Columbia International University

Undergraduate Programs

BA - Teacher Education

Description

The mission of the Teacher Education programs at Columbia International University is to prepare servant teachers and educational leaders to meet the diverse needs of children throughout the United States and around the world. In the Teacher Education program, we desire in a four-year program to produce capable classroom teachers, grounded with a Christian philosophy of education. Just like all other undergraduates at CIU, Teacher Education students have a major in Bible. Their biblical training helps them to approach their work from a Christian perspective.

Annual statistics concerning the program are presented in the Title II Institutional Report.

Resident Faculty

Steve Auld (M.Ed., Reformed Theological Seminary) Steve was born and reared in Columbia, S.C. He graduated from CIU and moved to North Carolina to teach Bible in a public school. He also taught Bible in public schools in Liberia, West Africa, where he served as a missionary with SIM. He met his wife in L... more

Patrick Blewett (Ph.D., University of Idaho) Dr. Blewett brings a diverse set of ministry experiences and training to CIU along with gifting as an academic administrator. In addition to his 10 years of academic administration in Bible college settings and leadership roles within the Association for ... more

Jack Layman (Ph.D. University of South Carolina) Jack Layman was raised in a non-Christian, non-religious family in Philadelphia and came to Christ duringan Inter-Varsity conference at the end of his freshman year. After receiving his M.Div. from Columbia Bible College and Seminary, he worked 10 years i... more

Adjunct Faculty