Majors & Minors in Religion
Requirements for a Major in Christian Ministry (CIP 38.0604)
Students will complete a curriculum that consists of thirty-seven hours of religion beyond the General College Curriculum requirements. Students will take RELG 202 Old Testament Survey and RELG 212 New Testament Survey to satisfy the General College Curriculum religion requirement and must take PHIL 121 Introduction to Philosophy to satisfy three hours of the social science/humanities requirement. Students will then be required to complete the following:
- A departmental core of fifteen semester hours beyond the General College Curriculum, consisting of RELG 222 Christian Beliefs, 224 Christian Ethics, 227 Introduction to Theological Education, 236 Introduction to Church History, and 251 World Religions.
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Three semester hours from each of the following areas:
- Biblical Studies: RELG 301 Pentateuch, 302 Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament, 304 Poetic and Wisdom Literature, 305 Jewish Backgrounds to the New Testament, 313 Teachings of Jesus, 314 Paul, and 317 John.
- Theological Studies: RELG 321 Contemporary Theology, 324 Ancient and Medieval Theology and Philosophy, 325 Modern Theology and Philosophy.
- Christian History: 332 Early Christianity, 333 Reformation, 334 Religion in America, 335 Baptist History.
- Nine hours of ministry courses selected from the following: 262 Education Ministry, 362 Youth Ministry, 365 Life and Work of the Minister, 366 Ministry Practicum, 367 Discipleship and the Christian Community, 369 Biblical Foundations for Family Ministry, THEA 301 Theatrical Production in a Church Environment, MUSC 427 Music for Children, MUSC 428 Music for Youth and Adults, MUCS 429 Church Music Philosophy and Administration and MUSC 437 Hymnology.
- RELG 402 Seminar in Ministry Studies.
Requirements for a Major in Religion (CIP 38.0201)
Students will complete a curriculum that consists of thirty-seven hours of religion beyond the General College Curriculum requirements. Students will take RELG 202 Old Testament Survey and RELG 212 New Testament Survey to satisfy the General College Curriculum religion requirement and must take PHIL 121 Introduction to Philosophy to satisfy three hours of the social science/humanities requirement. Students will then be required to complete the following:
- A departmental core of fifteen semester hours beyond the General College Curriculum, consisting of RELG 222 Christian Beliefs, 224 Christian Ethics, 227 Introduction to Theological Education, 236 Introduction to Church History, and 251 World Religions.
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Three semester hours from each of the following areas:
- Biblical Studies: RELG 301 Pentateuch, 302 Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament, 304 Poetic and Wisdom Literature, 305 Jewish Backgrounds to the New Testament, 313 Teachings of Jesus, 314 Paul, and 317 John.
- Theological Studies: RELG 321 Contemporary Theology, 324 Ancient and Medieval Theology and Philosophy, 325 Modern Theology and Philosophy.
- Christian History: 332 Early Christianity, 333 Reformation, 334 Religion in America, 335 Baptist History.
- Nine elective hours of Religion all of which must be at the 300-level.
- RELG 402 Seminar.
Other Departmental Requirements for Majors
- Residence requirement: All students majoring in Religion or Christian Ministry are required to complete a minimum of eighteen hours of advanced Religion courses at Campbell.
- Grade point average requirements for graduation: The major must have an overall average of "C" or better for each of the following categories of courses: all work attempted; all work attempted at Campbell; all religion courses attempted; all religion courses attempted at Campbell.
- English requirement: Any departmental major may be required to take an English proficiency test. If the student requires additional English studies, placement will be made by the English Department.
