Curriculum
The NU curriculum is designed to support the several academic awards offered by the institution. The curriculum is divided into two general categories: undergraduate and graduate. The undergraduate portion is post-secondary and makes reasonable demands on time and critical analysis. The graduate portion presumes the student has collegiate experience and makes heavier demands on time and critical analysis.
Click here to see a list of courses in the NU Curriculum.
Listed below are the current courses, media of availability, and exam editions.
Exams: e=essay; mc=multiple choice
Medium: I=Internet; E=E-mail; - =All
Resources: T=Textbook(s) required; I=Internet access required
| Course Number |
Course Title | Syllabus Date |
Medium/ Resources |
Exam 1 and Date | Exam 2 and Date | Exam 3 and Date | Exam 4 and Date | Exam 5 and Date |
| BI | Internet Only--Links | |||||||
| BI 11.1 | History of the Early Church (3 cr) |
7/06 |
I |
BI 11.1-1A 1/06 40mc |
BI 11.1-2A 2/06 40mc |
BI 11.1-3A 2/06 40mc |
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| BRS | Multi-Media Multi-Sourced |
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| BRS 064 | The Canon-Spanish (1 cr) |
7/06 |
I, E |
BRS 064-C 7/06 79mc |
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| BRS 1 | The Hebrew Scriptures (5 cr) (MRS 001) |
1/09 |
- |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
| Arabic (5 cr) |
2003 |
I, E |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60 mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Chinese (5 cr) |
5/08 |
I, E |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Farsi (5 cr) |
9/04 |
I E |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60 mc |
BRS 1-2F |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70 mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| French (5 cr) |
2006 |
I E |
BRS 1-1F |
BRS 1-2F |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70 mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Portuguese (5 cr) |
4/07 |
I E |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Russian (5 cr) |
1999 |
I E |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Spanish (5 cr) |
1/09 |
- |
BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| Swahili (5 cr) |
4/05 | I E | BRS 1-1F 7/06 60mc |
BRS 1-2F 4/07 60mc |
BRS 1-3K 12/05 70mc |
BRS 1-4J 4/06 70mc |
BRS 1-5G 8/04 70mc |
|
| BRS 2 | The Greek Scriptures (5 cr) (MRS 006) |
4/09 |
- |
BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
| Arabic (5 cr) |
12/00 |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| Chinese (5) cr) |
2006 |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| Farsi (5 cr) |
4/06 |
I E | BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-3J 4/03 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| French (5 cr) |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-3J 4/03 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
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| Portuguese (5 cr) |
4/09 |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 12/05 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| Spanish (5 cr) |
4/09 |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60 mc |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60 mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| Swahili |
12/05 |
I E |
BRS 2-1E 4/06 60mc |
BRS 2-2F 4/06 60 mc |
BRS 2-3J 5/05 60 mc |
BRS 2-4M 7/06 60mc |
BRS 2-5D 4/03 70mc |
|
| BRS 3 | Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures (5 cr) |
4/09 |
- |
BRS 3-1K 12/05 52 mc |
BRS 3-2H 8/06 50mc |
BRS 3-3J 4/07 44mc |
BRS 3-4G 2/05 43 mc |
BRS 3-5H 4/07 48 mc |
| Arabic |
12/05 |
I E | BRS 3-1K 12/05 52mc |
BRS 3-2H 8/06 50mc |
BRS 3-3J 4/07 44mc |
BRS 3-4G 2/05 43mc |
BRS 3-5H 4/07 48mc |
|
| Farsi |
4/07 |
BRS 3-1K 12/05 52mc |
BRS 3-2H 8/06 50mc |
BRS 3-3J 4/07 44mc |
BRS 3-4G 2/05 43mc |
BRS 3-5H 4/07 48mc |
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| Spanish |
1/09 |
- |
BRS 3-1K 12/05 52mc |
BRS 3-2H 8/06 50mc |
BRS 3-3J 4/07 44mc |
BRS 3-4G 2/05 43mc |
BRS 3-5H 4/07 48 mc |
|
| BRS 4 | Theology of the Greek Scriptures (5 cr) (cf MRS 009) |
4/07 |
- |
BRS 4-1i 5/05 45mc |
Textbook-- BRS 4-2E 5/03 60 mc # No-Text-- BRS 4-2i 4/07 40mc |
Textbook-- |
