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Top News |
First Intercollegiate Athlete Signs to Play for CIU Rams SoccerClick here to read the full story. |
History In The Making
We are embarking on one of the most exciting chapters in the history of CIU. For the first time in 89 years, CIU will field our first intercollegiate athletic teams in fall 2012. Why athletics at CIU? It fits with our purpose of educating people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Imagine the outreach that student-athletes and coaches can have both at home and abroad using the platform of athletics to share the good news of Jesus Christ
Our Sports
Fall 2012 marks the beginning of an aggressive five-year plan introducing intercollegiate athletics at CIU.
Our League
CIU will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), whose mission is to use athletic competition as an integral component of education, evangelism, and encouragement.
Our Mascot
The ram was chosen as the CIU mascot for its strength and its biblical significance. Not only are rams known as ferocious defenders of their territory and their flock, the ram is a symbol of God's provision - a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
CIU Rams Club
Click here for more information on becoming a founding member of the CIU Rams Club!
Moore Fitness Center
Cheryl Guinther is the communications coordinator for the Alumni Ministries Office of Columbia International University. She serves alumni with genuine personal care and a professional approach developed over years as an executive administrative assistant and missionary. Cheryl worked over six years for a Christian financial management company providing client-care to seniors. As a missionary with Brethren in Christ World Missions in Zambia, Africa, Cheryl managed a mission guesthouse, served with a church team taking the “Jesus Film” to outlying villages, and started a “Reading Room” ministry to help street children return to school. For the last five years, she has been a mentor in the Missions Development Program for Brethren in Christ World Missions. Cheryl and her husband, Peter, moved to Columbia from Mechanicsburg, Penn. in August of 2010 so that Peter could complete his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. She enjoys reading, gardening, volunteering at a women’s shelter, and the close fellowship with her neighbors in the CIU Village.
Cheryl’s favorite Scripture verse is Romans 13:8.
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
AccessCIU - SSM
AccessCIU - Seminary & School of Ministry (SSM)
AccessCIU is designed to enable you to heed God's call by obtaining a seminary education while you remain in your current ministry or occupation.
A combination of one-week intensive and online courses makes it possible for you to complete the following degrees:
- A Certificate in twenty (20) months
- A Master of Arts in forty (40) months
- A Master of Divinity in sixty (60) months
The basic requirements of and schedule for each of these degrees may be seen by clicking on the degree name above. If you have completed at least thirty hours of undergraduate Bible, Theology, and Church History your program requirements are reduced. You should contact Admissions for further details.
You will travel to Atlanta, Georgia or to the Columbia, South Carolina campus in January and June in order to complete the residence requirement for two one-week intensive courses on each trip. These intensive courses include pre-campus and post-campus assignments using a variety of instructional media.
Between your trips to Columbia you will complete two AccessCIU-SSM track courses a year in your work or ministry setting. These courses are drawn from our collection of award winning online courses and are facilitated by regular interaction with Columbia personnel.
Throughout the year you will engage in ministry skills development projects and spiritual formation activities set in the context of your home church.
Minimum hardware and software requirements have been established for all students.
A list of AccessCIU-SSM courses is available, as well as a quarterly newsletter for students enrolled in the AccessCIU-SSM study track.
Structure of a Typical Year
| Month | Coursework | Duration | Ministry Skill Development |
| June | Pre-campus assignments for intensive courses | Two Weeks | Supervised Ministry - 26 Weeks |
| Two on-campus intensive courses | Two Weeks | ||
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July - August |
Post-campus assignments for intensive courses | Six Weeks | |
| August - November | Distance learning course | Sixteen Weeks |
December (Holiday Break - 4 Weeks)
| January | Pre-campus assignments for intensive courses | Two Weeks | Supervised Ministry - 22 Weeks |
| Two on-campus intensive courses | Two Weeks | ||
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February |
Post-campus assignments for intensive courses | Four Weeks | |
| March - May | Distance learning course | Fourteen Weeks |
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