Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE)
Four-Year Degree - 134 Credit Hours
The BRE is designed to prepare you for vocational ministry. This program provides opportunity for more advanced and hands-on discipleship, leadership, and ministry training.
The Bachelor of Religious Education Degree is awarded to those students who successfully complete the four-year program of 134 credit hours.

Program Description
This four-year degree is designed to prepare you for vocational ministry. This program provides opportunity for more advanced and hands-on discipleship, leadership, and ministry training. All BRE students major in Bible and your choice of one of the following:
In order to graduate, you must fulfill the following Program Requirements:
- have completed 8 semesters of Practical Work Experience or equivalent;
- have met all financial obligations to the Institute (outstanding balance of $500.00 or more will not allow a student to participate in graduation exercises);
- be of approved Christian character;
- have completed 6 field education credits with 2 of them being designated as church field education credits;
- have completed at least the final 32 hours of study at PRBI;
- have completed 134 credit hours with a cumulative average of 70% (1.50 GPA).

Program Outline
Bible and Theology (54 credit hours):
- Acts
- Advanced Exegesis
- Bible Study Foundations
- Christian Apologetics
- Church/Future Events
- Ethics
- Foundations of the Christian Faith
- Hermeneutics
- Life of Christ
- Man/Sin/Christ/Salvation
- New Testament World
- Old Testament I
- Revelation/God/Holy Spirit
- Two of the following three classes:
- One of the following two classes:
- Electives (7)

Applied Studies (57 credit hours):
- Christian Life Development
- The Disciple-Making Process
- Evangelism
- Field Education (6)
- Foundations of Leadership
- Introduction to Teaching
- Kingdom Service
- Research and Writing
- World Missions
- Electives (3)
- 26 credit hours towards Major (includes internship)
General Studies (18 credit hours):
- Church and the Arts
- Church History
- People Helping
- Public Speaking
- Humanities - Two of the following four classes:
Undesignated Electives (5 credit hours)
* All Degree programs are subject to change without notice.
