Degree Programs

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

In an effort to meet the educational needs of the total community, Simmons College of Kentucky has developed four distinct educational programs:

• Non-Degree Program

Certificate in Religious Studies

• Degree Programs:

Associate of Arts in Religious Studies,

Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies

Bachelor of Theology.

Non-Degree Program

The non-degree program is designed to provide prospective students with essential Christian training at the college level particularly those students who do not qualify for admission to a degree program. The Certificate program is a thirty-three (33) credit hour course of study.

Degree Programs

The degree programs provide both academic and practical experiential training in biblical, theological, and ministerial studies, in addition to a wide range of ministry areas. The Associate of Arts in Religious Studies program is a sixty-six (66) credit hour course of study and provides the student with a more comprehensive Liberal Arts and Christian Studies curriculum. The Associates program is designed to be completed in two years. The Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies is a four (4) year degree program which incorporates both Liberal Arts and Christian Studies into its 120 hour educational program.

The Bachelor of Theology degree program is designed for students who desire to study in the areas of Theology, Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry beyond the Bachelor of Arts program.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

The requirements for an Associate of Arts in Religious Studies Degree are in two parts:

General Education and Religious Studies.

General Education:

All students working towards the Associate of Arts degree are expected to successfully complete the following general education courses:

The requirements for an Associate of Arts in Religious Studies Degree are in two parts:

General Education and Religious Studies.

General

ENG101	English Grammar/Composition I	3 hrs	}
ENG102	English Grammar/Composition II	3 hrs		Communications	9 hrs
ENG103	College Reading	3 hrs
GEN101	Freshman Experience	3 hrs		Orientation	3 hrs
			}
GEN201	African American Experience	3 hrs
And one of the following
ART101	Intro to Art	3 hrs
ENG201	Literature	3 hrs		Humanities	6 hrs
ENG203	African American Literature	3 hrs
MUS101	Intro to Music	3 hrs
PHI101	Intro to Philosophy	3 hrs
One of the following			}
HIS101	Western Civilization	3 hrs
HIS207	African American History	3 hrs
SOC102	Sociology	3 hrs		Social Science	3 hrs
PSY101	Psychology	3 hrs
POL101	American Gov’t & Politics	3 hrs
Two of the following
MAT101	Algebra	3 hrs	}
SCI101	Life Science	3 hrs		Math & Science	6 hrs
SCI102	Earth Science	3 hrs

All students working towards the Associate of Arts degree are expected to complete ENG101, ENG102 and GEN101 within the first 24 credit hours of study. Students may not enroll in any 300 or 400 level course until they have successfully completed English 101 and any other prerequisites with a grade of C or better.

Religious Studies:

All students working towards the Associate of Arts Degree are expected to successfully complete the following religious studies courses:

HIS204	History of Christianity l	3 hours
HIS205	History of Christianity lI	3 hours
NTS101	Survey of the New Testament I	3 hours
NTS102	Survey of the New Testament II	3 hours
OTS101	Survey of the Old Testament I	3 hours
OTS102	Survey of the Old Testament II	3 hours
PHI101	Introduction to Philosophy	3 hours
PHI201	Christian Ethics	3 hours
PMN101	Spiritual Formation	3 hours
PMN207	Evangelism	3 hours
PMN301	Homiletics	3 hours
PMN302	Practicum in Preaching	3 hours
PMN414	Urban Church Growth	3 hours
PMN416	Ministry in Black Church	3 hours
REL101	Biblical Hermeneutics	3 hours
THS201	Christian Theology I	3 hours
THS202	Christian Theology ll	3 hours
Two Old Testament Electives		6 hours
Two New Testament Electives		6 hours
Two Theology Electives		6 hours
Total Biblical and Theological Credit Hours		51 hours

Ministry Studies:

PMN101	Spiritual Formations	3 hrs
PMN201	Homiletics	3 hrs
PMN207	Evangelism	3 hrs
PMN302	Preaching Practicum	3 hrs
PMN414	Urban Church Growth	3 hrs
PMN416	Ministry in the Black Church	3 hrs
Two Ministry Electives		6 hrs
Total Ministry Development Credit Hours		24 hrs

Total General Education Credit Hours 45 hrs

Total Biblical and Theological Credit Hours 51 hrs

Total Ministry Development Credit Hours 24 hrs

Total BA in Religious Studies 120 hrs

Students must complete REL101 and PMN101 within the first 24 credit hours and PHI201 within the first 60 credit hours of study. Students may not enroll in any 300 or 400 level course until they have completed English 101 and all prerequisites with a grade of C or better.

Successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 within the student’s major and a recommendation from the faculty of the student’s program.

Minor Discipline: A student may elect to take an additional minor outside of the Religious Studies program. Each student seeking a second minor must complete a minor of 18 credit hours, but no more then 40 credit hours in a non-religious studies program. Simmons College currently offers minors in History and Philosophy.

Requirements for a Minor in History

HIS 203	American History	3 Hours
HIS 204	History of Christianity I	3 Hours
HIS 205	History of Christianity II	3 Hours
HIS 206	Black Church History	3 Hours
	Two Junior/Senior History Electives	6 hrs
	Total Credit Hours	18 hrs

Requirements for a Minor in Philosophy

PHI102	Introduction to Philosophy	3 hrs
PHI202	Introduction to Christian Ethics	3 hrs
PHI203	Apologetics	3 hrs
PHI406	World Religions	3 hrs
	Two Junior/Senior Philosophy Electives	6 hrs
	Total Credit Hours	18 hrs