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LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
BIB 101 Old Testament History and Religion 2
BIB 102 New Testament History and Religion 3
CHU 104 Nazarene Church History and Polity 3
[Required only for members of the Church of the Nazarene]
CMI 150 Introduction to Ministry 2
CMI 160 Introduction to Christian Education 2
PHL 201 Introduction to Philosophy 3
THE 250 Foundations of Christian Theology I 3
Either:
BLA 205 Essentials of Hebrew I 4
BLA 206 Essentials of Hebrew II 4
OR
BLA 207 Essentials of Greek I 3
BLA 208 Essentials of Greek II 3
BLA 337 Exegesis of Greek New Testament 3
TOTAL 26-27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
BIB 307 Biblical Theology 4
CHU 395 The Christian Tradition 3
CMI 300 Preaching 3
CMI 320 Administration and Leadership 2
CMI 330 Pastoral Care and Counseling 2
CMI 350 Evangelism and Cross-Cultural Ministry 3
CMI 387 Internship 1-6
THE 350 Foundations of Christian Theology II 3
THE 450 Doctrine of Holiness 3
TOTAL 24-29

Concentration: Youth Ministry

Lower-Division Requirements

COURSE TITLE UNITS
BIB 101 Old Testament History and Religion 2
BIB 102
New Testament History and Religion 3
CHU 104
Nazarene Church History and Polity 3
[Required only for members of the Church of the Nazarene]
CMI 150 Introduction to Ministry 2
CMI 160 Introduction to Christian Education 2
CMI 210 Introduction to Youth Ministry 3
CMI 220 Youth Ministry and Contemporary Culture 3
PHL 201 Introduction to Philosophy 3
THE 250
Foundations of Christian Theology I 3
Either:
BLA 205 Essentials of Hebrew I 4
BLA 206 Essentials of Hebrew II 4
OR
BLA 207 Essentials of Greek I 3
BLA 208 Essentials of Greek II 3
BLA 337 Exegesis of Greek New Testament 3
TOTAL 35-36

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
BIB 307 Biblical Theology 4
CHU 395 The Christian Tradition 3
CMI 300 Preaching 3
CMI 320 Administration and Leadership 2
CMI 330 Pastoral Care and Counseling 2
CMI 350 Evangelism and Cross-Cultural Ministry 3
CMI 387 Internship 1-6
THE 350 Foundations of Christian Theology II 3
THE 450 Doctrine of Holiness 3
TOTAL 24-29

RECOMMENDED COURSES

COURSE TITLE UNITS
PSY 308 Developmental Psychology-Birth through Adolescence 4
PSY 360 Human Sexuality 3
PSY 420 Moral Development and Christian Spirituality 3

Internship

Opportunity is provided for qualified majors to participate, for the equivalent of one semester, in a full-time practical experience in a local church. Each intern is under the joint supervision of a local pastor and university faculty. The internship normally is taken during the summer between the junior and senior years and either the preceding or following semester.

Up to six units of credit in Christian Ministry 387 for the practicum experience are available. In addition, up to six units of regular course credit may be taken concurrently.

To be eligible for consideration in the Christian Ministry internship program the student must have completed or have in progress the following:
  • All lower-division requirements in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry;
  • One year of biblical language;
  • Bible 307 and Theology 306;
  • One advanced course in Theology or Church History, preferably Church History 395.
Application forms may be obtained from the Dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry.

Summer Ministries

This program involves qualified students of Point Loma Nazarene University in summer work at churches and youth camps throughout the Southwest educational region of the sponsoring denomination or in summer ministries programs of the Church of the Nazarene. Students may earn up to six units of course credit in Christian Ministry 387.

Institute of Holy Land Studies

Point Loma Nazarene University is associated with the Institute of Holy Land Studies (a division of Jerusalem University College) in Jerusalem, Israel. Undergraduate courses, on the junior or senior level, or graduate courses may be taken in Israel and transferred to PLNU. Inquiries can be made to the Institute at 4249 E. State Street, Suite 203, Rockford, Illinois 61108.