Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Biblical Studies has optional areas of concentration in Pastoral Ministry and Christian Education. Students pursuing the Bachelor’s degree are classified as undergraduate students. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree requires the completion of 186 quarter units of course work, which include the Bible/Theology Core (54 units), General Education Requirement (54 units), Student Ministry Requirement (normally 6 non-academic student ministry credits) and an optional Concentration Core (27 units). The remaining units needed to graduate are to be supplied through additional courses offered by BCBC or through transfer credit from other educational sources.
STUDENT MINISTRY REQUIREMENT
All students are required to complete one student ministry credit for every 15 academic quarter units taken at BCBC. Each student ministry credit represents at least 3 hours per week of supervised ministry service over a minimum of 10 weeks per quarter, with weekly written reports submitted to the Student Ministry director at the school office.
Undergraduate Core Courses
Biblical Studies Courses:
BI101 Pentateuch (Genesis – Deuteronomy)
BI102 Historical Books (Joshua – Esther)
BI103 Poetic Books (Job – Song of Solomon)
BI104 Major Prophets (Isaiah – Daniel)
BI105 Minor Prophets (Hosea – Malachi)
BI106 Four Gospels (Matthew – John)
BI107 Acts/Early Epistles (Acts, Romans – 2 Thess.)
BI108 Later Epistles (1Timothy – Revelation)
BI109 Principles of Bible Interpretation
Systematic Theology Courses:
ST119 Doctrine of God (Theology Proper)
ST120 Doctrine of Christ (Christology)
ST121 Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
ST122 Doctrine of the Scriptures (Bibliology)
ST123 Doctrines of Man and Sin (Hamartiology)
ST124 Doctrines of Angels and Demons (Angelology)
ST125 Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology)
ST126 Doctrine of the Church (Ecclesiology)
ST127 Doctrine of Last Things (Eschatology)
Applied Theology Courses:
GS 110: How We Got Our Bible (Bible Introduction) 3 units
GS 111: History of the Ancient Near East (Biblical World) 3 units
GS 112: Dispensations and Covenants (God in History) 3 units
GS 113: Christian Lifestyle 3 units
GS 114: Christian Witness 3 units
GS 115: Christian Missions 3 units
GS 116: Apologetics/Christian Evidences 3 units
GS 117: Early/Medieval Church History 3 units
GS 118: Reformation/Modern Church History 3 units
General Education Requirements
A student pursuing this degree must complete some general education courses from other educational sources prior to the awarding of the degree. These courses may be taken before enrolling at BCBC, while enrolled at BCBC, or after completing the required coursework for a Biblical Studies major at BCBC. These courses are not typically offered at BCBC. A community college is an excellent resource for these English and Distribution courses.
English Requirement:
- English Reading and Composition (at least 6 units)
Distribution Requirement: At least 21 units, including at least one 3-unit course from each of the following three areas:
- Humanities/Fine Arts (minimum 3 units): Literature, Logic, Philosophy, U.S. History, Music, Geography or Foreign Language
- Social/Behavioral Sciences(minimum 3 units): Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Communication or Media
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics (minimum 3 units): Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science or Statistics
Optional Ministry Concentrations
BCBC offers optional areas of concentration in Pastoral Ministry and Christian Education. Each of these areas generally requires additional courses of specialized study.
CONCENTRATION IN PASTORAL MINISTRY:
1. One year of a Biblical Language (NT Greek or OT Hebrew):
– BL 128-130 New Testament Greek I, II, III 9 units or
– BL 131-133 Old Testament Hebrew I, II, III 9 units
2. One year of Expository Preaching courses:
– PM 134-136 Biblical Preaching I, II, III 9 units
3. Any three of these courses in Practical Church Ministry:
– PM 146-148 Pastoral Ministries I, II, Seminar 9 units or
– CE 137 Building Leaders for Church Education 3 units
– CE 138 Organization and Administration of Christian Ed. 3 units
– CO 151 Foundations of Christian Counseling 3 units
CONCENTRATION IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION:
CE 137 Building Leaders for Church Education 3 units
CE 138 Organization and Administration of Christian Ed. 3 units
CE 139 Educational Program of the Church 3 units
CE 140 Principles of the Teaching and Learning Process 3 units
CE 141 History and Philosophy of Christian Education 3 units
CE 142 Introduction to Christian Education 3 units
CE 143 Christian Education of Children 3 units
CE 144 Christian Education of Youth 3 units
CE 145 Christian Education of Adults 3 units
CONCENTRATION IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING:
CO 151 Foundations of Christian Counseling 3 units
CO 152 Approach/Techniques for Christian Counseling 3 units
CO 153 Christian Counseling in the Church 3 units
CO 154 Counseling Applied to Individual Problems 3 units
CO 155 Counseling Applied to Interpersonal Relationships 3 units
CO 156 Pre-Marital and Marital Counseling 3 units