Columbia International University

Undergraduate Programs

BA - General Studies

Description

The General Studies major is AVAILABLE ONLY to students transferring in a significant amount of course work from other accredited and/or approved academic institutions, as well as to students who choose to participate in a cooperative program with a community college.

1. Transfer Students. Some students may transfer to CIU sensing the Lord's direction with a variety of courses completed at another institution. Some come with concentrations (18 hours or more in a specified area of study) from other approved academic institutions and complement them with coursework taken at CIU. This array of options provides students with maximum flexibility in designing a program of general preparedness for ministry, equipping and releasing people to serve God wherever He places them.

2. Community College Graduates. Some students may choose from a variety of professional and technical concentrations, certificates, and associate degree programs available through a community college. In these programs, students, with significant course work at a community college, will apply coursework toward a bachelor's degree at Columbia International University with a concentration in a specific area (i.e., nursing or criminal justice, or electronics).

A more detailed description of the cooperative program in Nursing with Midlands Technical College is found in this catalog listed under "Nursing Program." The following is a sampling of certificate or associate degree programs available through a local community college, Midlands Technical College:

Accounting Automotive Technology Commercial Graphics Computer Technology Court Reporting Criminal Justice Dental Hygiene Electronics Gerontology Health Information Management	Human Services (Associate in Public Service) Legal Assistant/Paralegal Medical Laboratory Technology Office Systems Technology Pharmacy Technology Physical Therapist Assistant Radiologic Technology Respiratory Care Surgical Technology Telecommunications Systems

Resident Faculty

Mark Wenger (M.A., Columbia International University) Raised by missionary parents in Costa Rica and Mexico, Mark grew up speaking English and Spanish and developed an abiding fascination with languages. Over the years he has studied Chinese, Korean, and, most recently, Hebrew. He and his wife -- raised as a... more