First CourseUNITS

• LDR1104
  Strategies for Success3

Communication and Critical ThinkingUNITS

• COM2211
  Introduction to Oral Communication3
• ENG1110
  Written Communication 3
• ENG2210
  Composition and Literature 3
• PHI3000
  Critical Thinking3

HumanitiesUNITS

• BIB1326
  History and Literature of Ancient Israel3
• BIB1226
  History and Literature of the Early Christians3
• PHI2100
  Christian Worldview and Contemporary Living 3
• HUMELEC
  Humanities Elective3

Social ScienceUNITS

• HIS2150
  World History since the 16th Century 3
• POL2209
  U.S. Government 3
• SSCELEC
  Social Science Elective3
• SSCELEC
  Social Science Elective3

Science and MathUNITS

• MTH1175
  Liberal Arts Mathematics I3
• SCI1400
  Environmental Science 3
• SCI1405
  Environmental Science Lab 1

Major Course RequirementsUNITS

• CHM4861
  Field Practicum I 1
• BIB3051
  Theology of Ministry3
• CHM3711
  Strategic Leadership 3
• BIB3116
  Literary Exegesis and Analysis3
• BIB4401
  Matthew3
• BIB4455
  Paul's Literature and Theology 3
• BIB3707
  Spiritual Formation 3
• BIB3460
  Ephesians in the Context of Pauline Theology 3
• CHM3201
  Homiletics3
• BIB3321
  Prophets3
• CHM3720
  Conflict Transformation in Ministry 3
• ICS4335
  The Church in Context 3
• BIB4202
  Biblical Theology3
• CHM4911
  Models of Ministry3
• CHM4890
  Ministry in Context 3
• CHM4862
  Field Practicum II 2

The faculty recommends that Christian Ministry students complete additional Bible and exegesis courses as General Electives.

Transition to a Master's Degree: Hope International University occasionally allows senior undergraduate students to enroll in master's courses. Hope allows a maximum of 15 graduate units to apply to a bachelor's degree. The university allows a maximum of 9 graduate units to apply to both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree. Accordingly, Hope strongly encourages seniors to complete graduate courses and apply them to their undergraduate degree. In this way, students may complete their bachelor's degree while getting a 'head start' on a master's program. To explore the possibility of participating in such 'transition courses,' speak with your Department Chair or academic advisor. Students enrolled in a Hope bachelor's program may complete such 'transition courses' at the undergraduate tuition rate.