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Ac 204

3 Credits

Basic principles and procedures in accounting for corporate equity, bonds, manufacturing costs, managerial analysis of costs and cost/revenue relationships, special statements, analysis of financial statements and individual budgeting, and taxes. Introduction to business ethics. Second semester and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Ac 203.

Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions, – 18th

Jan R. Williams, Susan F. Haka, Mark S. Bettner, and Joseph Carcello

McGraw-Hill/Irwin

BA 301

3 Credits

Background of the American legal system and its Constitutional foundation; public crimes and private torts, contract law, the uniform Commercial code; negotiable instruments; debtor-creditor relationship, ethical systems underlying government and business behaviors; business organizational forms; government regulation of business; property law; and Cyberlaw. Business ethics examined for all subjects treated. Summer only, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Business Law Today, The Essentials: Text and Summarized Cases – 11th

Miller, Roger LeRoy

Cengage, 2017

ISBN: 9781305574793

Bi 205

3 Credits

A survey of the Bible and its unfolding message from Creation to New Creation, beginning with creation and fall, climaxing in Christ's work of redemption, and culminating in new creation. Emphasizes biblical literacy, gospel fluency, and cultivation of love for and trust in Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible: Seeing and Knowing God's Word – 2019

Tim Challies and Josh Byers

Zondervan

ISBN: 978-0310577966

Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ – 2018

Trent Hunter and Stephen J. Wellum

Zondervan

ISBN: 978-0310536543

Bi 209

3 Credits

A study of the principles and methods of Bible interpretation. Includes foundational commitments for biblical interpretation; a basic method for biblical interpretation; emphasis on authorial intent, context, and grammatical/historical interpretation; analytical tools for observation; interpretive helps for various genres; and biblical, relevant, text-based application. Includes an introductory discussion of the relationship between ethnic Israel and the New Testament Church in the biblical narrative and in biblical interpretation. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Bi 205.

Visual Theology Guide to the Bible – 2019

Tim Challies, Josh Byers

Zondervan

ISBN: 9780310577966

Journey Into God's Word – 2nd edition, 2020

J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays

Zondervan Academic

ISBN: 978-0-310-10896-2

New Testament

Bi 300

3 Credits

A study of Genesis-Deuteronomy to prepare the expositor for effective ministry. The student will demonstrate proficiency in mastering chapter content, in handling problems of interpretation and in utilizing literary and theological analysis with the goal of effective preaching and teaching. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Ed 205

3 Credits

This course examines the foundations and best practices of literacy instruction in phonemic/phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. It also includes the historical progression of reading instruction and the impact of diversity on literacy learners. This course is aligned with South Carolina literacy competencies, ILA, CAEP, InTASC, and ADEPT performance standards. This course meets the requirements of the Read to Succeed Act for the R2S Literacy Teacher Endorsement in South Carolina for early childhood, elementary, and special education teachers and the R2S Literacy Requirement Endorsement in South Carolina for middle/high school teachers and PK-12 programs. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Best practices in literacy instruction – 6th ed (2019)

Gambrell, L. B., & Morrow, L. M. (Eds)

Guilford

Lenses on reading: An introduction to theories and models – 3rd edition (2017)

Tracey, D. H., & Morrow, L. M.

Guilford

APA Manual – 7th

The literacy dictionary: The vocabulary of reading and writing – 2005

Harris, T. L, & Hodges, R. E. (Eds.)

International Reading Association

Ed 380

3 Credits

This course is designed to help teachers put instructional theory into practice through the study and application of teaching strategies and techniques that are applicable to the K-12 classroom. Both semesters and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Classroom instruction that works: Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement – 2001

Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D., & Pollock, J. E.

ASCD

ISBN: 978-1416613626

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Subscription to Teaching Channel

En 102

3 Credits

Introduction to academic writing emphasizing argumentation, research, documentation and style; centering on the library paper. Not applicable toward a major or minor. Both semesters and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: En ACT 24+, W SAT550+, V+W CLT 47+, PT or En 101.

Companion to College English – 4th

Horton, Ronald A.

BJU Press, 2020

ISBN: 978-1-62856-848-6

En 103

3 Credits

Critical writing using literary analysis. Discussion of literature by genres and according to basic literary critical concepts and terminology. Not applicable toward a major or minor. Second semester and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: En 102.

A Companion to College English – 4th

Horton, Ronald A.

BJU Press, 2020

ISBN: 978-1-60682-040-7

Readings for College English – 2nd

BJU Press

ISBN: 978-1-60682-039-1

En 202

3 Credits

A historical and critical survey of British literature from Beowulf to 1688. Summer only, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: En 103.

