Course Order
If you have not already done so, please write your school(s) to send an official transcript of your highest academic work (high school diploma, GED, or college) to NationsUniversity, PO Box 3342, Brentwood, TN 37024. An “official” transcript is one that is mailed directly from the school. Only you are legally authorized to make the written request.
The Bachelor of Religious Studies degree is granted on the completion of 120 semester credits and stipulated courses.
Inmates will normally receive material in the order given below. If you have been granted transfer credit on official documentation, the order will be adjusted to fit the requirements you need for the degree. The order is subject to change with improvements to the curriculum. The effective date of this particular pattern is February 21, 2011.
Required for Certificate in Religious Studies (30)
BRS 16.6 A Search for Spirituality (5 credits)*
BRS 1 The Hebrew Scriptures (5 credits)*
BRS 2 The Greek Scriptures (5 credits)*
BRS 3 Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures (5 credits)**
BRS 19 Exegesis of the Hebrew Scriptures (5 credits)***
BRS 13 The Church of the First Five Decades (5 credits)***
Required for Bachelor of Religious Studies (54) (Certificate courses above, plus the following)
ENG 1 English Comprehension (3 credits)*
ENG 2 English Composition (3 credits)*
COM 1 Effective Communication (3 credits)*
COM 2 Special Communication (5 credits)**
HUM 2 Ethics (BRS 7) (5 credits)**
SOC 1 Family (BRS 12) (5 credits)**
BRS 16.2 The Bible and Spirituality (5 credits)***
BRS 17 Comparative Religions (5 credits) (substitutes for BRS 10 for prison students)***
BRS 20 Old Testament Exegesis (5 credits)****
BRS 22 New Testament Exegesis (5 credits)****
BRS 23 Ministry (5 credits)****
BRS 24 Worship (5 credits)****
Electives for Bachelor of Religious Studies (38)
BRS 21 Exegesis of the Greek Scriptures (5 credits)****
BRS 22.0 The Prison Epistles (3 credits)****
BRS 4 Theology of the Greek Scriptures (5 credits)**
BRS 5 Old Testament Backgrounds (5 credits)**
BRS 6 New Testament Backgrounds (5 credits)**
BRS 8 Biblical Greek (5 credits)**
BRS 9 Biblical Hebrew (5 credits)**
BRS 10 Worldview (5 credits)***
*Level one (freshman) course
**Level two (sophomore) course
***Level three (junior) course
*****Level four (senior) course
General education requirements (30 credits) may be satisfied by transfer credit but must conform to the following standard: “Evidence of courses including English, human communications, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities” (DETC)
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