LEADERSHIP AND MINISTRY BACHELOR COURSE INFORMATION

Highlights:

• Experienced and highly rated faculty
• A stimulating academic environment
• Cohort groups of 10-16 students provide maximum interaction and support from instructors
• Each class is 5 weeks long, one class is taken at a time
• Cohorts meet one night per week or 100% online in an efficient accelerated program
• Students from a variety of workplaces and cultural backgrounds

Description:
The Leadership and Ministry degree is for adults involved in or preparing for ministry as a vocation. Students are challenged to think Biblically about all aspects of life, develop spirituality in themselves and others, enhance their ministry skills and engage with the world. The curriculum mixes practical and theoretical knowledge through classroom work, research and an integrated internship with a community church or para-church agency.

Career Opportunities:
This degree is applicable in any career field, but it does have special relevance to church and para-church ministries emphasizing leadership, preaching, teaching and general ministry skills, as well as for students interested in graduate school and seminary training.

Length: 19 months (To complete core 48 upper division credits)

Note: 120 total credits are required to complete the Bachelor’s degree program. Each individual student’s length of program may vary depending on transfer credits accepted. An official education plan will be completed upon receiving official transcripts from prior colleges.

Units: 48 units (Core Credits)

Admission Requirements:

• Completed Admissions Application Form
• Official Transcripts from all prior colleges where the student wishes to transfer college credits.
• Ministry Reference Form (from an individual who knows the applicant’s character and works in a leadership role within a church or organization)
• Minimum 2.0 GPA (Student who have below a 2.0 cumulative GPA may be admitted provisionally.)