Requires a minimum of 60 credit hours
In order to enter into the associate degree program, a student must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent. Students without such a diploma may enroll on a probationary basis.
Materials for each course in this program consist of a series of audio or video lectures, a textbook, or a workbook and an additional book or books. The student is required to listen or view to the audio/video lectures; or to read the textbook and then answer the questions prepared by CTS for the audio/video lectures or textbook. This process may require that the student listen/view the lectures, or read the textbook several times. The student is then required to prepare an outline from each audio/video lesson, or each chapter in the textbook. Also, the student is required to type a five paragraph essay describing three things that he or she learned from the course.
The student must also read an additional book(s) related to the subject matter being taught or another assigned book(s) for that course and prepare a three (3) page book report (what the book teaches) on each additional book(s).
For courses using workbooks, the student is required to complete the workbook and to write a summary of the theme of the book(s) of the Bible that is/are used in the workbook. All outlines, essays, and summaries are to be prepared as per the required format provided in the appendix of this catalog.
For each audio/video, or textbook course in the associate program, the course test will comprise 60% of the course grade, the outlines will comprise 10% of the course grade, the essays will comprise 10% of the course grade, and the book report will comprise 20% of the course grade. For Bible courses using workbooks, the test will comprise 70% of the course grade and the summary will comprise 30% of the course grade as there is no outline, essay, nor book report. For General Studies courses, the test will comprise 100% of the grade.
NOTE: A student cannot begin studies in a new course unless all requirements for the previous course have been completed and submitted.
ASSOCIATE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES
1. Choose six (6) Bible or Biblical Studies courses (18 hours)
2. Choose two (2) Spiritual Growth courses (6 hours)
3. Choose one (1) Theology course (3 hours)
4. Choose one (1) Ministry course (3 hours)
TOTAL: 30 hours
Note 1: If the student has not taken all of the thirty (30) hours of general studies courses, he or she must take the ones missing in addition to the above required courses.
Note 2: An Associate’s Degree in Biblical Studies requires eighteen (18) hours of Bible courses.
ASSOCIATE OF MINISTRY
1. Choose one (1) Bible course (3 hours)
2. Choose one (1) Counseling course (3 hours)
3. Choose one (1) Theology course (3 hours)
4. Choose one (1) Spiritual Growth course (3 hours)
5. Choose six (6) Ministry courses (18 hours)
TOTAL: 30 hours
Note 1: If the student has not taken all of the thirty (30) hours of general studies courses, he or she must take the ones missing in addition to the above required courses. If the student has had no experience in church work, he or she must include a Ministry Practicum as one of the six Ministry courses.
Note 2: An Associate’s Degree in Ministry requires eighteen (18) hours of Ministry courses.
ASSOCIATE OF MINISTRY IN NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
1. Choose two (2) of the core curriculum course (6 hours)
2. Choose eight (8) courses from the Stage 1 New Media Communications curriculum (24 hours)
TOTAL: 30 hours
Note 1: If the student has not taken all of the thirty (30) hours of general studies courses, he or she must take the ones missing in addition to the above required courses.
Note 2: An Associate’s Degree in Ministry in New Media Communications requires twenty-four (24) hours of Stage 1 New Media Communications courses.