Foundations of Education
EDF 304 | 3 Credit Hours Basic philosophical background of Christian day-school education, Biblical principle-based curricula, instruction, and teaching.
Classroom Management
EDF 302 | 2 Credit Hours Basic principles of classroom management, organization, discipline, and instruction with emphasis on practical application and Biblical principles.
Child and Adolescent Development
EDF 212 | 2 Credit Hours A survey of childhood and adolescent growth and development, with an emphasis on developmentally appropriate practice in a classroom setting.
Methods and Materials
EDF 201 | 2 Credit Hours Methods and teaching techniques compared and evaluated for philosophic basis and effectiveness. Selected topics on useful teaching materials, bulletin boards, text selection, educational centers, reading levels, development of teacher-produced study aids, various materials and their use.
Baptist Distinctives and Polity
CED 408 | 2 Credit Hours Distinctive doctrines, practices and procedures of Baptist church administration and leadership will be addressed from a Biblical perspective.
Baptist History II
CED 406 | 2 Credit Hours A study of Baptist churches and leaders after 1700. The class will focus primarily on American Baptists. The relation of Baptists toward soul liberty, church polity, democracy, evangelism, and missions will be discussed.
Baptist History I
CED 405 | 2 Credit Hours The rise and growth of early baptistic separatist groups and Baptist churches from the first through the seventeenth centuries A.D. The principles and doctrines of the early church will be noted.
Leadership
CED 314 | 2 Credit Hours A general consideration of basic leadership principles, particularly in the context of ministry situations.
Marriage and Family
CED 206 | 2 Credit Hours This course is designed to guide the student through the various responsibilities relating to courtship and marriage from a Biblical perspective. Emphasis is on the Biblical approach to finding and keeping the right lifelong mate. Topics discussed include: courting, engagement, adjustments after marriage, stewardship, parenthood, and divorce.
Introduction to Christian Education
CED 201 | 2 Credit Hours A survey of the many various educational ministries of the local church. Students are challenged to develop a philosophy of ministry that includes a mentoring approach to discipleship.