Undergraduate Program Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Transformational Christian Education
This program focuses on preparing students to become Transformational Christian school educators. The Program promotes the development of Christian teachers within a distinctly Christian environment grounded in a Biblical philosophy of education. The program emphasizes pedagogical skills, differentiated learning, diversity appreciation, instructional technology and a search for truth while setting standards for professionalism and character for each Christian teacher. Students should graduate with a desire to be lifelong learners and servant leaders.
Institutional Learning Outcomes: Profile of a Hartwell Graduate
Institutional learning outcomes are the outcomes that all Hartwell students should have upon graduation. Students completing a Hartwell degree will achieve the outcomes below in each of these domains:
- Communication.
Construct sustained, coherent arguments, narratives or explications of issues, problems or technical issues and processes, in writing and at least one other medium, to general and specific audiences.
- Broad Knowledge and Intellectual Skills.
Apply practical skills, literacy, technology skills, critical thinking and lifelong learning skills in personal and professional life, utilizing knowledge from Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Christian Education, and other fields.
- Christian Life, Thought and Social Responsibility.
Develop a life plan for their own personal vocation, life balance and calling, as well as bringing social change to the world in line with Christian values. Articulate a Christian worldview within their profession and its impact on their approach to work in their field and implications for social responsibility. Develop plans and competencies to increase personal and organizational cross-cultural effectiveness.
Program Learning Outcomes: Students who complete the program will:
- Develop and execute proficiency in communication.
- Demonstrate content knowledge and pedagogical skills.
- Use assessment strategies to evaluate progress towards desired outcomes.
- Utilize current technology concepts to design, implement and assess learning experiences.
- Apply and evaluate culturally responsive teaching practices to help all K-12 students learn.
- Develop and demonstrate the application of a biblical worldview.
Students must take the following courses at Hartwell University:
1. TCED 201 – Introduction to Christian Education
2. TCED 210 – Using Your Giftings Through Fine Arts in the Classroom
3. TCED 301 – Transformational Methods of Elementary Education 1
4. TCED 311 – Transformational Methods and Materials in ESL/SpEd 1
5. TCED 320 – Transformational Teaching Methods
6. TCED 330 – Transformational Elementary and Secondary Curriculum
7. TCED 410 – Transformational Classroom Assessment
8. TCED 420 – Teaching all of God’s Children
9. TCED 441 – Field Experience I
10. TCED 442 – Field Experience II
11. TCED 443 – Field Experience III
12. TCED 444 – Field Experience IV
Undergraduate General Education Requirements
Hartwell requires a total of 30 general education credits for a bachelor’s degree across the following domains:
Communications
Broad Knowledge and Intellectual Skills
Christian Life and Thought
Overall Total |
min 3 credits
min 9 credits
min 3 credits
30 credits |
Prescribed General Education Courses for Students Transferring In Less than Half Their Degree
Students entering Hartwell with transfer credits of less than half their degree (60 for Bachelor’s) will be required to take the following specific courses to meet the above requirements and graduate unless the below have been transferred to Hartwell from another institution.
Foundational Courses
- CMIN 101: Reading and Composition
Signature Courses
- TCED 102 – Principles of Teaching in Christian Education
- TCED 201 – Introduction to Christian Education
General Education Outcomes
In addition to achieving their degree program outcomes, students completing a Hartwell degree will achieve the outcomes below in these domains:
- Communication
Construct sustained, coherent arguments, narratives or explications of issues, problems or technical issues and processes, in writing and at least one other medium, to general and specific audiences.
- Broad Knowledge and Intellectual Skills.
Apply practical skills, literacy, technology skills, critical thinking and lifelong learning skills in personal and professional life, utilizing knowledge from Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences and other fields.
- Christian Life, Thought and Social Responsibility.
Develop a life plan for their own personal vocation, life balance and calling, as well as bringing social change to the world in line with Christian values.
Articulate a Christian worldview within their profession and its impact on their approach to work in their field and implications for social responsibility.
Develop plans and competencies to increase personal and organizational cross-cultural effectiveness.
Mapping of Hartwell Courses to Education Requirements
The following is a list of how Hartwell courses may be used to fulfill requirements. Note that courses cannot be counted in multiple categories simultaneously – each must be for one or the other.
Communications (min 3)
- CMIN 101 – Reading and Composition
- CMIN 102 – Writing for Research
- CMIN 201 – Christian Literature 1
- CMIN 202 – Christian Literature 2
- CMIN 300 – Cross Cultural Communication
Broad Knowledge and Intellectual Skills (min 9)
- CMIN 205 – Introduction to Psychology and Biblical Guidance
- CMIN 210 – Microeconomics & Biblical Stewardship
- CMIN 211 – Macroeconomics & Biblically Aligned Policy
- CMIN 310 – Personality Development from a Biblical Worldview
- CSI 101 – Earth Science through a Biblical Worldview
- CSI 201 – Foundations of Chemistry
- CSI 202 – Biology and the Bible
- CSI 301 – Introduction to Physics and the Faith of Major Contributors
- HEAL 101 – Caring for Mind, Body, and Spirit
- HST 101 – Influence of Christianity on Early United States History
- HST 102 – Influence of Christianity on Recent United States History
- MTH 101 – Math for K-6 Christian Educators
- MTH 102 – Math for 7-10 Christian Educators
- MTH 103 – Math for 9-12 Christian Educators
- MTH 104 – College Algebra
- MTH 105 – Precalculus
- MTH 201 – Introduction to Probability & Statistics
- PHIL 403 – World Religions
- PLS 201 – Judeo Christian Influence on US Govt & Economic System
- PLS 202 – Judeo Christian Influence on State & Local Govt
- SOSC 210 – Human Geography
Christian Life, Thought and Social Responsibility (min 3)
- BIBL 101 – New Testament Discovery
- BIBL 201 – Following Jesus and Spiritual Formation
- BIBL 300 – Gospel Movements of Jesus
The list below shows how common courses from other institutions would be classified for transfer credit.
Mapping Transfer Credit to General Education
Communications
- Including: Survey of Literature, Technical Writing, Poetry Writing, English Composition, Business Communication, etc.
Broad Knowledge and Intellectual Skills
- Mathematics including: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, etc.
- Sciences including: Astronomy, Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geology, Nutrition, Physical Geography and Oceanography, Physics, etc.
- Humanities including: History, Literature, Philosophy and Ethics, Foreign Languages and Cultures, Linguistics, Jurisprudence or Philosophy of Law, Archaeology, Comparative Religion, The History, Theory, and Criticism of the Arts, etc.
- Social Sciences including: Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Political science, Government, Economics, Communications Studies, Fine Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Music, Film, Photography, etc.
Christian Life, Thought and Social Responsibility
- Any Christian course that helps achieve the outcomes similar to those listed above or other foundational Christian subjects.
Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
There are 4 requirements for undergraduate graduation:
- Have a total of 120 approved credit hours for bachelor’s degree students.
- Complete all required credit hours in the major area of study.
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.
- Have no outstanding balance with the school.