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BA Degree – Major in Biblical Counseling
The major in the Bachelor of Arts degree is the focused area of study designed to prepare a student for a specific career path or professional goal. Courses in the major define the subject areas of expertise being developed by the student.
Purpose of the Major
To acquaint learners with an overview of Biblical Studies oriented toward helping fellow Christians respond to trials for God’s glory so that they can grow through the experiences and be agents of change in the local church or other Christian institutions.
Learning Outcomes
- Learners will identify the main themes of redemptive history running throughout the Scriptures, culminating in the ministry of Jesus Christ, and relate them to the practice of counseling.
- Learners will describe how glorifying God and serving His purposes distinguishes Biblical Counseling from other methods of counseling.
- Learners will explain the fundamental role of counseling in the church.
- Learners will develop the skills needed for effectively working with people in distress.
- Learners will describe the contributions of important psychologists whose views have shaped American culture.
Major Core Studies – 30 Credits
Major Core Studies form 30 credits of the 120 credits minimum for the BA degree Major in Biblical Counseling. Major Core Studies are from the Biblical Counseling subject area.
- BC 370 Becoming a Biblical Counselor [1]
- BC 372 Introduction to Biblical Counseling
- BC 402 Developing Counseling Skills [2]
- BC 365 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling
- BC 373 Counseling in the Local Church [2]
- BC 305 Supervised Counseling Experience *
- Electives: Any 4 courses in Biblical Counseling (BC) – 12 credits [2]
[1] Unless transfer credit is anticipated, students are strongly encouraged to register for the following courses first: BC 370 Becoming a Biblical Counselor, GE 235 English Composition, and BS 401 Bible Study Methods.
[2] Learners may replace course with an elective in Biblical Counseling (BC). An elective in Conflict Management (CM) may be used to replace one elective in Biblical
Counseling (BC).
Biblical Counseling students will take BC 991 Biblical Counseling Pre-Program Assessment after completing RW 001 Trinity Tutorial and prior to beginning other course work. Students will also take BC 992 Biblical Counseling Post-Program Assessment after completing all course work and prior to beginning RW 991 Mission Outcomes Assessment. These are non-graded, non-credit assessments.
*Learners wishing to receive the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC) certification must pass the NANC exams before taking BC 305 Supervised Counseling Experience. See their Web site: www.nanc.org.
Program Structure – 120 Credits Minimum
Information on the BA Degree and Other Majors
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