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courses as soon as possible, as they will not
be allowed to take counseling courses that
have these undergraduate courses for prereq-
uisites.
3. All applicants must submit scores on the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General
Test that includes all three sections (Verbal
Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and
Analytic Writing). The GRE is used as only one
of the evaluative tools and has no minimum
score requirement.
4. Evidence of potential success in forming effec-
tive and culturally relevant interpersonal rela-
tionships in individual and small-group
contexts and career goals relevant to the pro-
gram.
Following the receipt of all application items, appli-
cants meeting the initial requirements will be invit-
ed to participate in a group interview day.
Admission will not be granted to those who do not
participate in the group interview. Special arrange-
ments may be made for international applicants.
Note:
Students not meeting the psychology
coursework requirement may complete under-
graduate psychology courses through the CIU
College of Arts & Sciences or transfer in credits
from other accredited institutions.
Course Credit Transfer Policy:
A maximum of 12
credits will be considered for transfer toward the
counseling core from another accredited school.
No transfer of credit will be accepted for the fol-
lowing courses: CNS 5305 Applied Biblical
Foundations of Counseling, CNS 5306
Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,
CNS 5313 Personal & Spiritual Development, CNS
5342 Foundations of Marriage and Family
Counseling, CNS 6912 Advanced Counseling
Techniques and Practicum, CNS 6937 Supervised
Internship 1, CNS 6938 Supervised Internship 2.
College of Education Specific Requirements:
M.A. in Bible Teaching
In addition to satisfying the general admissions
requirements listed above, students applying to
the
Master of Arts in Bible Teaching
program
must satisfy the following:
1. Evidence of ability to successfully pursue an
academic program. Students must have a 2.70
GPA minimum for the most recent degree
obtained or scores above the 50th percentile
on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
The exam must have been taken within the last
five years. The GRE can be taken in a paper-
pencil or computerized format. Information on
test sites and registration is available directly
from ETS at
www.ets.org(CIU code is 5116).
2. Demonstrate Basic Academic Proficiency by
submitting an official Praxis I: Pre-Professional
Skills Test (PPST) prescribed minimum scores.
(Minimum scores are 175 on the Reading test,
173 on the Writing test, and 172 on the Math
test.) The Praxis I can be taken in a paper-pen-
cil or computerized format. Information on test
sites and registration is available directly from
ETS at
www.ets.org(CIU code is 5116).
3. Appropriate undergraduate background. While
expertise in all disciplines is not expected, a
student must demonstrate reasonable compe-
tency in content areas by completing at least
36 semester hours in undergraduate liberal arts
and distributed in at least four of the following
core areas:
• Language Arts
• Social Science/Humanities
• Natural Science
• Math
• Technology
• Fine Arts
4. Foundational knowledge in Bible and theology.
This requirement is satisfied by
one
of the
following:*
• an undergraduate degree of at least 30 hours
in Bible and Theology (must include a course
on Hermeneutics) from a Bible college or
Christian liberal arts college or university.
• a Bible certificate of at least 30 hours in Bible
and Theology (must include a course in
Hermeneutics
• a total of 30 hours of coursework in Bible and
theology (must include a course in
Hermeneutics)