B. S. Major Women's Ministry

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -- FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM

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Major: Women's Ministry

Program Coordinator: Venessa Ellen, Ph.D.

Purpose and Objectives: The Bachelor of Science Degree in Women’s Ministry is designed to equip women with a vast array of knowledge and skill in understanding and ministering to women according to a complementarian, biblical worldview. Students in the women’s ministry program will learn how to develop an effective women’s ministry, address various counseling issues as it relates to women, and properly evaluate administrative models that are necessary for women in church and parachurch organizations. Additionally, these students will be thoroughly equipped to function according to biblical principles in their various roles in life as a mother, daughter, wife, employee, employer, etc. Upon completion of the program, successful students will be able to:

Develop a biblical philosophy of womanhood.
Learn and apply biblical principles for leading, serving, and discipling women in a wide variety of circumstances.

Graduation Requirements:

Successful completion of all admissions requirements including completion of high school diploma orGED
Minimum of 30 total hours in major atCBS (36 total hours in major when enrolled in the minor Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife)
Minimum of 120 hours tograduate
Satisfactory completion of all requirements on Official DegreePlan
Satisfactory completion of 2 units in Christian Service LearningProgram and 2 Spiritual Formation units
Cumulative 2.0 grade pointaverage
Academic advising sessions including pre and posttesting/measurements
Intent to Graduate Form filed by submitteddeadline
Graduation/Diplomafee
No unresolved disciplinary matter, including but not limited to, student code of conduct violations, library, or financialobligation
Completion of exit counseling for students with Stafford or PLUSloans
Approval by CBSfaculty
See Graduation Requirements for additional requirement(s) for all academicprograms

MAJOR: WOMEN’S MINISTRY

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	ADDITIONAL COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		BIBLE 21 hours
ENGL 1301 English Composition 1	3	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch	3
ENGL 1302 English Composition 2	3	BIBL 1312 Historical Literature	3
ENGL 2312 Research and Writing	3	BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature	2
College Preparedness 3 hours		BIBL 1414 Prophets	4
GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience	3	BIBL 1321 Gospels	3
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 hours		BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1OR HIST 2322 Western Civilization 2	3	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation	3
	3	THEOLOGY 15 hours
NATURAL SCIENCE/COMPUTER 6 hours		THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method	3
BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology1	3	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit	3
COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	3	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 9 hours		THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy	3
ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech2	3	THEO 3341 Apologetics	3
PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy	3	MINISTRY SKILLS 6 hours
PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics	3	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES 12 hours
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u	General Education Electives	12
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units		FREE ELECTIVES 6 hours
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u	Free Electives	6
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u

MAJOR COURSES 30 hours	HRS
WMIN 3302 The Role of Women in Life and Ministry³	3
MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling	3
WMIN 3301 Women’s Spiritual Formation³	3
MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family	3
WMIN 4303 Hospitality and Home Governance³	3
WMIN 4301 The Role of Women in Church Administration³	3
WMIN 4302 Women Counseling Women³	3
WMIN 4331 Women’s Ministry Development and Design³	3
6 hours of the following women’s ministry elective courses: WMIN 3311 Feminist Theory³ WMIN 3312 Women in the Bible³ WMIN 4311 Special Issues in Ministering to Women³ WMIN 4312 Stages of Women's Development³ WMIN 4321 Women Shepherding Women³ WMIN 4322 Developing Leadership Teams for Women³ WMIN 4323 Survey of the Ministry of the Pastor's Wife³ WMIN 4324 Spiritual Health of the Pastor's Wife³	6

1 ASTR 2301 Astronomy may substitute for BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology.

2 MSMN 1303 Principles of Biblical Teaching and MSWM 3323 Women Teaching Women may substitute for ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech. MSWM 3323 Women Teaching Women is for women only.

3 This class is for women only.