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2012-2013 Seminary Programs Academic Catalog
college of education
The College of Education (COE) “equips Christian
educators to think, teach and lead biblically in
educational settings throughout the world.” This
mission encompasses the preparation of teachers
to enter both early childhood and elementary
classrooms with a five-year, two-degree program
including an undergraduate Bible major and grad-
uate M.A. in Teaching (B.A./B.S. and M.A.T.) or a
stand alone M.A. in Teaching (M.A.T.) for those
already completing a bachelor degree.
Additionally at the master’s level, the COE pro-
vides training of K-12 Bible teachers (M.A. in
Bible Teaching), TESOL teachers (M.A. in
Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages) and the equipping of practicing
teachers and administrators for Christian school
leadership positions through advanced graduate
studies (Master of
Education-M.Ed.) with tracks
in Curriculum & Instruction and Educational
Administration. At the doctoral level (Doctor of
Education-Ed.D.) four concentrations are available
in Christian School Leadership, Curricular and
Instructional Leadership, Christian Higher
Education Leadership and Leadership in
International Theological Education.
In order to fulfill the mission of the College of
Education, the courses of study are based upon a
philosophy of education that approaches both the
means and the ends of education by thinking bib-
lically about the nature of students, instructional
strategies and curricular content (knowledge,
skills and dispositions). Upon graduation, ele-
mentary and early childhood teachers (M.A.T.)
receive certification through the Association of
Christian Schools International (ACSI) and South
Carolina Department of Education and are thus
qualified as classroom teachers within Christian
and public schools both in the United States and
in International Schools around the world. Bible
Teachers (M.A. in Bible Teaching) and ESOL
teachers (M.A. in TESOL) receive ACSI K-12 certi-
fication. Their preparation includes training that
equips them to think in culturally responsive ways
within classrooms that are increasingly diverse.
It is the vision of the College of Education that we
not only prepare highly qualified classroom teach-
ers but also instructional leaders and administra-
tors
(M.Ed.and Ed.D.) who reflect the educational
philosophy and values of CIU and receive appro-
priate ACSI certification. Currently more than 100
graduate students are working to become
Christian school principals and headmasters, cur-
riculum supervisors and administrators in
Christian higher education or international theo-
logical institutions. These students, drawn to CIU
through the reputation of our faculty and gradu-
ates, currently come to study at CIU not only from
schools across the United States, but from
Australia, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Indonesia,
Korea, Bolivia, China, Taiwan, Mexico, the
Dominican Republic and The Philippines. There is
no question that the College of Education reflects
CIU’s middle name: International.
Regardless of where our students are, beginning
college freshmen or completing their doctoral
degrees, COE students believe that they can and
will impact the kingdom through education. The
College of Education strives to equip them to be
discerning and wise educators whose lives will
exemplify the thinking and dispositions of a
Christian educator.
college of intercultural studies (cics)
The CICS faculty and staff members are Dr. Mike
Barnett, Dr. Dave Cashin, Dr. Lindsay Hislop, Dr.
Warren Larson, Joe LeTexier, Dr. Chris Little,
Trevor Castor, Carol Larson and Danise Stokeld.
They have over 130 years of combined cross-cul-
tural ministry and work experience from around
the globe. Their experience adds a fresh, practical
perspective to the rich theoretical texts of our
courses. Students also benefit from a vast matrix
of strategic relationships with international com-
panies and organizations across the globe. The
mission of the CICS faculty and staff is to equip
students for effective life and work in a culturally
diverse world.
CICS also offers the Master of Arts in Teaching
English as a Foreign Language (M.A.TEFL)
degree. The M.A. TEFL prepares professional
teachers of English as a foreign language with the
knowledge and skills needed to teach in an effec-
tive, culturally sensitive way and to prepare gradu-
ates to take up leadership roles in the field of