Seminary Academic Catalog 2012-2013

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2012-2013 Seminary Programs Academic Catalog
The curricular requirements for each degree are
those set out elsewhere in this catalog; it is the
delivery system that differs. Students travel to our
Columbia campus or our Atlanta site in January
and June to participate in two one-week concen-
trated classroom experiences. Each classroom
experience includes pre-class preparation and
post-class practice using a variety of instructional
media. Between trips, students complete online
courses in their work or ministry setting.
Throughout the year they engage in ministry skills
development projects and spiritual formation
activities in the context of their home churches.
The schedule set out below in “Pursuing a Degree
through AccessCIU” is designed to optimize the
academic year. Completing four intensive and two
online courses each year makes it possible for a
student to complete a Biblical Ministry Certificate
in 20 months, a Master of Arts in 40 months, or a
Master of Divinity in 60 months. In consultation
with an academic advisor, however, students have
the freedom to tailor a program of study to meet
the circumstances of their family, work and min-
istry situations as long as they meet the curricular
and residence requirement for the degree.
Additional details on the AccessCIU degree
options, minimum computer hardware and soft-
ware requirements and answers to frequently
asked questions may be viewed at
Pursuing a degree through accessciu
a typical year
summer term (June through mid-august)
Two concentrated classes (prepare at home; par-
ticipate on campus; practice at home)
fall term (mid-august through early
december)
One online course (study from home as part of a
cohort)
Winter term (January and february)
Two concentrated classes (prepare at home; par-
ticipate on campus; practice at home)
spring term (march through may)
One online course (study from home as part of a
cohort)
atlanta, georgia site
CIU SSM offers intensive courses in January and
June at the Continuing Education School on the
campus of the Evangeline Booth College of the
Salvation Army Southeastern Territorial
Headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Located 20 minutes
from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport, the Continuing Education Center provides
state-of-the-art classrooms, WIFI access, guest
rooms and access to both a full-service dining
facility and a wellness center. Courses offered in
Atlanta are scheduled to permit you to pursue a
seminary degree through AccessCIU and may be
applied to any degree offered by CIU SSM.
Enrollment is open to anyone meeting CIU SSM
admission requirements. Detailed information
about the Atlanta site may be found at
Korntal, germany site
Columbia International University operates a com-
plete degree site in Korntal, Germany, a village
with longstanding evangelical and missionary her-
itage, located just northwest of Stuttgart, the capi-
tal of Baden-Württemberg. CIU-Korntal offers
German language programs and English language
courses that are contextually attuned to the cul-
ture and context of German-speaking Europe. The
campus is a place of spiritual preparation and
missiological study for all who wish to prepare for
missionary service, both in Germany and interna-
tionally. Students enrolled at CIU-Korntal may
earn the Biblical Ministry Certificate or the Master
of Arts degree.
CIU-Korntal began as a partnership between CIU
and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelikaler
Missionen (AEM). In 1978 AEM launched a pro-
gram of continuing education for missionaries
which matured, in 1985, into the Freie Hochschule
für Mission (FHM). Shortly thereafter, a desire to
offer university credit led to discussions exploring
a partnership with CIU. In 1990, a credit-offering
program of FHM was recognized as an extension
site of CIU, and in 1994, CIU-Korntal was estab-
lished as a complete degree site of Columbia
International University. When the Akademie für
Weitmission Korntal (AWM) was founded as the
successor to FHM in 2000, an integral aspect of
AWM was continuation of the partnership agree-
ment with CIU.