Family Life Counseling & Ministry

Is your passion to help people and experience the wholeness of God desires? Our Family Life and Counseling Ministries program exists to help students learn strategies for effective Christian counseling so they can respond Biblically to current social, religious and political ideologies that impact marriage and the family.

Required Courses
Biblical Studies    40 Hours
Bible Survey (BS111, BS112)      6 hrs.
Life of Christ (BS113, BS114)      6 hrs.
Bible as Literature (BS/EN116)      2 hrs.
Acts of Apostles (BS202)     3 hrs.
Bible Evidences (BS211)      2 hrs.
Basic Theology (BS261, BS262)      6 hrs.
Bible Exegesis: OT (BS301, BS302, BS321, or BS322)      6 hrs.
Bible Exegesis: NT (BS331, BS332, BS333, BS334, or BS335)     6 hrs.
Advanced Theology1 (BS292, BS293, BS345, BS346, BS363, BS364, or BS391)    3 hrs.

General Studies    45 Hours
Basic Financial Management (GE101)    2 hrs.
Church History (CH201, CH203)     6 hrs.
History3 (HS120,  HS150 or HS250)    3 hrs.
English (EN101, EN102)     6 hrs.
Fundamentals of Speech (SP101)     3 hrs.
Introduction to Christian Life (AM120)     2 hrs.
Introduction to Psychology (PS101)     3 hrs.
Introduction to Technology (GE100)    2 hrs.
Language (LA201, LA202)     6 hrs.
Philosophy (PH301, or PH302)     3 hrs.
Physical Education (PE101, PE102)    2 hrs.
Social Science2    3 hrs.
Science (with Lab component)     4 hrs.

Ministry Studies (Core Courses)    18 Hours
Christian Leadership (AM350)     3 hrs.
Educational Psychology (PS212)    3 hrs.
Introduction to Counseling  (AM292)     3 hrs.
Introduction to Missions (WM101)     2 hrs.
Introduction to Preaching (PM101)    3 hrs.
Personal Evangelism (AM161)     2 hrs.
Field Education     2 hrs.

1Advanced Theology:  WA majors take BS292.  WM majors take BS391.
2Soc. Science: FM majors take SS190.  WA majors take SS250.  WM majors take SS218.
3History:  WA majors take HS250.  WM majors take HS120.

Family Life and Counseling Ministries Concentration (NCC Option)    24 Hours
Adolescent Psychology (PS230)     3 hrs.
Abnormal Psychology (PS320)    3 hrs.
Child Psychology (PS130)      3 hrs.
Counseling as Ministry (FM391)     3 hrs.
Group Dynamics (SS250)    3 hrs.
Marriage and Family Counseling (FM493)    3 hrs.
Marriage and the Family (FM290)    3 hrs.
Multicultural Counseling (FM320)    3 hrs.
Open Electives    3 Hours