BIBLICAL & THEOLOGICAL STUDIES REQUIRE · MENT Thirty units of biblical studies and theology must be included in the program of each student. Each student must take at least one course each semester until the requirement has been fulfilled. The following are required:
and the development of creativity. The knowledge and skills gained from courses in general education will be further developed by stu dents in their major fields of study and in their life long learning.
PHILOSOPHY OF GENERAL EDUCATION
1. Developing Intellectual Skills: Because all students need to strengthen and supplement the set of intellectual skills they acquired in their primary and secondary education, Biola devotes part of its general education requirement to specific and intensive training in those skills. Cultural, technologi- cal, and other developments may from time to time require changes in the list of skills studied in our general education courses. 11. Educating Whole Persons: Our general education cou rses seek to educate students as human beings rather than as prospective members of particular professions. This "whole person" approach to education is designed to help prepare our students to succeed in their roles in the family, the church, and the larger society of our culturally diverse world. It pays particular attention to the spiritual formation and charac- ter development of students by faculty members who are open and honest about their own need for growth. To assist students in their holistic development, the program includes tradi ti onal education in the arts and sciences, supplemented by contemporary explorations of important issues. As a Christian university, Biola rests its primary understanding of what "whole persons" are and need on the basis of the central teachings of the Christian faith. This understanding guides every aspect of our general education program. 111. Understanding Our Christian Heritage: An essential element of Biola's general education program 1s its requirement in biblical and theological studies.This curricular emphasis is in tegral to Biola's institutional history, and it is foundational to a mature understanding of our heritage as Christians. Although the biblical and theological courses may address any aspect of the Christian heritage right up to contemporary develop ments, they are supplemented across the general educa- tion curriculum by other courses that give students further exposure to the broad range of Christian thought and cultural contribution since the close of the New Testament canon. 1v. Becoming Thinking Christians: The general education program at Biola aims at assisting our students to develop an intellectual ly mature understanding and practice of their Christjan faith. To accomplish this, the program provides stu dents with biblically-informed critical assessments of beliefs and practices prominent in the contempora ry world, and it trains them to make their own Christian assessments of these things. A goal of every course is to challenge the students to put their maturing Christian thinking to use in the conduct of their lives.
Foundational Courses ------- -- 8BST103
Biblical Interpretat ion & Spiritual Formation ......... 3 Foundations of Christian Thought ............................. 3 Old Testament History & Literature ............................ 3 New Testament History & Literature.......................... 3
BBST 105
BBST 109
BBST 110
Intermediate Courses
Christian Thought 1................................................. .. . ....... . 3 Christian Thought 11 ........................................... ......... ...... 3 Early Christian History - Acts ..................................... 3
BBST 251
BBST 254
BBST 306
Elective Courses
Upper Division Bible Elective... ..................................... 3 Upper Division Bible Elective........................................ 3 Integration Seminar.......................................................... 3 May be repeated with different content for a maximum of six units counted toward graduation
BBST465
Students who select a liberal arts major may count only a total of 30 units of biblical studies and theology toward the required units for a degree. In the BOLD Program, elec tive units counting toward the graduation requirement cannot be taken in biblical studies. (Biblical studies and Christian education majors may count unlimited biblical studies or theology units toward the required units for a degree.) Challenge exams are available (see Biblical Stud ies section). Part-time students (less than 12 units per semester) are re quired to include at least one biblical studies and theology course within each 15 units completed at Biola University unless the 30 units requi rement has been met. Part-time students seeking a degree from Biola University must complete the entire requirement as outlined above.
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ARTS & SCIENCES REQUIREMENT The students must make selections from the following courses in the arts and sciences. First Year Seminar ...................................... ........................................ 1 unit required Not counted toward total number of units for graduation. Required of all new students and students transferring with 12 units or less. Behavioral Science ........................................................................... 3 units required Communication ............. ..................................................... .......... 3 units required English ................................ .................. ........................ ................ ........ 6 units required Fine Arts ............................................................................................... 3 units required
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