Christian Education - B.S

Purpose

The Christian Education major consists of a program of 40 credit hours designed to prepare a student to serve in a church staff position such as a director of Christian education, director of children's ministries, or director of adult ministries. The Christian Education major also prepares students to serve in para-church organizations (such as Youth for Christ or Young Life) or in Christian camps, church-related child-care ministries, etc. The completion of this major does not fulfill all of the educational requirements for ordination in The Wesleyan Church.

General Education Requirements

Students in this major meet the general education requirements by taking the approved standard courses.

Requirements

40-41

Required Courses

 

CED-252

Introduction to Christian Education

3

BIL-202

Inductive Bible Study

3

BIL

Advanced Bible elective 300 and 400 level

3

THE-232

Basic Christian Doctrine

3

PSY-250

Developmental Psychology

OR

3

 

PSY-251 and PSY-252

(6)

YTH-355

Youth Programming and Management

and

(3)

YTH-355P

Youth Programming and Management Practicum OR

(1)

 

another course in youth ministry approved by the student's advisor

3

CED-240

Teaching the Bible to Adults

3

CED-354

Working with Children

3

CED-360

Curriculum Theory and Development

3

CED-357

Christian Education Practicum

1

CED-358

Christian Education Practicum

1

CED-359

Christian Education Practicum

1

CED-455

Christian Education in the Family

3

CED-490

Leading Christian Education

3

CED-490P

Leading Christian Education Practicum

1

REL-226

Christian Spirituality: Experiencing God

3

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.