5430 Beginning Hebrew II or 5440 Beginning Greek II
- PAST 5450 Foundations of Pastoral Ministry
First Year, Summer
- PAST 5160 Educational Foundations for Christian Ministry
Second Year, Fall Semester
- BIST 6131 Hebrew III or 6141 Greek III
- BIST 6210 The Literature and History of the New Testament I
- THST 6200 Constructive Theology III
- HCUS 6000 History of the Christian Church
Second Year, Spring Semester
- BIST 6231 Hebrew IV or 6241 Greek IV
- BIST 6220 The Literature and History of the New Testament II
- HCUS 6010 The Church of God Reformation Movement or HCUS 6020 (Denominational) History and Background
- PAST 6500 Theology and Leadership of Worship
Second Year, Summer
- THFE 7730 Clinical Pastoral Education (6 hours) or THFE 7730 half-unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (3 hours) plus 7810 Internship in Ministry (3 hours)
Third Year, Fall Semester
- HCUS 7200 Biblical Foundations of Mission
- THFE 7500 Capstone: Practice of Ministry/Integrative Project
- THST 7330 Theological Ethics
- PAST 7440 Evangelism in the Local Church
Third Year, Spring Semester
- HCUS 7150 The Christian Mission in a Pluralistic World
- THST 7340 Ethics for the Vocation of Ministry
- PAST 7300 Homiletics
- PAST 7470 Leadership
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