Global University is a web-based correspondence Christian university based in

Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

, founded in 2000 by a merger of the former ICI University and Berean University. It is affiliated with the

Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...

, and is accredited by the

Higher Learning Commission The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an institutional accreditor in the United States. It has historically accredited post-secondary education institutions in the central United States: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa ...

. Global University offers

distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...

in the

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

tradition. Its three main languages of instruction are English, Spanish and French for undergraduate programs. Four schools comprise Global University: School for Evangelism and Discipleship, Berean School of the Bible, Undergraduate School of Bible and Theology and Graduate School of Theology.

Berean School of the Bible

Berean School of the Bible offers continuing education units in the following programs: *Ministerial Studies **Level One (Certified Minister) **Level Two (Licensed Minister) **Level Three (Ordained Minister) *Ministerial Studies with Leadership Honors *Bible and Doctrine *Church Ministries *Royal Rangers Organizational Leaders Diploma Courses in these programs do not earn college credit.

Undergraduate School of Bible and Theology

The undergraduate school offers

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

(BA) and

Associate of Arts An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree. The fi ...

(AA) degrees in Bible and Theology, Intercultural Studies, and Christian Education. It also offers various certificate and diploma programs.

Graduate School of Theology

The graduate school offers

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

(MA) degrees in Biblical studies and ministerial studies,

Master of Divinity For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...

(M.Div.) degrees in Biblical language and Christian ministry, and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degrees in Bible and Theology and Christian ministry.

References

External links

Global University website

ICI University Deutschland
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