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Jones</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">2,481 (Fall 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,001 (Fall 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,480 (Fall 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state">South Carolina</div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suburb" title="Suburb">Suburban</a>, 400 acres (162 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#063163; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fbcf4b; color:black;"> </span><br />Blue & Gold</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rams</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Athletic_Conference" title="Appalachian Athletic Conference">Appalachian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Ram</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ciu.edu/">www<wbr />.ciu<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:New_CIU_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/New_CIU_Logo.jpg/220px-New_CIU_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/New_CIU_Logo.jpg/330px-New_CIU_Logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/New_CIU_Logo.jpg/440px-New_CIU_Logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="615" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Columbia International University</b> (<b>CIU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private</a> Christian university in <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>, United States. It was founded in 1923. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CIU has six colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Cook School of Business, School of Missions & Intercultural Ministry, School of Nursing, Seminary and School of Counseling. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university is <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States" title="Higher education accreditation in the United States">accredited</a> by the Commission on Colleges of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Commission on Accreditation of the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Biblical_Higher_Education" title="Association for Biblical Higher Education">Association for Biblical Higher Education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Graduate School is also approved by the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Department_of_Education" title="South Carolina Department of Education">South Carolina Department of Education</a> to offer graduate degrees in early childhood and elementary education leading to certification as a teacher in State of South Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CIU has doctrinal affirmations and lifestyle standards which all students (regardless of degree sought) are expected to uphold as a part of admission. </p><p>There are seven doctrinal points which students must consent to as a part of their admission to and candidacy for a degree from CIU. These are <a href="/wiki/Biblical_inspiration" title="Biblical inspiration">biblical inspiration</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity" title="Attributes of God in Christianity">natural separation of humanity from God</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salvation_by_grace" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvation by grace">salvation by grace</a> through faith in Christ, the historical doctrine of the <a href="/wiki/Trinity" title="Trinity">Trinity</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bodily_resurrection_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodily resurrection of Christ">bodily resurrection of Christ</a> from the dead, the indwelling of the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Spirit_(Christianity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Spirit (Christianity)">Holy Spirit</a> in the believer, and the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_mandate" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical mandate">evangelical mandate</a> to witness to the gospel of Christ. Additionally, the doctrine of <a href="/wiki/Premillennialism" title="Premillennialism">Premillennialism</a> is officially held by the school, but students are not required to adhere to this doctrine. CIU requires all teaching faculty to affirm Premillennialism.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Students are required to sign a covenant form agreeing to keep various lifestyle standards established by the university. Some of the standards include prohibition from alcohol and tobacco. Students are required to complete a Spiritual Growth and Self Assessment – a narrative of a student’s spiritual journey during the year. Though not required during summer and winter breaks, students are expected to maintain CIU lifestyle standards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Columbia International (CIU) athletic teams are called the Rams. The university is a member of the Division I level of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA), primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Athletic_Conference" title="Appalachian Athletic Conference">Appalachian Athletic Conference</a> (AAC) since the 2018–19 academic year. They are also a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Christian_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Christian College Athletic Association">National Christian College Athletic Association</a> (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of the Division I level.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CIU currently competes in 13 intercollegiate athletic teams: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ben_Lippen_School">Ben Lippen School</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ben Lippen School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Lippen_School" title="Ben Lippen School">Ben Lippen School</a></div> <p>The Ben Lippen School is a private, interdenominational Christian school located on the CIU campus. It was founded as a boarding school in <a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville, North Carolina</a>, in the 1940s, but was moved to its current location in 1988, offering middle and high school programs. An elementary school away from the main CIU campus was begun in 1989, and in 2006, a main elementary school campus was completed on CIU grounds and classes began there in August. The schools are co-educational and feature a mix of commuting and resident students. The curriculum mirrors most public institutions with the exception of teaching subject from an evangelical Christian worldview and the inclusion of Bible classes and chapel for students, faculty, and staff. In 2013, there were nearly 800 students enrolled at the school. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Adeniyi_Babalola" title="Solomon Adeniyi Babalola">Solomon Adeniyi Babalola</a> - Veteran Nigerian Baptist missionary and evangelist, church pastor, church administrator, denominational leader, and theological educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Bartholomew" title="Doris Bartholomew">Doris Bartholomew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Belle_Barnard" title="Laura Belle Barnard">Laura Belle Barnard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Bitterman" title="Chet Bitterman">Chet Bitterman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._T._Chandapilla" title="P. T. 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Köstenberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Louton" title="Edgar Louton">Edgar Louton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Prather" title="Chad Prather">Chad Prather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_Ridderhof" title="Joy Ridderhof">Joy Ridderhof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Story" title="Laura Story">Laura Story</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Yancey" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillip Yancey">Phillip Yancey</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbia_International_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Columbia International University 2023–2024 Academic Catalog</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ciu.edu/newsstory/ciu-accreditation-reaffirmed">"CIU Accreditation Reaffirmed"</a>. <i>Columbia International University</i>. 15 December 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Dallas Theological Seminary">Dallas Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Seminary" title="Denver Seminary">Denver Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuller_Theological_Seminary" title="Fuller Theological Seminary">Fuller Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon-Conwell_Theological_Seminary" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary">Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_University" title="Johnson University">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuyper_College" title="Kuyper College">Kuyper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Pacific_University" title="Life Pacific University">Life Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Christian_University" title="Lincoln Christian University">Lincoln Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_College" title="Martin Luther College">Martin Luther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMaster_Divinity_College" title="McMaster Divinity College">McMaster Divinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Christian_University" title="Mid-Atlantic Christian University">Mid-Atlantic Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moody_Bible_Institute" title="Moody Bible Institute">Moody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Christian_University" title="Ohio Christian University">Ohio Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Christian_College" title="Ozark Christian College">Ozark Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_College" title="Prairie College">Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_University_College_and_Theological_Seminary" title="Providence University College and Theological Seminary">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Christian_University" title="Southwestern Christian University">Southwestern Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_College_(New_York_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="The King's College (New York City)">King's (New York)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_University_(Texas)" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Public institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Citadel" title="The Citadel">The Citadel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemson_University" title="Clemson University">Clemson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Carolina_University" title="Coastal Carolina University">Coastal Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Charleston" title="College of Charleston">College of Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Marion_University" title="Francis Marion University">Francis Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lander_University" title="Lander University">Lander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_State_University" title="South Carolina State University">South Carolina State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Aiken" title="University of South Carolina Aiken">USC Aiken</a></li> <li><a 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