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Wilson University • PO Box 2796 • Elk Grove, California 95759 • 1-888-240-6468 • WilsonUniversity.org

WILSON UNIVERSITY

MISSION STATEMENTWilson University empowers students to become world-class leaders through spiritual formation and Christian higher education in an environment that embodies the Pentecostal ethos.

HIGHLIGHTS OF A DEGREE PROGRAM• Affordable tuition with payment options

including financial aid and military benefits

• Online courses that can be taken from anywhere in the world

• Transformational programs that challenge you academically, intellectually, and personally

• Personal attention from professors with real-world experience within their respective fields

• Take classes one-at-a-time

• Convenient and flexible so you can balance your personal and professional commitments

• Transfer previously earned college credit

• Interact with fellow students in a highly engaging course platform

• Unique blend of readings, lectures, assignments, and discussion boards

• Enhance your biblical knowledge and Christian worldview

• Apply what you learn in “real-time” in your local church

AccreditationThrough our partnership with William Jessup University, students can earn a fully accredited degree. William Jessup University is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), one of the seven major college accreditation agencies in the United States.

Reputation for Excellence• Glean from accomplished, world-

class leaders of the apostolic movement.

• Engage in a lifelong pursuit of knowledge, character formation, and service to your local church and global communities.

Distinctly Apostolic • Wilson University upholds and

preserves teachings and principles of the New Testament church in dynamics, polity, and practice.

• Spiritual and intellectual formation form the basis for individual wholeness and soundness.

PROVEN LEADERSHIP IN THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT

Wilson University at William Jessup University


Program OverviewThe A.A. degree program is recommended for students who plan to further their education in a vocational field, seek entry-level employment, or pursue a four-year degree program. Degree-seeking students progress through the 60-unit curriculum by completing 24 units of general education, 18 units in the Bible core, and 18 units in the biblical studies concentration.

GENERAL EDUCATION UNITSEnglish Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3English Composition II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Biological Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Leadership Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Education Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Education Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Education Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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BIBLE CORE

History & Literature of Ancient Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3History & Literature of the Early Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Hermeneutics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Contemporary Discipleship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Systematic Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Upper Division Bible/Theology Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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BIBLICAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION

Biblical World: New Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Biblical World: Hebrew Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Theology of the Hebrew Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Theology of the New Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Theological Foundations & Worldview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Pentecostalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Total Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

APPLY YOUR LEAP CREDITS

You can transfer the 15-unit LEAP certificate directly into the AA in Biblical Studies, and you will have already finished 25% of the AA degree.

Grand SummaryGeneral Education 24Bible Core 18Biblical Studies 18Total Units to Graduate 60

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN BIBLE

“Wilson University is a sanctuary for those seeking a world-class education and deeper revelation. For an evangelist of eighteen years, this has been a very practical answer to pursuing a degree without it complicating an already busy and demanding schedule.”

Evangelist Matt CriderNegaunee, Michigan


Program OverviewThe A.A. degree program is recommended for students who plan to further their education in a vocational field, seek entry-level employment, or pursue a four-year degree program. Degree-seeking students progress through the 60-unit curriculum by completing 30 units of general education, 18 units in the Bible core, and 12 units in the Christian leadership concentration (Hope Corps).

GENERAL EDUCATION UNITSEnglish Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3English Composition II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Western Civilization I or World Civilization I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Western Civilization II or World Civilization II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Intercultural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Biological Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Biblical Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Arts/Humanities Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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BIBLE COREOld Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3New Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Hermeneutics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Theological Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Systematic Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Dynamics of Christian Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONCENTRATIONLeadership Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Self-Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leading Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leading in Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Total Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

APPLY YOUR HOPE CORPS CREDITS

You can transfer the 12-unit Apostolic Foundations Certificate program (Hope Corps) directly into the AA in Ministry, and you will have already finished 20% of the AA degree.

“Wilson University has given me the opportunity to pursue my degree part-time and not at the expense of my family and pastoral responsibilities. It has also allowed me to connect with other like-minded apostolics who are serious about kingdom work.”

Pastor Daniel McDonald Apostolic TabernacleShelbyville, IN

Grand SummaryGeneral Education 30Bible Core 18Christian Leadership 12Total Units to Graduate 60

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN MINISTRY

Concentration in Christian Leadership


GENERAL EDUCATION UNITSEnglish Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3English Composition II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Communication Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Humanities/Fine Arts Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Biological Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Science Elective w/ Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4College Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Western Civilization I or World Civilization I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Western Civilization II or World Civilization II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Christian Perspective Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Social/Behavioral Science Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Upper Division Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3General Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Total Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

BIBLE & THEOLOGY MINOROld Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3New Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Hermeneutics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Bible & Theology Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Bible & Theology Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Bible & Theology Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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APOSTOLIC LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATIONSpiritual Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Theology of Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Strategic Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Paul’s Literature & Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Dynamics of Church Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Operational Effectiveness in Church Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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CHRISTAN LEADERSHIP CORELeadership Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Self-Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leading Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leading in Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leadership & Global Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Innovation & Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Leadership Capstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Mentorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Total Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Program OverviewThe Bachelor of Arts in Christian Leadership is designed to equip individuals for service in a church or a parachurch organization. Degree-seeking students progress through the 120-unit curriculum by completing 60 units of general education and general electives, 18 units in the Bible and theology minor, and 42 units in the Christian Leadership major, which consists of an 18-unit apostolic leadership specialization and a 24-unit Christian leadership core.

Grand SummaryGeneral Education 60Bible & Theology Minor 18Apostolic Leadership Specialization 18Christian Leadership Core 24Total Units to Graduate 120

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP


MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP Apostolic Concentration

Program OverviewThe Master of Arts in Leadership requires 36 credit hours. The program is divided between 16 credit hours in leadership, 6 credit hours in personal, 10 credit hours for the apostolic concentration, and 4 credit hours for the Capstone Project.

CO-REQUISITES UNITSOld Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2New Testament Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Art of Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LEADERSHIP COREStrategic Leadership Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Transformational Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Leadership & Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Global Leadership & Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Emotional Intelligence & Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Organizational Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Team Leadership & Conflict Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Unleashing Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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PERSONAL COREPersonal Life of a Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Heritage & Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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APOSTOLIC CONCENTRATIONTheology of Human Spirituality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Theology of Personal Emergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Theology of Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Theology of Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Theology of Process & Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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CAPSTONECapstone Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Total Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Grand SummaryLeadership Core 16Personal Core 6Apostolic Concentration 10Capstone 4Total Units to Graduate 36

For those seeking to enhance their leadership, the Master of Arts in Leadership is an ideal hands-on program for personal and professional development as transformational leaders.

As a student, you’ll gain insights and develop skills that you can immediately apply to your life and leadership roles. The program focuses strongly on both your leadership skills and personal development. Graduates of the program serve in churches, nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and government agencies.

The Apostolic Concentration includes five courses specifically designed to equip students for the next level of leadership and ministry.

The Master of Arts in Leadership also requires students to complete a Capstone Project, where students demonstrate their research, skills, and learning in a workplace-related project. This provides a great opportunity to showcase the knowledge and skills acquired from the program.

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