General Studies, A.A.

The General Studies program is designed for students who are seeking a two-year degree in a local church setting that provides them with a robust education with a solid liberal arts foundation.  The goal of the degree is to foster students' ability to think deeply and Christianly and to communicate well in an increasingly diverse American context.  The General Studies major provides a two-year degree that includes the core learning components and competencies that are foundational to a four-year bachelor's degree.  This Associate of Arts degree includes Christian ministries-related courses and the opportunity to learn via a series of supervised practicums.  This degree allows students to easily move into a bachelor's degree at Bethel University or sister institutions.

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

Communication Skills (6 credits)

ENGL 101	Written Communication II	3
	Communications/Speech	3

Humanities (3 credits)

Literature or Fine Arts

3

Diversity and Global Awareness (3 credits)

COMM 352	Intercultural Communication	3
	OR
SOC 202	Racial and Cultural Minorities	3

Social Science (6 credits)

ECON, HIST, PSYC, SOC

6

Math (3 credits)

MATH 107	Algebraic Modeling with Trigonometry	3
	OR
MATH 109	Excursions in Math	3
	OR
	Higher level MATH	3

Religion/Philosophy (6 credits)

THEO 110	Exploring the Christian Faith	3
BIBL 215	Old Testament Literature	3
Total Credit Hours:		27

General Studies Cognates

COL 100	College Studies	1
BIBL 216	New Testament Literature	3
ENGL 102	Written Communication III	3
THEO 212	Introduction to Christian Ethics	3
	Science (non-lab or lab)	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		13-14

 

Electives

Electives needed to complete degree

Total Credit Hours:

19-20

Extension site students can participate in on-site ministerial practicums - MIN 251 Practicum Christian Leadership (3 credits) - each semester (3 credit hours each semester, 12 credit maximum total) over a two-year period, which counts toward General Elective requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 60

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