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2012-2013 Undergraduate Programs
• Graduating students will demonstrate a thor-
ough understanding of the biblical standards,
principles and provisions for Christ-like living.
• Graduating students will demonstrate a basic
grasp of the biblical mandate for world evange-
lization and the role and responsibility of each
individual believer and local church in that enter-
prise.
Focused on Professional Competencies
and Ministry Skills
Graduating students must demonstrate growth in
identification, understanding and refinement of
ministry skills in the following terms:
•
Graduating students will evidence identifica-
tion and understanding of their major spiritual
gifts and abilities and will evidence ability to
use them effectively in ministry.
•
Graduating students will evidence integration
of the cognitive aspects of learning with affec-
tive and behavioral aspects by demonstrating
competence in development of ministry strate-
gies, development and use of ministry materi-
als and adequate skill in methods and media
of presentation appropriate to their individual
academic specialization and vocational goals.
•
Graduating students will demonstrate devel-
opment in and adequate reflection of traits
and skills for spiritual leadership, such as
commitment to the biblical priority of world
evangelization; personal involvement in evan-
gelizing the lost and promoting righteousness;
justice and mercy in society; dependability,
creativity, initiative and vision; and a servant
attitude in their ministry skills and internship
experiences.
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Graduating students will demonstrate techni-
cal and human service skills by completing
internships, practica or other forms of direct
service under professional supervision in their
programs.
Focused on General Education
Graduating students will demonstrate develop-
ment in general educational outcomes in the fol-
lowing terms:
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Graduating students will evidence develop-
ment in formation of a biblical worldview,
which provides a framework for interpreting,
integrating and assimilating truth from various
realms of revelation and human inquiry.
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Graduating students will demonstrate
improved achievement and proficiency, paral-
lel to that of students of comparable academ-
ic aptitude nationally, in developing intellectual
skills including proficiency in written and oral
communication, problem solving and clarifying
values.
•
Graduating students will demonstrate
improved achievement and proficiency, paral-
lel to that of students of comparable academ-
ic aptitude nationally, in general educational
content areas including functioning within
social institutions, using mathematical data,
using science and technology and using the
arts.
•
Graduating students will evidence commit-
ment to the practice of lifelong learning.
Preparing Servant-Leaders
Leadership Skill Development
Principles for leadership, spiritual transformation
and ministry formation are not found within a sin-
gle discipline or course at CIU. We believe that
leadership development for believers is inter-disci-
plinary and requires balance between knowledge,
skill development and life experiences.
CIU believes that all servant-leaders need to know
the Lord, know themselves, know and relate posi-
tively to others, understand and appreciate the
uniqueness of others and their cultures, under-
stand Scripture including the Creation Mandate
and the Great Commission, understand the nature
of Christ’s Church, love one another, appreciate
and steward God’s creation and do business ethi-
cally with others.
We believe leadership is expressed in multiple
settings. Each graduate will face differing leader-
ship responsibilities in the home, in local church-
es, in vocational settings and in the community
where the student lives. In the context of
Scripture, each servant-leader can live and lead
victoriously because “His divine power has given
us everything we need for life and godliness
through our knowledge of Him” (2 Peter 1:3).