{"id":5835,"date":"2019-02-08T00:53:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aculaca.com\/?page_id=5835"},"modified":"2019-02-10T00:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T00:18:12","slug":"associate-of-theology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aculaca.com\/index.php\/academics\/academic-program\/associate-of-theology\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate of Theology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The associate level program is designed to equip the layman for Christian service and for ministers who want to be better equipped for Christian ministry &#8211;such as pastors, associate pastors or evangelists.<br>This program requires 80 quarter units of academic credit for graduation. A student in the diploma program must have completed high school or have an equivalent certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates of Associate of Theology are able to serve the Christian community as lay leaders, Christian educators, and associate pastors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Degree Requirements<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Successfully complete a minimum of <strong><em>80 quarter units<\/em><\/strong> of the following coursework with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Successfully complete 20 quarter units of general education<\/li><li>Successfully complete 40 quarter units of required courses.<\/li><li>Successfully complete 20 quarter units of unrestricted electives, or 10 quarter units of unrestricted electives and 10 quarter units of concentration required courses. Students may choose from the following areas of concentration:<br><ul><li>Education<\/li><li>Christian Counseling<\/li><li>Church Music<\/li><li>Mission<\/li><li>Social Welfare<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Time Limit<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associate of Theology program must be\ncompleted <strong><em>within 3 years<\/em><\/strong> from\nthe time the student commenced the first course, as a regular student, which\napplies to the degree requirements. This time limit, at the option of the\nuniversity, may be extended due to special extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Associate of Theology<\/strong><strong> &#8211;<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Suggested Required Courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BBL 101\u00a0 Old Testament Survey I <\/li><li>BBL 102\u00a0 Old Testament Survey II<\/li><li>BBL 103\u00a0 New Testament Survey I<\/li><li>BBL 104\u00a0 New Testament Survey II<\/li><li>BBL 209\u00a0 Principles of Bible Study\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li>BBL 213\u00a0 Pastoral Work<\/li><li>ENG 302\u00a0 Introduction to English Bible Survey<\/li><li>ETH 401\u00a0 Introduction to Christian Ethics<\/li><li>PHL 101\u00a0 Philosophy of Religion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Second Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MIN 301\u00a0 Introduction of Practical Theology<\/li><li>MIN 304\u00a0 Introduction to Evangelism<\/li><li>MIN 401\u00a0 Foundations of Preaching<\/li><li>MSN 462\u00a0 History of Christian Mission<\/li><li>HIS 306\u00a0 History of the Bible<\/li><li>BBL 301\u00a0 Interpretation of the Bible<\/li><li>MIN 309\u00a0 Introduction to Christian Field Education<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The associate level program is designed to equip the layman for Christian service and for ministers who want to be better equipped for Christian ministry &#8211;such as pastors, associate pastors or evangelists.This program requires 80 quarter units of academic credit for graduation. 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