Founded: 1923

President:
Dr. William H. Jones

Location:
Columbia, SC

Phone: (800) 777-2227
Fax: (803) 223-2506
Homepage: www.ciu.edu

About Us

Columbia International University educates people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. We pursue this mission as an academic community modeling, mentoring, and motivating students to cultivate spiritual vitality and character formation, acquire knowledge in biblical content, gain interpretation skills, develop competence as critical thinkers and communicators, formulate a comprehensive biblical worldview for themselves, and explore and initiate experiences that are ministry-focused.

Both the curriculum and the community life at CIU are intentionally designed to stimulate a dynamic context in which each student is assisted and encouraged to:

• Know Christ by learning submission to His lordship and dependence on the Holy Spirit, thus making progress in conforming to His image.
• Know the Word by gaining mastery of its content and understanding of its meaning, by assimilating and applying its truth, and by developing skill in the use of study tools.
• Know oneself by an increasing awareness of spiritual gifts, personality types, and personal potential.
• Know people by becoming sensitive to their needs and the contexts in which they live, improving communication with them, no matter their culture.
• Know the skills required in a particular area of ministry. By “ministry” CIU consciously and intentionally includes those who are called by God to minister in and through professional disciplines — whether in healthcare, communication, education, business, psychology, or other professional disciplines where training programs are being developed.

In addition to the faculty, the University provides resources for learning and curricular guidance necessary for progress toward these goals. CIU expects students to be active participants in the spiritual, academic, social, and physical dimensions of college life. As they do, they come “to know Him” better and are able “to make Him known” more effectively. We believe God’s purpose for CIU institutionally and for its faculty and students individually is achieved only by the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit through yielded believers.

Degrees and Majors

Undergraduate Majors:

Associate of Arts

• Bible, AA
• Business Administration (Online), AA
• General Studies (Online), AA
• Healthcare Administration (Online), AA
• Human Services (Online), AA
• Ministry Leadership (Online), AA
• Psychology (Online), AA

 

Bachelor of Arts

• English, BA
• Music Education, BA
• Music, BA
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), BA
• Worship Arts & Music Ministry Major, BA

Bachelor of Science

• Bible Teaching, BS
• Bible, BS
• Biology, BS
• Biomedical Sciences, BS
• Business Administration (Online), BS
• Business Administration, BS
• Digital Media & Cinema, BS
• Disaster Relief and Emergency Management, BS
• Educational Studies, BS
• General Studies (Online), BS
• General Studies, BS
• Graphic Design, BS
• Health Sciences, BS
• Healthcare Administration (Online), BS
• Human Services (Online), BS
• Human Services, BS
• Intercultural Studies, BS
• International Community Development, BS
• Middle Eastern Studies, BS
• Ministry Leadership (Online), BS
• Nursing (Online), RN-BSN
• Nursing, BS
• Psychology (Online), BS
• Psychology, BS
• Sport Management, BS
• Strategic Communication, BS
• Teacher Education, BS
• Teacher Education, BS/MAT
• Youth Ministry, Family, & Culture, BS

Graduate and Seminary Programs:

Certificate

• Advanced Biblical & Theological Studies Postgraduate Certificate
• Bible & Theology Certificate
• Bible Certificate
• Global Migration Studies Certificate
• Intercultural Studies Certificate
• Mission Care and Counseling Postgraduate Certificate
• Muslim-Christian Relations Certificate
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate

Master of Arts

• Bible Exposition (Chinese), MA
• Bible Exposition, MA
• Bible Teaching, MA
• Care & Counseling, MA
• Chaplaincy, MA
• Counseling (Chinese), MA
• Counseling, MA
• Cybersecurity (Chinese), MA
• Global Migration Studies, MA
• Intercultural Studies, MA
• Ministry Studies, MA
• Missiological Studies (Chinese), MA
• Muslim-Christian Relations, MA
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA
• Theological Studies (Chinese), MA
• Theological Studies Concentration, MA

Master of Arts in Teaching

• Early Childhood & Elementary Education, MAT

Master of Business Administration

• Business Administration, MBA
• Finance Concentration, MBA
• Healthcare Administration Concentration, MBA

Master of Divinity

• Bible Exposition Concentration (Chinese), MDIV
• Bible Exposition Concentration, MDIV
• Care & Counseling Concentration, MDIV
• Chaplaincy Concentration, MDIV
• Ministry Studies Concentration (Chinese), MDIV
• Ministry Studies Concentration, MDIV
• Missiological Studies Concentration (Chinese), MDIV
• Missiological Studies Concentration, MDIV
• Muslim-Christian Relations Concentration, MDIV
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Concentration, MDIV

Master of Education

• Early Childhood Concentration (Chinese), MEd
• Educational Leadership Concentration (Chinese), MEd
• Educational Leadership Concentration, MEd
• Instruction & Learning Concentration (Chinese), MEd
• Instruction & Learning Concentration, MEd

Master of Organizational Leadership

• Organizational Leadership, MOL

Education Specialist

• Education Specialist, EdS

Doctor of Business Administration

• Business Administration, DBA

Doctor of Ministry

• Doctor of Ministry, DMin

Doctor of Philosophy

• • Biblical Studies (Chinese), PhD
  • Biblical Studies, PhD
  • Counselor Education & Supervision, PhD
  • Educational Leadership, PhD
  • Intercultural Studies (Chinese), PhD
  • Intercultural Studies, PhD
  • Organizational Leadership, PhD
  • Practical Theology (Chinese), PhD
  • Practical Theology, PhD
  • Theological Studies (Chinese), PhD
  • Theological Studies, PhD

In Brief:

Founded in 1923, Columbia International University is private, Christian and multidenominational. CIU specializes in Bible-centered professional development that prepares students to impact the nations with the message of Christ in ministry, missions and the marketplace. The university is recognized for its emphasis on biblical authority and world evangelization.