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Launch your future with a minor from Trinity
The global community needs those in the criminal justice system who are compassionate professionals that apply justice to those accused of breaking laws. And at Trinity, you will also learn about restoration for those who commit crimes, and even greater restitution for crime victims and society in general.
We honor the biblical and social bases of the law enforcement and justice systems. Our faculty also focus on how the criminal justice system is an integral part of other social institutions. We believe that our graduates should be well educated, resolute, just, and seasoned with Christian love.
And since Trinity is located just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will be able to apply your knowledge and gain experience in urban communities, courtrooms, and correctional facilities.
Graduates of the criminal justice program are equipped to seek their vocation in local and state police forces; federal law enforcement agencies; peacemaking, community-building, and justice innovation; conventional and alternative punishment systems; reintroducing prisoners into civilian society; and the criminal court system. Our alumni are Chicago Police Department officers, serve in the U.S. military, work in private security, and are employed by federal agencies.
Make a difference with a minor from Trinity
Human resources requires a unique set of skills, and a minor from Trinity will prepare you for this key role. When you minor in Human Resource Management at Trinity, you will be prepared to effectively manage human resources activities from a strategic approach. You will gain a holistic view of organizational functions through your business coursework. And you will also learn to pay special attention to human relationships within organizations and how to manage them within an ethical framework.
At Trinity, you don’t just learn from textbooks. Since we’re located less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will have many opportunities for internships and other hands on learning experiences.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Trinity’s HR Management degree now aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
A B.F.A. in art studio is for you
If you love to create art across different types of media, Trinity’s art studio program will prepare you to pursue a career in design or advertising, or for continuing studies in graduate school. As you pursue your degree in art studio, you can choose from several concentrations:
• Drawing
• Painting
• Photography
• Sculpture
Trinity also offers a B.A. in art studio, with an increased emphasis on the liberal arts. With a B.A., you will also pursue a minor.
As an art student at Trinity, internships provide practical preparation for your career. Specializations in the fine arts will help you focus on your talents. Built on the creative and intellectual foundation of the fine arts, the art department also offers concentrations in courses that can lead to graduate school in fine art or careers in the graphic arts. The program culminates with an internship and an exhibition in the College’s Seerveld Gallery.
Trinity’s beautiful Palos Heights, Ill., campus is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. That means that the Windy City’s internationally recognized art and design scenes are an extension of our classrooms. Explore Chicago’s exciting galleries, museums, and studios under the guidance of professors whose work is in those galleries and collections. First-hand encounters with artists and designers in Chicago will prepare you for your role as an artist, designer, or art educator in the always evolving contemporary art world.
Earn your B.A. from Trinity
When you pursue a philosophy degree at Trinity, you will become an intellectual with vision and wisdom, and part of a scholarly community dedicated to cultivating Christian discernment. Trinity’s faculty focus on serving society and the kingdom of God by developing our students as informed, practiced Christian public intellectuals.
Our graduates are well prepared for professional studies such as law, ministry, or library and information sciences, as well as for graduate study in philosophy or other humanities and arts disciplines.
Our emphasis on a liberal arts foundation means that a major in philosophy is flexible and can be combined with other areas of study. Many of our students pursue a second major, along with their B.A. in philosophy. Whatever your specific area of service, the lifelong habits you acquire by studying and practicing philosophy will make you uniquely well-suited to leadership positions that require vision and wisdom.
We'll prepare you for your career with a B.A.
A B.A. in business from Trinity allows you to explore your multiple talents and passions. As you major in business, you also pursue a minor in another discipline, such as art (including graphic design or digital design) computer science, English, mathematics, psychology, or Spanish. Your minor can come from any academic program that Trinity offers.
The business core courses will provide you with an introduction to accounting, economics, finance, global business, information technology, management, marketing, and strategic management.
Trinity’s business degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the quality standard for business education.
If you would like to focus on one particular area of business, please see our Bachelor of Science Degrees in Accountancy, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, and Marketing.
Learn to participate in the life of a community with a B.S.W
With a B.S.W. degree from Trinity, you will be prepared to help change lives and communities. Our program emphasizes that community well-being is essential to a common good, that each community has gifts and assets, and that we are called to participate in the life of a community.
With Trinity’s location less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will have the opportunity to fulfil your calling to Christ-like service through many service-learning and field-education experiences. You will interact with a range of people from differing national and ethnic origins, cultures, ages, and economic backgrounds.
