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Pre- and Co-requisites
Prerequisites
(12 credits: one course from each
of the four topics below)
• Christian life development or spiritual
formation
• Missions
• Biblical studies (ex: Old or New Testament
surveys, Progress of Redemption) or theology
or Bible book studies
• Biblical interpretation or hermeneutics
Note:
Prerequisites may also be satisfied by (a) a
Bible certificate or (b) a total of thirty (30) credit
hours of coursework in Bible and theology from
an accredited college or university.
Co-requisite
(completed during program
orientation)
• EDU 9010 Seminar in Core Values (0 credits)
(Bold courses required and must be taken at CIU)
EDU 9010 Seminar in Core Values ....................0
EDU 9200 Historical and Philosophical
Perspectives on Education ................3
EDU 9300 Biblical Foundations for Curriculum
and Pedagogy ..................................3
EDU 9310 Curriculum Theory and Design ........3
EDU 9320 Teaching and Learning Theory............3
EDU 9510 Biblical Leadership............................3
EDU 9515 Leadership and Organizational
Behavior ............................................3
EDU 9540 Models of Strategic Planning
and Organizational Assessment..........3
EDU 9525 Principles of Organizational Team
Building ..............................................3
EDU 9xxx Educational Electives ........................12
Total Required Hours ............................................36
Graduation Requirements
Students pursuing the Education Specialist
degree are required to satisfy the following gradu-
ation requirements:
• Recommendation by the faculty of eligibility
for the degree on the basis of satisfactory
completion of program requirements and evi-
dence of Christian maturity and leadership
during studies at CIU.
• Successful completion of prerequisite courses.
• Successful completion of a minimum of 36
semester credits of approved course work
with a minimum cumulative grade point aver-
age of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale), with no grade
below “B-” applicable to the degree. A maxi-
mum of 15 credits of appropriate graduate
coursework (“B-” or higher) may be applied,
but transfer grades are not calculated in the
cumulative grade point average.
• Settlement of all financial obligations to CIU.
Time Limit
The time limitation for completion of all require-
ments is six years measured from the date a stu-
dent begins coursework in the Education
Specialist program.
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