GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Christian Education Program is designed to accommodate students who wish to prepare for service in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and other educational ministries of the church.

The student may choose from the following areas of studies and majors:

♦ Elementary Education which may include an emphasis in missions or

      youth.

♦ Secondary Education with major teaching fields in Biblical Studies, Language Arts, Social Studies, or Music.

♦ Church Education which may include an emphasis in missions, youth, and music.

Elementary and Secondary Education Major

The objective of these courses is to prepare the students for teaching ministries in the Christian School.  These courses of study are not intended to prepare students to teach in the public school system.

The courses are taught in such a way that there is an integration of God’s Word and the subject matter.  It is our belief that all truth comes from God and all subjects are interpreted through His Word.

Prospective teachers are required to do student teaching in a Christian school in the area during the spring semester of their last year. 

Secondary Education majors, in addition to choosing a major teaching field, must also take four semester hours of youth classes. 

Church Education Major

This course of study provides the student with a general preparation for local church ministry as well as training for those interested in teaching or administering the Christian education program both in the United States and on a foreign field.

Students following the youth major must complete 16 hours of youth classes, plus the other required Bible, education, and general studies classes.   

Those who follow a missions major must take 20 hours of missions, plus the the other required Bible, education, and general studies classes. 

Fulfillment of the first two or three years will earn Two or Three year Diploma recognition.  Four years of study are required for the Graduate Diploma.