Trinity’s social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
As a professional degree program, social work students are not required to have a minor to graduate from Trinity. For those students who are interested in pursuing a minor below, are suggested options that complement the social work major well:
- Black Studies
- Christian Ministry
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Theology
- Urban Studies
For students interested in a double major, recommended options include:
*Note: Pursuing a second major is not an option for social work students seeking to complete their degree via the 3-year plan.
Trinity social work students complete a 400-hour field placement during their final semester in the BSW program. Trinity social work students are fortunate to have access to several field agency sites both in the Chicagoland area as well as through the various off-campus program options available through Trinity. Below is a sample of field placement agency sites:
Access Community Health Network
All Our Children’s Advocacy Center
Arab American Family Services
Bethany Christian Services
Bethshan Association
Blue Cap, Inc.
By the Hand
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Cook County Correctional
Corazon Community Services
Elim Christian Services
Evangelical Child and Family Services
Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
New Moms, Inc.
North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW)
Palos Heights Police Department
Palos Heights Rehabilitation Center
Parkview Community Church
Pathlights
Precious Blood Ministry
Restoration Ministries
Sarah’s Inn
Sertoma Centre, Inc.
Off-Campus Programs:
Chicago Semester
Semester in Ecuador
Semester in Uganda
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers
- Illinois Association of School Social Workers
- North American Association of Christians in Social Work
- National Association of Black Social Workers
- Latino Social Workers Organization
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Association of Schools of Social Work
Launch your career with a B.A. from Trinity
With a psychology degree from Trinity Christian College, you will gain insights into humanity, based on the Creator’s teaching. You will learn to blend natural science approaches with studies of the human experience, selfhood, and relationships among individuals. You will not only receive a strong, liberal arts based approach to psychological science–you will also be able to apply that knowledge to the art of understanding the self and relating to the contemporary world in all its complexity.
And your education won’t be just theoretical. With our 11-to-1 student to faculty ratio, our students get the opportunity to do serious research, guided by our caring professors. Our location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means that you will also have the opportunity do internships and gain field experience in a variety of settings.
Our graduates develop the theoretical insight and professional skills for graduate school or to serve in a variety of psychology-related careers and professions. And through our 3+2.5 program, you can earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in psychology in just five and a half years.
Launch your future with a B.A. from Trinity
The global community needs those in the criminal justice system who are compassionate professionals that apply justice to those accused of breaking laws. And at Trinity, you will also learn about restoration for those who commit crimes, and even greater restitution for crime victims and society in general.
We honor the biblical and social bases of the law enforcement and justice systems. Our faculty also focus on how the criminal justice system is an integral part of other social institutions. We believe that our graduates should be well educated, resolute, just, and seasoned with Christian love.
And since Trinity is located just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will be able to apply your knowledge and gain experience in urban communities, courtrooms, and correctional facilities.
Graduates of the criminal justice program are equipped to seek their vocation in local and state police forces; federal law enforcement agencies; peacemaking, community-building, and justice innovation; conventional and alternative punishment systems; reintroducing prisoners into civilian society; and the criminal court system. Our alumni are Chicago Police Department officers, serve in the U.S. military, work in private security, and are employed by federal agencies.
Earn your minor from Trinity
If you are called to help athletes become their best both on and off the field, then you may want to consider a minor in coaching. This minor will allow you to bring a Christian perspective of physical activity and stewardship of the body that enables lifelong service to the Kingdom of God.
Your coursework will include biology, human anatomy and physiology, and studies into the physical and psychological aspects of sports.
Make a difference with a B.S.
When you earn a B.S. in marketing from Trinity, you will be prepared to practice creativity in business and strategic decision-making in product and services marketing. Your coursework will encompass marketing management, product management, services marketing, and on-line marketing/social media.
To help discern their gifts and calling in the marketplace, many of our students enhance their project-based coursework with internships in downtown Chicago, including through our Chicago Semester.
After the experiences gained through Chicago Semester, students are even more equipped to lead integrated personal, professional, and public lives. Our Marketing B.S. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
“Is social work for me?” Self-Assessment
*Adapted from Ritter, J. & F. Ofahengaue, H. (2015). 101 careers in social work. 2nd Ed.). Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
*Adapted from Council on Social Work Education. (2015). Educational policy and accreditation standards. Council on Social Work Education