You may be asking, "If I want to take more than one course, where do I start?" There are several guidelines to consider in answering this question. First, we recommend you follow the passion and hunger of your heart. What does your heart want to learn? God has put that hunger there. That is the desire you must fulfill. If you describe it with us, we will let you know which courses will best fill and meet that hunger. We can do this together as you choose your new courses for each successive quarter. CLU is more than glad to assist you in this way.
A full-time student may take five courses per quarter. (This would involve about five hours of work each day.) At the same time, he can do one course (practica) of practical ministry work in his church or community and receive credit for that, also. At that rate he will be completing 18 credits per quarter or 72 credits per year. (Of course, if you do four quarters a year you are not giving yourself a summer break.) You may recall that the Bachelor degrees require 120 credits, so at this rate you would complete that degree in less than two years.
There is also the option of bringing in some credits from your life experiences. You may order a Life Experience Portfolio ($10 plus S&H) and complete that, documenting the hours you have spent in various jobs, ministries and conferences -- and what you have learned from each -- and we can evaluate this for college credit. More discussion of this is found in the CLU catalog, Section V (http://www.cluonline.com/section5.htm).
Another way of earning extra credit is to teach the course to others after you have taken it. This will deepen the learning experience for you tremendously, and in addition, we will award you two extra credits (free) for each course you teach. Since all of our courses are practical, down-to-earth, biblical and spiritual, they are easily taught in home cell groups, Sunday school classes or in church-centered Bible schools.
An Overview of Courses for Those Earning a Four-Year Bachelor Degree
Following are recommended courses under each of five key areas that will equip you for strength in ministry. This suggested list could be altered as desired. The five key areas are:
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
Experiencing Worship, The Study