Historical Studies  (Hist)

A.    Church History 1                                            (Hist 101 – 3 units)

• Survey of Church History from Pentecost to the Present.  A general survey including the high points between the 1st century and the 21^st.  Topics include Councils, Roman Christianity, Eastern and Western Christianity, Medieval Christianity, the Reformation, Development of Protestantism, Liberalism of the 18^th through 20^th centuries, Evangelicalism and the American church of today.

Church History: Pentecost to Reformation  (Hist 201 – 3 units)

• In depth on Early Church, Councils, Islam, Medieval Church, Reformation

OT History/ Historical Books                         (Hist 202 – 3 units)

• Deuteronomy through 2 kings, Ezra/ Nehemiah
• Survey of the Books of Israel’s history from Joshua through Babylonian Captivity and re-gathering under Ezra/ Nehemiah, touching lightly along the way on where the prophets fit in.

Reformation Studies                                        (Hist 301 – 4 units) 

• In depth study of Reformation, it’s causes, theological issues and leaders.
• This course may fulfill the 2^nd year Church History requirement.

American History in light of Christianity        (Hist 302 – 2 units)

• This class covers the birth of the United States and it’s growth as a culture shaped by a Christian worldview.  We will examine the role of 18^th century Deism as well as classic Christianity in our founding documents.

Religious History of the World                         (Hist 303 – 3 units)

• Development of World Religions in light of Christianity.  This course covers the rise and development of the major world religions through history and how they compare with Christianity.

GENERAL STUDIES (GS)

English 1                                                               (GS 101 – 3 units)

• This course is a “Why didn’t I pay attention the first time around?” review of English grammar and usage, sentence structure, function of the eight parts of speech, and the basic craft and rules of logical written communication.
• This course must be taken or challenged to the satisfaction of the faculty representative.  If the course is challenged successfully, the student may take 4 units of electives to replace it.

Beginning Computing                                             (GS 301 – 3 units)

• This is a basic introduction to using common computing needs with emphasis on Microsoft Office.

FIELD MINISTRIES (FM) 

Missions Field work                                           (FM 101 – 2 units)

• Supervised cross-cultural work at the discretion of the Faculty Representative

Church Field work                                              (FM 102 – 2 units)

• Supervised local church work at the discretion of the Faculty Representative

BIBLICAL LANGUAGES (BL)

Introduction to NT Greek                                       (BL 301 – 3 units)

Introduction to OT Hebrew                                    (BL 302 – 3 units)

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