The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Vol. 1A)

Greenblatt, Stephen, ed.

ISBN: 978-0-393-60302-6

The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Vol. 1B)

Greenblatt, Stephen, ed.

ISBN: 978-0-393-60303-3

ESS 621

3 Credits

The ethical and moral issues in sport. Topics include the recruitment of student athletes, performance enhancing drugs, sportsmanship and youth sports participation, among others. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Ethics in Sport – 3rd edition

William J. Morgan (editor)

Human Kinetics

ESS 673

3 Credits

Designed to provide advanced instruction and training in technical and tactical skills of basketball. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Coaching Basketball Successfully – (2012) 3rd

Wootten, Morgan, and Joe Wootten

Human Kinetics, Inc.

ISBN: 978-0736083720

FA 125

3 Credits

This course examines the aesthetic and moral nature of the arts and their relevance to everyday life. It emphasizes the process of employing a biblical framework when evaluating and interacting with the arts in contemporary culture while affirming the objective nature of beauty, truth, reality and goodness. Through lectures, readings, and breakout sessions, students will gain a historical perspective of and basic working terminological knowledge in Art, Music, Theatre, and Film. Attendance at music recitals, art exhibitions, and theatrical performances will provide students with opportunities to apply and synthesize course material and articulate a biblical worldview. Both semesters and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Art for God's Sake

Ryken

ISBN: 978-1-59638-007-3

Art & the Bible

Schaeffer

ISBN: 978-0830834013

Fin 201

3 Credits

Principles and techniques of financial analysis, planning and control, working capital management, capital budgeting, long-term financing and cost of capital. Summer only, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Ac 103 or Ac 203 Prerequisite.

Foundations of Financial Management – 16th edition

Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley R. Danielsen

McGraw-Hill

Hi 101

3 Credits

The course focuses on the process of historical thinking from a biblical perspective by investigating the forces and factors that have shaped the world we live in today, and by studying themes including empire building, revolutions, religious movements, philosophical and artistic accomplishments, social and economic networks. Both semesters and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

The Penguin History of the World – 6th

J. M. Roberts and O. A. Westad

ISBN: 978-1846144431

A Little Book for New Historians: Why and How To Study History

Robert Tracy McKenzie

Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019

Ma 125

3 Credits

A review of the exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities/equations and applications, as well as an introduction to sequences and series. Suggested calculator: TI 83, 84, Nspire, 89, or Nspire CAS. Not applicable toward an Actuarial Science or Mathematics major or minor. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Ma ACT26-30SAT610-700Ma 111PTMa125.

College Algebra & Trigonometry – 8th

Aufmann and Nation

Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning

ISBN: 978-1-285-44942-5

ME 510

3 Credits

Designed specifically for the practicing music educator, the course will explore the history of American music through style, historical context, structure, social significance and political impact. Students will complete a final project which connects their own teaching experiences and/or pedagogical concerns to a topic covered in the course. Summer only, even-numbered years, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Americas Musical Life: A History – 2005

Crawford, Richard

ISBN: 978-0-393-32726-7

Mkt 414

3 Credits

Provides research methodologies and skills such as questionnaire design, Internet search strategies, statistical analysis, and other principles of data mining which are used in marketing management. A highlight of the course is a team marketing research project applying these marketing intelligence gathering techniques. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Mkt 205, BA 320 or BA 310 Prerequisite.

Essentials of Marketing Research – 6th edition

Hair, et al

McGraw-Hill Education (c) 2023

ISBN: -13: 978126521718

Ph 200

3 Credits

Selected philosophical ideas of continuing importance from the pre-Socratics to the 20th century. Second semester and summer, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Bi 205.

Themes in Western Thought (must be purchased from BJU bookstore--ctextbooks@bju.edu) – 2013 (custom)

Horton, Ronald, ed.

McGraw-Hill

ISBN: 978-0-07-781903-3

PrS 301

3 Credits

An introduction to the basic terms, concepts, and analytical techniques that comprise the study of culture. Particular emphasis is given to building cultural competencies that promote cross-cultural understanding, effective communication, and collaborative problem solving. Second semester, three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Understanding Global Cultures – 6th

Martin J. Gannon

Sage Publications

ISBN: 978-1-4833-4007-4

PrS 305

3 Credits

An overview of intrapersonal effectiveness, interpersonal effectiveness, understanding and working in teams, and leading individuals and groups. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Connect Access Card for Business and Professional Communication: Putting People First – (2020) 1st

Floyd, K. and Cardon, P. W.

McGraw-Hill

ISBN: 9781260244960

SCM 633

3 Credits

Builds on the foundation of SCM 632. Focuses on the dynamics of the heart as it pertains to biblically counseling those struggling with common counseling issues including anger, anxiety, depression and guilt. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: SCM 632.

