On-Campus Minors

Credits Hours: 15

The Biblical Languages minor equips students with proficiency in Biblical Greek and Hebrew through courses focused on grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and exegetical methods. Students will gain an understanding of biblical interpretation and textual analysis.

Credits Hours: 15

Students pursuing a minor in business will engage in basic styles of management, principles of planning, organizing, motivating, directing, supervising, staffing, controlling work and work performance in a business. There is a major emphasis on business as mission and how our faith fits into workforce management. Students Engage in a basic overview of conflict resolution, fundamental principles of resource allocation, production and income distribution, evaluation of consumer and government spending, business investment, taxation and monetary policy.

Credits Hours: 15

Communication is not only the ability to be heard, but the ability to make others feel heard. By pairing your degree with a Communication Minor, you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to engage others clearly and thoughtfully in a variety of settings.

This program focuses on how people communicate within relationships, teams, and cultures. Students examine the role of social, cultural, and behavioral influences in shaping human interaction, gaining a deeper understanding of how communication impacts connection, leadership, and collaboration. Through courses in interpersonal, intercultural, and group communication, you will learn how to navigate conversations with awareness and purpose. With flexible course options in areas such as social media marketing, psychology, and counseling, you can tailor the minor to support your career goals.

Credits Hours: 15

Adding a minor in Criminal Justice gives a broad overview of the field and the unique challenges of law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Students will have theoretical knowledge and application for real-world Christian service. Students gain an overview of criminal law and specific offenses and applies constitutional restrictions on government’s power emphasizing basic criminal law. Students will engage in a wide array of topics related to juveniles, criminology and law enforcement. Each course will integrate a Christian worldview of justice and on the topics studied.

Credits Hours: 16-22

Education shapes the world around us. Students in the Education minor develop foundational knowledge in educational theories, instructional methods, and classroom dynamics. You’ll study developmental psychology, learning styles, and culturally responsive teaching practices, while also exploring how Biblical values intersect with education. This minor provides practical skills, such as lesson planning, student engagement strategies, and assessment techniques. With opportunities to observe and assist in real-world classrooms, you’ll gain firsthand experience in the art and science of teaching. An Education minor complements any degree program, preparing you to empower others, inspire future generations, and serve as a catalyst for transformation in any field.

Credits Hours: 15

Pursuing a minor in Human Services gives practical support for helping others. No one is more prepared to meet this need than the Christian who is able to apply the principles of the Word of God and the knowledge and skills gained in a Human Services program. Students will learn to understand and practice cultural diversity competence. Growth in these skills equips individuals with the social graces needed to form bonds of mutual trust that will bridge the differences that ordinarily divide people. Students will engage in topics related to human services in public and private settings, contemporary Western society with emphasis on culture, socialization, group life, social institutions, social processes and social change.

Credits Hours: 15

Students who choose to add a minor in leadership will get the opportunity to study a wide variety of leadership courses relating to issues in Christian leadership, organizational leadership, crisis and conflict management, group communication, cultural intelligence, psychology of leadership, and cultural diversity.

Credits Hours: 15

Students who choose this minor will engage courses on ministry and theology. The courses in this minor will introduce the student to preaching, teaching, ministry in postmodern culture, ministry coaching, counseling skills, and the foundations of dispensational theology.

* Students who do not take MIN 351 as part of their major will take MIN 351; students whose major requires MIN 351 will complete MIN 354.

Credits Hours: 15

Psychology students embrace individuals holistically, taking a bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective. Further, approaching psychology from a biblical worldview empowers students to support psychological findings in God’s general revelation with His special revelation, the Bible. Students will explore human development from conception through death using the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. Using major theories, such as psychodynamic, behaviorism, cognitive, ecological. Students will examine the psychological influences on health, well-being and longevity. There will be a focus on research methodology and statistics as a liberal arts discipline.The emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the principles and concepts underlying the use of statistics in social sciences research and applications.

Credits Hours: 15

Credits Hours: 15

Students who choose the minor will engage in a variety of topics designed to equip a student to work in youth ministry. The courses in this minor will introduce the student to philosophy of youth ministry, youth ministry management, issues and culture of today’s youth, middle school youth ministry, and ministry after postmodern culture.