2024-2025 Academic Catalog & Handbooks 
    
    Dec 11, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog & Handbooks

Theological Studies, B.A.


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The purpose of this program is to equip Christians with a theological foundation necessary to teach at home, within Christian schools, and within the local church.

University Core and General Education Electives


University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, Alabama School of the Arts, Grace Pilot School of Business, and School of Education. All University of Mobile undergraduate students are required to complete certain basic courses that apply uniformly to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the Bachelor of Music degree unless otherwise noted. These are identified as basic course (general education) requirements. 

Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)


*Notes:


  1. Consult with your College/School advisor for specific and/or additional requirements relating to general education courses. For example, COM 101  is required for business, Christian studies, and education majors and teacher certification students. MA 110  is required for all majors in the School of Business. Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences.
  2. UM 101  University of Mobile 101 (1 semester hour) is required for new freshmen and transfer students.
  3. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language. See specific requirements in the World Languages section of the catalog.
  4. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performance must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
  5. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, or Graphic Design must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
  6. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in English, Creative Writing must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language.
  7. Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management must also complete PSY 201 .  Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing must also complete AR 226 .

 

Notes:


See also the general requirements for the School of Christian Studies majors and the grade scales.

The University requirement of twelve semester hours of foreign language  study to earn the B.A. degree. Theology majors may meet the language requirement for the B.A. with modern foreign language study. Students who select biblical language to meet the language requirement for the B.A. may choose six hours of Hebrew and six of Greek. With the permission of the advisor, students may take six hours of a modern foreign language and six of a biblical language to satisfy this requirement for the B.A. degree.

Hours to Degree


123 hours are required as a minimum to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies.

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