Degrees

Degrees Offered

Undergraduate Studies

Year 1: Diploma in Theology
This foundational year of LifeStyle International Christian University is a powerful set of courses designed to give each student solid footing for their supernatural life and ministry in Christ. After these life-altering courses, each student will be better equipped to operate in their God given authority.

Definition: A diploma (from Greek διπλωμα. díplóma, meaning “folded paper”) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree [http://en.wikipedia.org].

Year 2: Associate (of Arts) in Theology
Following the completion of the Foundational Year, LICU students continue their journey by studying such powerful and transformational courses as: life and teachings of Christ, the apostolic, healing and deliverance, Holy Spirit, His indwelling presence and successful intercession.

Definition: An associate’s degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor’s degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years [http://en.wikipedia.org].

Year 3: Advanced Diploma in Theology
Continuing upon the powerful foundation laid in the initial two years of LICU, year 3 travels further into an expansive range of subjects such as: Old and New Testaments, ordination for impartation and anointing for the assignment. This third year will advance your journey with God to broaden your impact in this generation.

Definition: An award requiring two or three years full-time, or equivalent part-time, study. The Advanced Diploma is the highest of the undergraduate diploma awards [http://www.mondofacto.com].

Year 4: Four Specific Baccalaureate Tracks
The fourth year of LICU offers 4 specific baccalaureate tracks, which offer a continuation on this powerful supernatural journey that explores the deeper things of God. Building on the 3 previous years, the fourth year tracks include: #1 Christian Theology, #2 Pastoral Ministry, #3 Christian Education, #4 Church Administration. As each student increases their capacity as revelatory thinkers and writers, they begin to experience new levels of expertise never thought possible!

Definition: A bachelor’s degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world [http://en.wikipedia.org].

Bachelor of Christian Theology
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Theology*
Bachelor of Pastoral Ministry
Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry*
Bachelor of Christian Education
Bachelor of Science in Christian Education*
Bachelor of Church Administration
Bachelor of Science in Church Administration*

*To receive a degree of “Arts” or “Science,” students have to fulfil (or transfer) at least 30 credit hours of general education.

Year 5: Graduate Programs
On this fifth year level LICU offers another two tracks that continue to build on previous years: #1 Christian Theology #2 Pastoral Ministry. These powerful tracks help students who are serious about being adequately trained and equipped for service in the ministry and deepening their knowledge of the Bible and Theology. They are tailored for those who are passionate about developing the skills necessary for maximum effectiveness in the pastoral ministry.

Master of Arts in Christian Theology
Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

Definition: A master’s degree is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. Within the area studied, graduates are posited to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application; and the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently [http://en.wikipedia.org].

Year 6: Post-Graduate Programs

The Doctor of Ministry Study Program is designed to complement the student’s active involvement in ministry and to give them fundamental life tools as well as challenge them to reach for their full potential that has been deposited into them. Each track incorporates syllabuses concentrated around that particular major.

Definition: The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree is, according to The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), a doctoral level degree oriented toward ministerial leadership often in an area of applied theology, such as missions, evangelism, church leadership, pastoral psychology or the psychology of religion, church growth, church administration, homiletics, or spiritual formation [http:// en.wikipedia.org].

First Level Doctoral Degrees:

Doctor of Ministry in Christian Theology
with major in Apostolic Teaching
with major in Eschatology (Endtime Teaching)
with major in Anointed Generals
with major in Catalysts of Revival
with major in Pneumatology
Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Ministry

The Doctor of Philosophy Study Program is a capstone to all previous academic degrees. It signifies not only that the student has proven a great commitment and yieldedness to the continuous study of the Word of God but also it represents the most prestigious accomplishment in a student’s educational endeavour.

Definition: Doctor of Philosophy, usually abbreviated as PhD, Ph.D., DPhil or D.Phil. (for the Latin philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae), in English-speaking countries, abbreviated as Dr. Phil. or similar in several other countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities. The academic level of degrees known as doctorates of philosophy varies considerably according to the country, institution and time period, from entry-level research degrees to higher doctorates [http://en.wikipedia.org].

Second Level Doctoral Degrees: