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Bachelor of Arts General Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Religion
Bachelor of Religious Education
Bachelor of Theology
Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Summit Pacific College offers nine baccalaureate degree programs, one of which is a joint programs (with Trinity Western University [TWU], Langley, B.C.).
Summit Pacific awards the Bachelor of Arts in Religion degree to qualifying graduates.
Students who transfer the ECE certificate from a University College to Summit Pacific for the Church Ministries major are awarded the Bachelor of Religious Education degree. Students who take the SPC/TWU joint program earn the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies degree from Trinity Western University.
The degree programs are approximately 123 semester hour programs (120 semester hours, B.Th. and B.R.E.) With the exception of the B.R.E./E.C.E. program, all degree programs include 24 semester hours of Trinity Western University general studies courses.
TWU/Summit Joint Programs - Bachelor of Arts in General Studies
Summit Pacific College and Trinity Western University offer a joint program with the student earning the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies degree from TWU. At Summit Pacific the student will complete 60 semester hours, including a concentration in Biblical Studies. At TWU the student will complete the university's core requirements (38 semester hours) and a minor (24 semester hours) in fields such as English, History, Psychology, Sociology and TESL/Linguistics.
1. Bachelor of Arts in Religion
In keeping with Summit Pacific College's mission all of the college's baccalaureate degree programs include Bible and Theology (42 sem. hrs.), Practics (42 sem. hrs.) and General Studies (39 sem. hrs.) courses. The Practics section, which includes four Christianity and Culture courses (12 sem. hrs.) includes one of seven possible majors. These majors are in the fields of:
Each major is 24 sem. hrs. of required and elective courses designed to assure competency in each discipline.
* The core program, electives and special requirements are listed under each major.
2. Bachelor of Religious Education
Early Childhood Education Major
A program to train Christian Day Care workers for Day Care ministry within the church. This program combines Bible college education with the Early Childhood Education expertise of the community college. The student in this program will be a resident at Summit Pacific for the full four years of the program. The Bible college component of the program will be taken at Summit Pacific in the student's freshman and senior years and the Early Childhood Education certificate (three semesters) will be taken at a community college in the student's sophomore and junior years and then transferred to Summit Pacific.
Enrollment opportunities in this program are limited and it is important for the applicant to discuss this with the Registrar early in the application process. The student is responsible for their own transportation to off campus studies.
3. Bachelor of Theology Degree
When a student transfers to Summit Pacific College from a non-accredited Bible college, they will earn the Bachelor of Theology degree or the Bachelor of Religious Education degree instead of the Bachelor of Arts in Religion degree. In all cases the Registrar will determine whether or not the student is eligible to qualify for the Bachelor of Arts in Religion degree.
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