If you believe God is calling you to bring hope, freedom, and identity to a hurting world, our Bachelor of Science in Biblical Counseling (BSBC) degree has been designed to prepare you for ministry. TKU’s biblical counseling degree will teach you how to integrate psychological theories with biblical truths under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as you are equipped for a career in Spirit-led, Christian counseling.
Students who earn this degree go on to careers in freedom ministry, nonprofit service, biblical counseling in the local church, and more. This degree program is available online or on-ground (Southlake).
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Concentrations
The Bachelor of Science in Biblical Counseling degree offers two concentration paths. The Church and Community Care concentration will benefit students preparing for pastoral, ministerial, and lay counseling ministries within the local church, parachurch community agencies, and other organizations that provide supportive soul care, but do not require licensure from a state board.
The Pre-Professional Counseling concentration will benefit students preparing for eventual professional counseling licensure by a state board. The electives are designed to provide a foundation for knowledge regarding research methods, basic statistics, neuroscience, and systemic application in the social science field.
BSBC to MAMFT Accelerated Track
The Accelerated Track can help you reach your goal of being a licensed counselor in a shorter amount of time. This dual-enrollment track offers you the opportunity to complete the first semester of TKU’s Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) program as part of your undergraduate degree.
Meet the Director
Dr. Linda Hoover, PsyD, LP
My education and life’s work are a mix of pastoral ministry and clinical practice. It’s great to offer students an integrated learning experience, drawing from both perspectives. My heart is to develop Spirit-formed counselors who have a solid theological and biblical foundation.
Why The King's
- Spirit-formed leaders training Spirit-formed leaders. Given that many of our credentialed faculty are actively involved in ministry, their teaching comes from a perspective of applied knowledge.
- Whole-person formation. For us, it’s not just about what you learn, it’s about who you become. We believe your transformation for ministry should include deepening your walk with Jesus.
- Culture of worship and prayer. It could be the prayer room, weekly chapel, a classroom, or just a hallway – wherever it occurs, we live a life of prayer and worship.
- Community of care. Whether you take classes online or on-ground, soul care from faculty, staff, and peers extends from the classroom into your daily life.
- Growth in difference. When you get into a classroom with different generations, ethnicities, experiences, and faith journeys, you grow both personally and spiritually. You maintain your difference, but you grow in unity.
Program Purpose
The Bachelor of Science in Biblical Counseling degree seeks to:
- Provide a solid biblical and theological foundation for the practice of biblical counseling;
- Develop the personal and professional life of the student;
- Provide basic knowledge and skills necessary for effective Christian counseling;
- Integrate basic psychological theories with Scripture; and
- This is a pre-professional program which seeks to prepare, equip and empower students for Christian counseling in the local church, or for graduate studies in counseling or Divinity.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes
In addition to achieving success with the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Requirements Learning outcomes, upon completing this degree, students will be able to:
- Apply a solid knowledge of Scripture with proper hermeneutical skills;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and theology of biblical counseling;
- Identify the qualifying factors in a calling toward biblical counseling;
- Explain how to equip the local church ministry in biblical counseling;
- Develop a professional stance on the integration of biblical truth and psychological theory; and
- Integrate a personal theology of psycho-spiritual growth.
Curriculum
CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS 15 HOURS
| BIBL 1300 | Introduction to Bible | 3 |
| BIBM 1301 | Spirit Formed Life | 3 |
| BIBL 1307 | Principles of Biblical Interpretation | 3 |
| BIBT 2303 | To the Jew First | 3 |
| BIBT 2307 | Theological Foundations | 3 |
GENERAL EDUCATION 43 HOURS
| UNIV 1101 | Student Success Strategies | 1 |
| ENGL 1301 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | English Composition II | 3 |
| COMS 2303 | Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| MATH 1301 | College Math | 3 |
| NSCI 1401 | Natural Science and the Bible | 4 |
| PSYC 1301 or SOCI 1031 | Behavioral Science (Psychology or Sociology) | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | Amercian History 1 | 3 |
| HIST 1303 | American History 2 | 3 |
| GOVT 2301 | Federal Government | 3 |
| GOVT 2302 | Texas State Government | 3 |
| PHIL 2301 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3305 | Philosophy and Christian Thought | 3 |
| PHED 1300 | Health and Wellness | 2 |
| Component Elective | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 5 HOURS
| BIBM 2101 | Practicum Prep | 1 |
| BIBM 3201 | Junior Practicum | 2 |
| BIBM 3201 | Junior Practicum | 2 |
MAJOR COURSES 42 HOURS
| BIBL 1305 | Biblical Counseling | 3 |
| BIBL 1306 | Human Development | 3 |
| BIBM 1302 | Healthy Family Dynamics | 3 |
| BIBM 3302 | Counseling Theories | 3 |
| BIBL 2301 | Counseling Skills | 3 |
| BIBM 2305 | Spirit-Formed Counselor | 3 |
| BIBC 2301 | Marriage & Family Counseling | 3 |
| BIBC 3305 | Crisis Counseling | 3 |
| SOCI 3301 | Counseling Children & Adolescents | 3 |
| BIBM 3314 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| BIBC 3301 | Senior Internship | 3 |
| Major Electives – Concentration* | 9 |
MAJOR CONCENTRATIONS* 9 HOURS
Church and Community Care OR Pre-Professional Counseling
| Church and Community Care |
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| BIBT 2304 | Life Coaching | 3 |
| BIBM 2304 | Counseling in the Church | 3 |
| BIBC 3304 | Safe Sanctuary | 3 |
| Pre-Professional Counseling | ||
| BIBC 3306 | Neuropsychology | 3 |
| BIBC 4303 | Research Methods | 3 |
| BIBC 4321 | The Spritiual Brain | 3 |
GENERAL ELECTIVES 15 HOURS
| General Electives | 6 | |
| General Electives -or- Accelerated Track to MAMFT** | 9 |
ACCELERATED TRACK TO MAMFT** 9 HOURS
| BIBC 5303 | Advance Counseling Theories | 3 |
| BIBC 5306 | Ethical and Legal Counseling Issues | 3 |
| BIBC 5308 | Advanced Systemic Counseling Skills | 3 |
BSBC MINOR 15 HOURS
| BIBC 2301 | Biblical Counseling | 3 |
| BIBC 2305 | Healthy Family Dynamics | 3 |
| BIBC 3305 | Counseling Skills | 3 |
| BIBC 3307 | Spirit-Formed Counselor | 3 |
| BIBC 4301 | Crisis Counseling | 3 |
