RBM Bible College
Programs of Study
We have 3 programs available. The Bachelor of Arts Program followed by the Diploma in General Biblical Studies and then the Certificate in General Biblical Studies
Bachelor of Arts Program
This program is designed to equip the student for the Gospel preaching ministry in various capacities.
This program requires 128 semester hours of academic credits for graduation. At least 32 semester hours of required work must be completed at RBM Bible College.
Since this is a Modified Distance Education Study Program, the students do their course work at home and meet for lectures limited times as scheduled by the College.
The area of concentration on the degree will be Bible & Theology, Counseling, and Missions.
Course Requirements
All courses are listed under 100, 200, 300 or 400 numbers.
BI series 32 credits
CH series 8 credits
TH series 12 credits
CE series 6 credits
PM series 15 credits
PSY series 6 credits
BL series 8 credits
CC series 6 credits
MI series 6 credits
ENG series 6 credits
Electives 23 credits
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TOTAL 128 Credits
Listing of Required Courses for Undergraduate Studies
Bible (BI) Division
Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey
Pentateuch
The Gospels
BI 331 The Acts of the Apostles
BI 332 The Book of Romans
BI 333 Pastoral Epistles
BI 335 Corinthian Epistles
BI 432 Major Prophets
BI 434 Biblical Manners and Customs
BI 439 History of Israel
Theology (TH) Division
TH 331 God and Revelation
TH 332 Christ and the Spirit
TH 433 Hermeneutics
TH 435 Philosophy of Religion
PM 211 Church music
PM 33 Principles and practice of prayer
CE 131 History and Christian philosophy of education
CE 132 Principles of curriculum development
Christian Education (CE) Division
CE 231 Research in Education
CE 431Methods of Teaching Bible and Religion
Pastoral Ministries (PM) Division
PM 231 Biblical Philosophy of Ministry
PM 232 Pastoral Procedures and Problems
PM 332 Dynamics of Christian Leadership
PM 431 Homiletics I
PM 432 Apologetics
Psychology (PSY) Division
PSY 132 Encouragement Counseling
PSY 231 Abnormal Psychology
Bible Languages (BL) Division
BL 331-332 Greek Elements I and II
Christian Counseling (CC) Division
CC 232 Personality Theory
CC 331 Counseling and Psychotherapy
Mission (MI) Division
MI 131 Philosophy of Christian Missions
MI 132 Dynamics of Church Growth
English Division
English
Church History (CH) Division
CH 231 Church History I
CH 232 Church History II
Diploma in General Biblical Studies
This is a broad curriculum in Bible, Theology, Church Ministries and General Education. It is designed to equip the student with intellectual, ministerial and general life skills for effective ministry. This is a six (6)- term course requiring 60 credits hours. At least 42 credits of the required work must be completed at RBM College.
Certificate in General Biblical Studies
This is a broad curriculum in Bible, Theology, Church Ministries and General Education. It is designed to equip the student with intellectual, ministerial and general life skills for effective ministry. This is a three (3) Semester course requiring 30 credits hours. At least 21 credits of the required work must be completed at RBM College. The required courses on this program are listed below:
| COURSE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Hermeneutic | 3 |
| Homiletics | 3 |
| Christian Counseling | 3 |
| World Missions | 3 |
| Research and Writing | 3 |
| Christian Leadership and Administration | 3 |
| Pneumatology | 3 |
| New Testament Survey | 3 |
| Old Testament Survey | 3 |
| Church History | 3 |
| Cross cultural Communication | 3 |
| Systematic Theology | 3 |
| English | 3 |
| Electives | 15 |
| Graduation Project | 6 |
| Total | 60 |