Textbook No-Text |
BRS 4-5F |
| Arabic (1 cr) |
I E |
BRS 4-1H 1/02 |
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| Farsi (1 cr) |
4/06 |
I E |
BRS 4-1i 5/05 45mc |
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| Spanish (1, 3, 5 cr) (MRS 009/511) |
3/05 |
1-I |
BRS 4-1i 5/05 45mc |
BRS 4-2J 4/07 40mc |
BRS 4-3K 5/07 40mc |
BRS 4-4i 5/07 40 mc |
BRS 4-5G 5/07 40mc |
|
| BRS 5 | Old Testament Backgrounds ( 5 cr) |
5/07 |
- |
BRS 5-1E |
BRS 5-2G |
BRS 5-3F 5/07 40mc |
BRS 5-4D 5/07 40mc |
BRS 5-5D 5/07 40mc |
| BRS 6 | New Testament Backgrounds (5 cr) |
11/06 |
BRS 6-1D 11/06 40mc |
BRS 6-2E |
BRS 6-3D |
BRS 6-4D |
BRS 6-5E |
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| BRS 7 | Ethics (5 cr) |
11/06 |
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BRS 7-1B 11/06 40mc |
BRS 7-2A 12/03 38mc |
BRS 7-3B 6/07 40mc |
BRS 7-4B 8/07 40 mc |
BRS 7-5B 8/07 40 mc |
| BRS 8 | Biblical Greek (5 cr) (MRS 321) |
5/06 |
|
BRS 8-1D 12/06 40mc |
BRS 8-2C 10/03 41mc |
BRS 8-3A 11/03 40mc |
BRS 8-4B 1/07 40mc |
BRS 8-5C 1/07 22mc |
| Spanish |
T |
Comm 2/08 | ||||||
| BRS 9 | Biblical Hebrew (5 cr) (MRS 221) |
2/07 |
|
BRS 9-1F 1/07 40mc |
BRS 9-2B 1/07 32mc |
BRS 9-3D 2/07 20mc |
BRS 9-4B 2/07 20mc |
BRS 9-5B 2/07 12mc |
| Spanish |
Comm 2/08 |
I |
BRS 9-1G 40mc 8/08 | |||||
| BRS 10 | Worldview (5 cr) |
3/07 |
- |
BRS 10-1A 2/07 40mc |
NO TEXT w/syllabus INTERNET BRS 10-2A 3/07 40mc TEXT BRS 10-2B 3/07 35mc |
NO TEXT w/syllabus INTERNET BRS 10-3A 3/07 35mc TEXT BRS 10-3B 3/07 35mc |
NO TEXT w/syllabus INTERNET BRS 10-4A 3/07 37mc TEXT BRS 10-4B 3/07 35mc |
NO TEXT w/syllabus INTERNET BRS 10-5A 3/07 40mc TEXT BRS 10-5B 9/03 40mc |
| BRS 10.2 | Christian Evidences (Portuguese) (2 cr) |
I |
BRS 10.2-1C | BRS 10.2-2C | ||||
| BRS 10.6 | Phillipos' course comm 7/07 (3 cr) |
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| BRS 11.0 | Church History (1-5 cr) |
1/06 |
I (Mod 3) |
BRS 11.0-1F 8/07 40mc |
BRS 11.0-2C 10/07 40 mc |
BRS 11.0-3D |
BRS 11.0-4B 10/07 40mc |
BRS 11.0-5B 10/07 40 mc |
| BRS 11.1 | Persian Church History (Farsi) | |||||||
| BRS 11.5 | The Stone-Campbell Movement (MRS 421) (1 cr) |
7/07 |
I, T |
BRS 11.5-1E 10/07 40mc | ||||
| Spanish (1 cr) |
I |
BRS 11.5-F 10/07 40mc | ||||||
| BRS 11.7 | Christianity in Asia (1, 3 cr) (MRS 418) |
1/06 |
I (1) |
BRS 11.7-1E 10/05 40mc |
BRS 11.7-2D 10/07 40mc |
Textbook BRS 11.7-3A 10/07 40mc Internet BRS 11.7-3C 10/07 40mc |
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| BRS 11.8 | Christianity in Africa (2-3 cr) (MRS 417) |
5/06 |
I (3) |
Textbook |
Textbook |
BRS 11.8-3C |
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| BRS 11.9 | Orthodoxy (1 cr) (MRS 410) |
1/06 |
T |
BRS 11.9-E 8/03 40 mc# |
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| BRS 12 | Family (5 cr) (MRS 624) |
6/06 | |
BRS 12-1A 5/06 40mc |
BRS 12-2A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-3A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-4A |
BRS 12-5A 11/06 40mc |
| Arabic | 6/06 | BRS 12-1A 5/06 40mc |
BRS 12-2A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-3A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-4A 40mc 10/06 |
BRS 12-5A 40mc 10/06 |
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| Farsi | 6/06 | BRS 12-1A 5/06 40mc |
BRS 12-2A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-3A 10/06 40mc |
BRS 12-4A |
BRS 12-5A 11/06 40mc |
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| BRS 13 | Church of the First Five Decades (5 cr) |
9/07 | BRS 13-1A 9/07 40mc |
BRS 13-2A 9/07 40mc |
BRS 13-3A 9/07 40mc |
BRS 13-4A 9/07 40mc |
BRS 13-5A 9/07 40mc |
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| BRS 14 | Christian Theology (3 cr) |
9/07 |
T |
BRS 14-1E 9/07 40mc |
BRS 14-2C 9/07 40mc |
BRS 14-3G 9/07 40mc |
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| BRS 14.1 | The Apostolic Fathers (1 cr) |
1/06 |
I, T |
BRS 14.1-C 1/06 35 mc |
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| BRS 15.0 | History of Missions (1-3 cr) (MRS 416) |
11/07 |
T |
BRS 15.0-1D 11/07 40mc |
BRS 15.0-2F 11/07 40mc |
BRS 15.0-3D 11/07 40mc |
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| BRS 15.2 | Local Missions (1-5 cr) |
1/06 |
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