Earn an Associate of Arts degree and be ready to reach the world with the Gospel while applying general education knowledge and skills to everyday situations.
The Associate of Arts at Criswell College is a unique combination of Bible and theology courses with General Education requirements: take classes like Old Testament and New Testament Survey, Rhetoric and Composition, Natural Science, and Humanities. Electives allow you to create a personalized learning experience that creates a solid foundation for your next steps into the workforce or a four-year degree.
Due to the smaller financial and time commitment, this two-year program may be a good fit for students with work or family responsibilities or students who are still figuring out which bachelor’s degree is best for them.
PROGRAM COURSE INFORMATION
COM 101 Rhetoric and Writing I
COM 102 Rhetoric and Writing II
COM 201 Intercultural Communication
CRIS 100 The Roots of a Christian Scholar
100-400 Humanities/Fine Arts*
100-400 Humanities/Fine Arts*
100-400 Social/Behavioral Science*
100-400 Social/Behavioral Science*
100-400 Open Elective
100-400 Natural Science or Mathematics*
*Courses offered at Criswell College that will satisfy these requirements will be marked in the Academic Catalog course descriptions.
BIB 105 Hermeneutics
CRIS 300 Baptist Faith and Witness
NTS 101 New Testament Survey I
NTS 102 New Testament Survey II
OTS 101 Old Testament Survey I
OTS 102 Old Testament Survey II
THS 201 Church History
THS 203 Systematic Theology I
THS 204 Systematic Theology II
300 Bible/Theology Elective
“Criswell College not only taught me about Scripture, but taught me to think about Scripture.”
CAREERS
Students who graduate with an Associate of Arts are ready to:
- Enter the workplace with a solid general education foundation
- Be appointed to certain missionary agencies
- Continue your education with a Bachelor’s degree
From 2018-2021, 100% of those graduating with an Associate of Arts are employed or continuing their education.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Sarah Spring
Associate Professor of Communication and English; Program Director of Associate of Arts
