Faith and Community Leadership Major

The ML courses in this major are available only to inmates in the Michigan Department of Corrections. The programs in this department provide training for leaders in the church behind bars. The vocational goals of graduates include leading worship, discipling fellow inmates, mentoring short-term prisoners, reducing violence in prisons, and lowering the recidivism rate. The programs in this department are also appropriate for vocations in society, including careers in congregations, parachurch organizations, community development, and social agencies. In addition to the requirements of the major, students also must satisfy the requirements of the Degree Completion Core curriculum.

Program Requirements

Take One from the Following

(Take one 200-level systematic theology course.)

Core Requirements

FOUNDATIONS

Community and Commitments - 2 hours

CORE 100

Foundations of Christianity I - 4 hours

REL 121 or REL 131

Foundations of Christianity II - at least 2 hours

Course listings for this category may be found here.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Foundational Writing - 6 hours

ENGL 100 and ENGL 102

Health & Movement - 1 hour

PER 1XX

World Languages I - 3 hours

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Complete coursework totaling at least 18 semester hours from at least five of the six Knowledge and Understanding categories, including at least 2 semester hours from each of the following categories: Arts, Oral Rhetoric, Visual Rhetoric; Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Course listings for each category may be found here.

World Languages II - 0-4 hours
Arts, Oral Rhetoric, Visual Rhetoric - 2-6 hours
Humanities - 2-6 hours
Mathematical Sciences - 0-4 hours
Natural Sciences - 0-6 hours
Social & Behavioral Sciences - 2-6 hours

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION

Engaged Citizenship Commitments
Complete at least one tagged course in all three areas. These courses may also satisfy other core requirements. The full list of approved courses may be found here.

Diversity and Difference
Environmental Sustainability
Global Regions and Cultures

Contemporary Challenges & Enduring Questions - 4 hours

Course listings for each category may be found here.

Total Semester Hours: 124

(including core and electives)