BACHELOR OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (B.C.M.) Program

The first year at Bethel Bible College is a preparatory year designed to prepare high school graduates for the college level Bible training program to follow. It offers college level, general education courses along with some Bible electives. If a college student has completed 32 semester credit hours and has taken the subjects required in Bethel Bible College core curriculum, he or she may be exempted from the freshman year and begin as a sophomore. However, all students who enroll must pass the Entrance Examination given under the supervision of the school.

The second year is a basic introductory curriculum in general Bible education which can be terminal for those who wish to spend only one or two years in Bible College. For those who desire to complete the degree program, the first two years are foundational courses for the concentration that follow in the third and fourth years.

Bethel Bible College offers a 4-year Bachelor of Christian Ministries (BCM) in three majors: Pastoral Leadership, Christian Education and Missions.

1. BCM in Pastoral Leadership is offered for those who have the calling to become Pastors, Evangelists, and Bible Teachers.
2. BCM in Christian Education have the emphasis on the Education Ministry of the church like the Sunday School, leadership conferences, VBS, Camps, teaching ministry of the church on the different age level and groups and preschools.
3. BCM in Missions is offered for those called to cross cultural barriers and ministerto various levels of need on the mission field. This course will benefit those called to evangelize, plant churches, teach, ministries of helps, and “tent makers”.

Course Load

The Administrative Committee defines a “full-time” student as one who carries a minimum of 12 semester hours. A normal student course load is usually 17 credit hours per semester. Students desiring to enroll in 18 or more hours per semester will require permission from the Academic Dean. In order to reside in the dormitory, students are required to carry at least 17 credithours per semester. Correspondence courses cannot count toward dormitory residence requirements.

Transfer of Credits

Students desiring to transfer credits into BBC from another college are required to submit an official transcript. A copy of that college catalog or equivalent available information may be required by the Academic Dean. Credit may be granted for work done on an equivalent level.

(Special note: For those colleges which have not developed a catalog, a transcript cover letter can serve to provide the necessary information to BBC. In some cases, BBC may require additional support information from the sending school, such as grading scale, scheduling, course description, and syllabus before final approval of transfer of credit.)

Special Students

Special students are students who have not completed all formal admissions requirements. They may not receive transcript credit for more than TWELVE units of course work.

The first 12 units will be recorded on a permanent transcript. Students desiring to enroll beyond 12 units must receive special permission from the Academic Dean and will be limited to an audit basis only. Students desiring transcript credit for more than 12 units must first complete all formal enrollment requirements.