cribed ▁classes ▁and ▁elect ive ▁units ▁required ▁to ▁gradu ate , ▁ ▁students ▁are ▁awarded ▁an ▁associate ' s ▁degree ▁( 2 nd ▁year ▁student ), ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁the ology ▁( 3 rd ▁year ▁students ), ▁or ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁of ▁the ology ▁degree ▁( 4 th ▁year ▁students ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁major ▁courses ▁of ▁study ▁offered ▁at ▁Bere an ▁Bible ▁College , ▁including ▁a ▁minister ial ▁program ▁designed ▁to ▁prepare ▁individuals ▁for ▁full - time ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁or ▁an ▁evangel ist . ▁Training ▁includes ▁prepar ation ▁in ▁such ▁basic ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁as ▁hom ile t ics , ▁ex eg esis , ▁evangel ism , ▁past oral ▁coun sel ing , ▁church ▁administration ▁and ▁conduct ing ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁worship ▁services ▁and ▁meet ings . ▁The ▁mission ary ▁degree ▁a ims ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁individual ▁for ▁full - time ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁mission ▁field . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ial ▁course ▁except ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁prepare ▁students ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁miss ions , ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Special ▁emphas is ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁practical ▁training ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁establish ▁ind igen ous ▁churches . ▁The ▁Christian ▁Education ▁degree ▁see ks ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁individual ▁for ▁full - time ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁Education ▁program ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁as ▁an ▁educational ▁director ▁and ▁other ▁related ▁areas . ▁Last ly , ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁Coun sel ing ▁degree ▁trains ▁people ▁to ▁view ▁problems ▁in ▁life