Courage: Fighting Fear with Fear – 2nd edition, 2014

Mack, Wayne A. & Mack, Joshua

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-1596389267

Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem – 1st ed, 2005

Jones, Robert D.

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-1596380059

Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture – 1st ed, 2003

Powlison, David A.

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-0875526089

Pleasing People: How Not to Be an Approval Junkie – illustrated ed. 2007

Priolo, Lou

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-1596380554

A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Volume 1: Personal and Interpersonal Problems – 1st ed, 1979

Mack, Wayne A.

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-0875523569

Blame It on the Brain?: Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience – 2nd

Welch, Edward T.

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-8887790848

SCM 637

3 Credits

Methods of marriage and family counseling within the church setting. Premarital counseling. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: SCM 632.

Love that Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace – 2006

Ricucci, Gary and Betsy

Crossway

ISBN: 978-1581347821

When Sinners Say, I Do – 2007

Harvey, Dave

Shepherd Press

ISBN: 978-0976758266

The Complete Husband – 2017

Priolo, Lou

P&R Publishing

ISBN: 978-1629951034

The Excellent Wife – 1999

Peace, Martha

Focus Publishing

ISBN: 978-1885904089

Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family – 2016

Paul Tripp

Crossway

ISBN: 978-1433551932

SHM 635

2 Credits

A study of principles and methods for teaching the Bible with an emphasis on understanding the core themes of biblical passages and articulating those themes in a semi-formal fashion that is appropriate for Sunday school classes, conferences, and special ministry events. Two hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Creative Bible Teaching, rev. & exp. – 1998 or 2020

Richards, Lawrence O. and Gary J. Bredfeldt

Moody

ISBN: 978-0802416445

SNT 681

3 Credits

The canon and text of the New Testament: composition, authorship, date and content of each book. The course gives special attention to the current Greek text controversy. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

An Introduction to the New Testament – 2nd

Carson, D. A. and Douglas J. Moo

Zondervan, 2005

ISBN: 978-0310238591

The UBS Greek New Testament – 5th Revised Ed.

Edited by Kurt Aland, Matthew Black, et al.

Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2005

ISBN: -13: 978-16197013

SSE 210

3 Credits

A deeper look at the economic decision-making of individuals, firms and governments in a world of scarce resources. Topics include markets, public goods, utility maximization, costs of production, market structures, antitrust policy, labor unions, poverty, health care, gross domestic product, economic growth, business cycles, unemployment, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, the global economy and comparative advantage. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: SSE 200.

Modern Principles of Economics – 4th

Cowen & Tabarrok

Worth Publishers

ISBN: 9781319098728

Th 350

3 Credits

Study of the biblical teaching concerning Scripture, God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and angels (including Satan). Emphasis throughout is on the practical application of the teachings of the Bible to the Christian life. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Bi 209.

The Moody Handbook of Theology – 2008 or 2014

Paul Enns

Moody

ISBN: 978-0802411983

A Pictorial History of Our English Bible – 1982

David Beale

BJU Press

ISBN: 0890841497

Th 360

3 Credits

Study of the biblical teaching concerning man, sin, salvation, the church and eschatology. Emphasis throughout is on the practical application of the teachings of the Bible to the Christian life. Particular attention is given to timely doctrinal questions. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Bi 209.

The Moody Handbook of Theology – 2008 or 2014

Paul Enns

Moody Publishers

ISBN: 978-0802411983

Set Apart: The Nature and Importance of Biblical Separation – 2016

Mark Sidwell

BJU Press

ISBN: 978-1628562583

A book selected by the student from a list of doctrinal expository works

Th 430

3 Credits

This class discusses issues of godly Christian living to prepare senior students to assume their adult responsibilities in the Christian home, the church and the community. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Th 499

3 Credits

An analysis and defense of the biblical worldview, together with an analysis and refutation of secular and religious alternative worldviews. The course will equip students to defend the core biblical doctrines and refute spurious philosophical, historical, archeological and scientific claims against the Bible. The course presents a brief history of the apologetics discipline and important Christian thinkers. The course addresses significant historical and contemporary thinkers and their objections to biblical Christianity. Three hours.

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Dates: Jun. 28 – Aug. 14, 2027

Register by: Jun. 25, 2027

Prerequisites: Th 350, Th 360, Ph 200.

The New Creationism: Building Scientific Theories on a Biblical Foundation – 2009

Paul Garner

Evangelical Press

Engaging Gods World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living – 2002

Cornelius Plantinga

Eerdmans

The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog – 6th (2020)

James Sire

InterVarsity Press

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