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Biblical Counseling
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Requirements
- A minimum of 34 semester hours of approved credit must be completed for this degree.
- The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from an approved institution must be held by the applicant.
- No more than 12 semester hours of graduate credit from another institution may be applied toward this degree.
- No more than 17 hours may be taken in a non-traditional delivery method (online, etc.).
- A grade point average of 3.0 or better must be earned. A maximum of two C grades will be credited toward graduation.
- Applicants may be required to make up deficiencies without credit in any of the departments at the discretion of the Academic Senate.
Courses
| Old Testament | |
|---|---|
| GOT514 Biblical Theology of the Old Testament | 2 |
| GOT521 Old Testament Backgrounds | 2 |
| GOT525 Holy Land Tour | 2 |
| GOT528 Exposition of Pentateuch | 3 |
| GOT530 Exposition of Isaiah | 2 |
| GOT532 Exposition of Daniel | 2 |
| GOT535 Exposition of the Minor Prophets | 2 |
| GOT540 Exposition of Job | 2 |
| GOT556 Exposition of Jeremiah and Ezekiel | 3 |
| Required Hours: | 4 |
| New Testament | |
|---|---|
| GNT515 Biblical Theology of the New Testament | 2 |
| GNT520 New Testament Backgrounds | 2 |
| GNT529 Exposition of the Gospels | 3 |
| GNT530 Exposition of Pastoral Epistles | 2 |
| GNT556 Exposition of Revelation | 2 |
| Required Hours: | 4 |
| Systematic Theology | |
|---|---|
| Required Classes: | |
| GST510 Prolegomena | 1 |
| GST520 Dispensationalism and Dispensational Hermeneutics | 3 |
| GST613 ST 3 Anthropology, Hamartiology and Soteriology | 3 |
| Take one of the following classes: | |
| GST611 ST 1 Bibliology, Theology Proper | 2 |
| GST612 ST 2 Christology and Pneumatology | 3 |
| GST614 ST 4 Eschatology, Angelology, and Ecclesiology | 3 |
| Elective Classes: | |
| GST530 Apologetics and Worldviews | 2 |
| GST600 Theological Systems | 2 |
| GST620 Contemporary Theology | 2 |
| GST720 Reformation Theology | 2 |
| GST721 History of Baptist Theology | 2 |
| Required Hours: | 9 |
| Historical Theology | |
|---|---|
| Required Classes (take one of the following): | |
| GHI608 Baptist History | 3 |
| GHI628 History of Christianity | 3 |
| Elective Classes: | |
| GHI515 American Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism | 2 |
| GHI548 History of Baptist Missions | 3 |
| Required Hours: | 3 |
| Pastoral Theology | |
|---|---|
| GPA521 Introduction to Preaching | 2 |
| GPA522 Expository Preaching of the Old Testament | 2 |
| GPA523 Expository Preaching of the New Testament | 2 |
| GPA531 Church Planting | 2 |
| GPA610 Building a Disciple-Making Ministry | 2 |
| GPA612 Pastoral Ethics | 2 |
| GPA614 Baptist Polity | 2 |
| GPA615 Theology of Prayer and Worship | 2 |
| Required Hours: | 0 |
| Biblical Counseling | |
|---|---|
| Required Classes: | |
| GBC503 Methods of Biblical Change | 2 |
| GBC513 Counseling Problems and Procedures | 2 |
| GBC535 Crisis Counseling | 2 |
| GBC537 Marriage and Family Counseling | 2 |
| GBC580 Biblical Counseling Seminar | 2 |
| GBC582 Biblical Counseling Practicum | 2 |
| Elective Classes: | |
| GBC501 Theology and Practice of Pastoral Counseling | 2 |
| GBC540 Counseling Addictive Behavior | 2 |
| GBC550 Proverbs and Counseling | 2 |
| Required Hours: | 14 |
| Cross-Cultural Studies | |
|---|---|
| GCC502 Theological Issues in Missions | 3 |
| GCC504 Cross-Cultural Church Planting | 2 |
| GCC506 Cross-Cultural Communication and Anthropology | 3 |
| GCC509 Linguistics | 3 |
| Required Hours: | 0 |
| General Elective Hours: | 0 |
|---|---|
| Total Hours Required: | 34 |
