Program Overview
The Missions major prepares you for cross-cultural ministry at home and abroad. A 48-hour core traces biblical and historical foundations, world religions, church-planting strategies, and leadership of local-church missions. Classroom learning merges with nine credit hours of North American or International Missions practica/internships, giving you supervised field experience before graduation
Program at a Glance
Credential: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Missions
Total hours: 120 semester credits
Delivery: Residential or fully online
Typical length: 4 academic years (15 credits each fall & spring)
Entry terms: August | January | May
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Apply TodayProgram at a Glance
Credential: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Missions
Total hours: 120 semester credits
Delivery: Residential or fully online
Typical length: 4 academic years (15 credits each fall & spring)
Entry terms: August | January | May
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Apply TodayDegree Requirements
FYI 101 Student Success – 3
General-Education Foundation – 33
includes Western Civilization I & II (HI 211, 212) and IT 202 Information Technology Applications
Biblical/Theological Foundation – 12
Missions Major – 63
Missions Core – 48
PHI 201, SBC 101, BI 212, MI 202, MI 205, MI 311 or 312, MI 315, MI 401, MI 404, MI 410, TH 301, TH 302, TH 403, HI 304, 6 hrs BI/OT/NT, 6 hrs Preaching or Education option
Missions Practica/Internships – 9 (select from MI 322-325, 419-421)
Capstone – PM 490 Ministry Integration – 3
General electives – 9
Career & Ministry Pathways
International or North-American missionary (IMB/NAMB)
Missions pastor or church missions coordinator
Non-profit or relief-agency worker
Pathway to M.A. in Intercultural Studies, M.Div., or other graduate programs
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
Articulate biblical and theological foundations for global missions.
Evaluate world religions and cultural worldviews for strategic engagement.
Design and implement church-planting or missions strategies.
Mobilize and coordinate missions efforts within the local church.
Demonstrate cross-cultural competence through supervised field experience.
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