BAS in Christian Ministries/MA in Children’s Ministry

The Accelerated BAS in Christian Ministries/MA in Children’s Ministry degree plan is designed to equip and transform students to be servant leaders with the knowledge and skills for future employment and leadership opportunities within the local church. The accelerated program is for individuals who may be inspired to continue their educational journey to a master’s degree while pursuing an undergraduate degree because it will prepare them more thoroughly for ministry opportunities and is more cost-effective to do so.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (BAS)
Professional Studies Requirement PRST 3301 Lifelong Learning (S-L) (required for all Professional Studies students)	3
English ENGL 1301, 1302, and 2301 or 2302	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II
*and* ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3
History	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3
*Choose one:* MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1304 - Trigonometry MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics
Religion	12
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey (If hours transferred at time of initial enrollment at DBU do not equal 60 or more hours, additional religion hours will be required.)
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	6
POLS 2301 - American National Government *and* an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
BAS in Christian Ministries
Christian Ministries Courses	24
Required Undergraduate Courses CHST 3301 - Survey of Christian Education CHST 3372 - Church Administration CHST 4301 - Teaching Ministry of the Church PHIL 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy RELI 2304 - Christian Doctrine RELI 4345 - Christianity in a Pluralistic World Complete *two* additional upper-level Religion (*RELI*) courses.
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6
MINS 5303 - Foundations of Spiritual Life THEO 5313 - Applied Hermeneutics
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	12 30
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.

*Elective Requirements

In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree. For accelerated students pursuing the inverted version of a program, 36 upper-level credit hours are not required.
As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 36 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degree

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (Ma)
Core Courses	12
MINS 5302 - Ministry Research and Writing Across Media MINS 6305 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L) THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology
MA in Children’s Ministry Program Courses	6
MACH 5312 - Ministry with Children MACH 6351 - Children and the Christian Faith*
CONCENTRATIONS	12
General Concentration MACH 6311 - Early Childhood Ministry MACH 6352 - Advanced Childhood Ministry* (S-L) MAFM 6353 - Ministry to Families Select *one* of the following: MACH 6315 - Ministry to Children with Special Needs MACH 6350 - Ministry in Church Weekday Educational Ministries *Requisites: MACH 6311 and MACH 5312
Special Needs Children's Ministry Concentration MACH 6315 - Ministry to Children with Special Needs MACH 6316 - Advanced Ministry to Children with Special Needs Select *two* of the following: ECHE 5360 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education EDUC 5334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom EDUC 6304 - Improvement of Instruction EDUC 6308 - The School and Multicultural Society MACH 5313 - Disability and Suffering MACH 6311 - Early Childhood Ministry MAFM 6353 - Ministry to Families SPED 5310 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners SPED 5350 - Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	150

Students must successfully complete PRST 3301 within the first term.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Note: Church Membership Requirement (for admission into the Master's Ministry Degrees, Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs, EDD in Educational Leadership - all concentrations, and PHD in Leadership Studies' Ministry Concentration): Within the last 12 months, the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scriptures.

Graduate School of Ministry Portfolio

Dallas Baptist University’s Ministry Degree Programs seek to provide an academic experience that enables all candidates to engage and impact Christian Ministries of the 21st century. The Portfolio is designed to be an individualized collection of documents that represent the candidate’s preparation for future ministry positions, demonstrating the candidate’s ongoing knowledge, skills, and ministry experiences.

The Graduate School of Ministry provides candidates the opportunity for self-reflection through the compilation of documents in an electronic Portfolio. Documents in the Portfolio may include Signature Assignments, Resume, and Philosophy of Ministry among others.

Throughout the program, the candidate will collect designated documents and upload them to the Portfolio within Blackboard. The Portfolio will be used to assess development as the candidate proceeds through their designated ministry program. It is the candidate’s responsibility to meet with their GSOM Program Director to discuss the Portfolio required documents prior to graduation.

Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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