Associate of Arts

Associate of Arts

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

 100-200     Humanities/Fine Arts*

 100-200     Humanities/Fine Arts*

 100-200     Social/Behavioral Science*

 100-200     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 201     New Testament Survey II

OTS 101     Old Testament Survey I

OTS 201     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.”

CRISWELL ALUMNUS

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


NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Criswell College admits students who are Christians of good character, without regard or reference to race, national or ethnic origin, color, age, disability, or sex (except where regard to sex is required by the College’s religious tenets regarding gender and sexuality) to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of these classifications in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.