Payap University ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยพายัพ; ), established in 1974, is a private and non-profit institution founded by the Foundation of the
Church of Christ in Thailand
The Church of Christ in Thailand (C.C.T.) ( Thai: สภาคริสตจักรในประเทศไทย) is a Protestant Christian association. It is the largest Protestant denomination in Thailand and is considered to be the larg ...
. Payap University is a liberal arts and pre-professional school offers a doctoral degree in peacebuilding; masters in divinity, linguistics, TESOL, law, MBA and music; and bachelor degrees in arts, sciences, accountancy, business, economics nursing, law, and Christian theology. Payap is a founding member of the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions in Thailand and an active member of the
Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
The Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) is an organization of Christian universities and colleges in Asia, dedicated to Christian witness and service in the field of education. It consists of 69 institutions: 3 in Hon ...
, as well as the
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
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Academic programs
Payap is a liberal arts and pre-professional school offering 22 Thai language degrees and 7 English-based language International degree programs in 12 colleges/faculties.
International College

At its International College (IC), Payap University has an international student body with nearly 30 countries represented, including the United States, China, Myanmar, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan, Pakistan, India and Thailand. Students share strong English proficiency to perform in the English-speaking bachelor's and master's degree programs. Students of the IC also have their own student union, the International College Student Union (ICSU).
The IC is a faculty-level college of Payap University and is home to four undergraduate departments and three graduate-level programs. Undergraduate programs include BBA programs in International Business Management (IBM) and Hospitality Industry Management (HIM), a BA program in English Communication (EC) and a BSc program in Information Technology (IT). Graduate programs include the MA in
Linguistics
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, MA in
TESOL and the PhD in
Peacebuilding housed at the university'
Institute of Religion, Culture and Peace (IRCP)
Payap University has obtained official recognition from the United States government, through its Department of Education (DOE), as eligible for federal financial aid.
Location

The university is in
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city i ...
, Thailand.
Mae Khao campus
Just east of the city, on the "middle" ring road, Mae Khao is the larger campus with 120 acres housing classrooms, administrative offices, and laboratories. The Luce Chapel, Center for Arts and Culture, the Research and Development Institute, and the University Central Library are here, as well as the faculties of humanities and social science, business administration, science, law, accountancy, finance and banking, communication art, pharmacy, and the graduate school. Also here are the university archives, the Christian Communication Institute (CCI), the Linguistics Institute, and the Institute for the Study of Religion, Culture and Peace.
Kaew Nawarat campus
Kaew Nawarat is a small campus in town, across from Payap-affiliated McCormick Hospital. The McGilvary College of Divinity, the McCormick Faculty of Nursing, and the College of Music are here.
Archives
The Payap University Archives hold documents related to the history of Protestant missions in northern Thailand. They house the personal papers of many missionaries from the 19th and 20th centuries, and the institutional archives of several missionary organizations.
Foreign training for US veterans
Payap University has been approved by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer degree programs to eligible American veterans. Currently there are fourteen degree programs approved for VA funding.
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