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Read the Story →An ACU Student Experience
Certificate
Biblical
Foundations.
Build a foundation for studying Scripture through this online Christian certificate. Practice reading a passage in context and explaining how it applies in a familiar ministry setting.
What you'll develop
More than knowledge.
Capability you can show.
Develop practical capabilities for the people and places you serve.
Build your Bible-study foundation.
Learn to examine Scripture, understand its meaning, and consider its implications for life.
See the larger biblical story.
Connect individual passages with the message of the whole Bible.
Put faith into practice.
Develop habits and a philosophy of godly living that can guide your choices over time.
Connect learning with your context.
Apply Bible-study skills in your personal life, ministry, and work.
How you learn
Your real-world context
becomes part of the course.
Online coursework connects with a relevant role in a church, camp, nonprofit, or other ministry setting. A volunteer or professional role can work. Admissions can help you confirm a context that fits your program.
Plan Your Course Load
A typical full-time undergraduate load is 6 credits per 8-week term. Taking courses in all five terms offers a pace of 30 credits per year. Partner schedules may use 8- or 16-week terms. Your completion time depends on your program, approved prior credits, and course plan.
01
Explore
Engage Scripture, research, and ideas relevant to your studies.
02
Reflect
Examine how those ideas relate to the challenges you encounter.
03
Apply
Create work that demonstrates what you are learning.
2026-27 Academic Catalog
Your curriculum.
18 credits, clearly mapped.
Explore the required courses and choices that shape your program. An advisor can help you connect these requirements with your goals and previous learning.
View official degree requirements ↗Requirements from the published 2026-27 catalog.
Bible Core (12 Credits)
The Certificate in Bible Foundations program is built with a logical sequence of skill development designed to lay essential foundations for any faith-driven discipline.
BIB100 · Principles of Bible Study — 3 credits
BIB111 · Old Testament Survey — 3 credits
BIB112 · New Testament Survey — 3 credits
THE120 · Foundations for Christian Living — 3 credits
Program Electives (6 Credits)
Select 6 credits from the eligible courses.
The Certificate in Bible Foundations is designed with an elective block that allows students to select from a range of available undergraduate Bible and Theology courses that broaden the application of the foundational skills. Partner school implementations may focus or broaden options based on their objectives and/or full catalog of offerings. Select two additional courses; required core courses cannot count again.
Eligible Courses (27 Courses)
- THE225 · The New Testament Church — 3 credits
- BIB316 · Romans — 3 credits
- BIB320 · Phillipians — 3 credits
- THE311 · Theology of Mission — 3 credits
- BIB305 · Nehemiah — 3 credits
- BIB211 · Old Testament Directed Study — 3 credits
- BIB315 · Acts — 3 credits
- THE312 · Biblical Theology of the Local Church — 3 credits
- THE325 · Theology of Disability — 3 credits
- BIB325 · 1 John — 3 credits
- BIB319 · Ephesians — 3 credits
- BIB301 · Genesis — 3 credits
- BIB313 · John — 3 credits
- THE308 · THE308 Theology of God II: Christ and the Holy Spirit — 3 credits
- BIB212 · New Testament Directed Study — 3 credits
- BIB321 · James — 3 credits
- BIB317 · 1 Corinthians — 3 credits
- THE230 · Christian Apologetics — 3 credits
- THE250 · Theology of the Gospel — 3 credits
- THE203 · Bibliology — 3 credits
- THE211 · Introduction to Biblical Theology — 3 credits
- THE212 · Biblical Theology 2 — 3 credits
- THE307 · Theology of God I: God the Father — 3 credits
- THE220 · Creation to Consummation — 3 credits
- THE201 · Theology Survey — 3 credits
- BIB303 · Psalms — 3 credits
- BIB310 · Matthew — 3 credits
The published pool excludes 4 courses. See the official catalog for exclusions and advising details.
Total degree credits18
Understand your investment
Your pace.
Your annual investment.
Explore a tuition estimate based on your expected credits and study pace. A credit review helps turn your estimate into a personal degree plan.
Estimated annual tuition
$4,500
$4,500 estimated remaining degree tuition
18 credits remaining · 1 years at this pace
Most ministry partners subsidize $100/credit or more in addition to the partner rate; not included above.
Tuition estimate only; credit approval required. See the catalog for details.
Make an informed decision
Your questions.
Clear answers.
What will set me apart when I take my next step?
Anchor's integrated approach helps you move forward with financial freedom, demonstrated ability, and relationships that matter.
A path toward a debt-free launch. Accessible tuition, partner discounts, and additional ministry subsidies can help you prepare for ministry or further study without carrying education debt into your next chapter.
A portfolio that shows what you can do. Real projects completed throughout your degree give you concrete evidence of your competencies—work you can put on your résumé, discuss in interviews, and share with future ministry leaders.
People who can champion your next step. Learning and serving alongside organizational leaders builds a network of people who know your name, have seen your work, and can offer references, introductions, and encouragement as you move forward.
Do I need to be serving in ministry already?
The program connects learning to a real organizational context. Talk with admissions about your current role or opportunities to establish an appropriate context.
Can previous study or experience count?
A transfer and prior-learning review can evaluate eligible learning against program requirements. Credit is determined through that review.
How do I take the next step?
Start with an admissions conversation about your goals, background, learning context, and degree plan.
Talk with admissions ↗Your next chapter
grounded in Scripture.
Let's explore how this certificate can build a biblical foundation for your life, ministry, and further study.