OVERVIEW

Personalized education is the norm at the The International University, TIU. You may assist in creating a curriculum especially tailored to your personal and religious needs. The curriculum at TIU is  flexible and challenging. You are free to explore areas of human knowledge in depth at your own rate of comprehension and retention.

Most of TIU's academic programs are conducted through independent study. The primary function of our University is teaching and learning. Every effort is made to assure that the tutorial relationship is of pragmatic value to each and every one of our students.

The majority of our faculty are not full-time University employees. We offer, therefore, a wide range of potential tutors to guide your study and research efforts.

The University is constantly adding members of the adjunct faculty to enhance the quality of our academic programs. TIU has created and maintains an international network of tutors who are all holders of earned academic degrees from recognized institutions of higher education, who are well- versed in their particular areas of expertise, and, most importantly, who enjoy working directly with students on study and research projects.

TIU offers students virtually a world-wide classroom. We have created an expanding network of study centers throughout the world to facilitate combinations of travel and learning experiences for our students and our faculty. YIU encourages full utilization of available community resources which comprise a priceless and limitless range of cultural and educational possibilities which could never be confined to any single University campus.

Our University offers an alternative to lock-step, stereotypical higher education. TIU has a simple organizational structure, equality of all faculty members, and freedom from enervating bureaucratic rules and procedures.

The major emphases of our University are directed toward trans-cultural and/or interdisciplinary studies revealing the interrelationships of all men and knowledge.

TIU has a completely open admissions policy for all secondary school graduates. The University assumes that all persons have an equal right to the opportunity to pursue their studies to the fullest extent they are individually capable. Also, we have a flexible enrollment policy: you may begin at any time you are ready to assume the responsibility of University-level study.

TIU offers you the opportunity to experience a relatively inexpensive education of superior quality. We do not have a colossal overhead created by too many administrators having too little to do with teaching, nor do we have a massive physical plant to maintain or renovate.

Consequently, you do not face the choice of either a superior education at private institutions with almost prohibitive fees or an assembly-line public education. TIU offers a viable alternative by combining the positive factors of each type of education.

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS

All course offerings are faculty-directed independent study programs using the open book method of instruction and examination. As a student, you are a class of one: you set your own pace, and you choose the time and location for your study.

The United States Department of Education endorses home study, as do hundreds of other leading colleges and universities and all branches of the Armed Forces. In fact, more people were enrolled in home study courses the past few years than all freshmen who entered all the traditional resident colleges and universities in the United States.

TRANSFER CREDITS

Every institution has it's own criteria regarding the transfer of credits from one institution to another.  Please inquire prior to enrolling in any TIU program as to the the acceptance of credits by other institutions or other agencies. 

TIU's external degree program acknowledges the value of both formal academic training and career-based life and work experience. Up to five credits can be granted for each year of approved, college level training. Certificates and diplomas in areas pertinent to all Religious Studies will be considered for transfer credits. Seminars, special projects, and a Masters thesis or Doctoral Dissertation will be considered. All submitted material will be carefully evaluated by the Faculty Review Committee.

There is no limit to the number of transfer, life work, or professional service credits that can be evaluated toward your degree. However, a minimum of 15 credit hours (one semester) must be completed with TIU before graduation.

TIU is not designed to take the place of a traditional degree or program, when required, and TIU is not designed for those seeking licensure or professional positions.  Please inquire with the appropriate agency to see if a TIU degree or degree program will work for you.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Application for admission . may be made at any time. To be admitted to the undergraduate programs of TIU, a student must have a high school diploma or equivalent. In order to be admitted to the Masters program, the candidate must hold at least a Bachelors degree.

Once a student decides to enroll, they should complete the application for admission and return it to TIU, along with any transcripts from other institutions and a resume of any life, work, or other ministerial experience the student would like to have evaluated. After this information has been evaluated by the Faculty Review Committee, the applicant will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of his or her application, or if more information is required.

Each student who applies to and is accepted by TIU will be assigned a Faculty Review Committee. The Committee will work with the student to evaluate previous academic weaknesses and strengths and assist in developing and maintaining a unique and personalized study program.

STUDENT EVALUATION FEE

The registration fee is $25.00. The Student information & evaluation cost is $50.00. This total remittance of $75.00 may be paid by check to: Burser at TIU. The registration fee is non-refundable and covers the costs of the Student Academic Evaluation and automatically registers the student upon acceptance into TIU.

Please note that the bursar's office must be in receipt of these fees before the student begins any course work. No credit, certification, diploma, transcript, degree, authorization to withdraw, or record of any type will be issued until all financial responsibilities have been satisfactorily met by the student.

COURSE WORK

The course work at TIU is very writing-intensive. Rather than give comprehensive final examinations for each course, the students are required to write a summation and analysis paper for each lesson assignment given. These papers should generally be from five to ten pages in length or long enough to completely cover the material presented in the lesson assignments. Some programs differ in examination procedures.

There are no time limits or deadlines for course completion and more than one course may be taken at a time. However, each course must be completed before it is submitted to TIU for evaluation. No incomplete course work will be accepted.

Upon receipt of a course, members of the TIU faculty will evaluate the papers and the grades will be returned to the student as soon as possible. The average grade for all papers submitted for a course will be the final grade for that course.

Each course generally takes about two months to complete. However, this is only a rough estimate. With good study habits and sufficient study time, a student can finish a course sooner.

Should a student decide to change a course at any time during his degree program at TIU, he or she may do so by notifying our offices of the proposed change. If the course change is approved, the student will be sent the course materials for the new course and their cost will be added to the student's bill. The old materials may be returned to TIU and their cost will be deducted from the student's book account. However, a $50 processing fee will be applied for each course change. Remember You set your own pace for both academic and financial requirements.

CURRICULUM

TIU does not require a battery of core courses before the student may study his or her area of specialization. Therefore, the student may begin by studying the area he or she is interested in immediately without first having to work through several courses that may be totally unrelated to the major. A total of thirty credit hours in a specific area of study are required to major in that area.

As a student of TIU, you are encouraged to assist in your curriculum selection (you know your own strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else). Each numbered course listed receives five college credits upon successful completion of the study.

In lieu of an Undergraduate Thesis, Masters Thesis, or Doctoral Dissertation, the equivalent amount of course work may be substituted. Should the student decide, however, to write a research project, he or she will receive five credits for the research and an additional ten credits for the completed Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation.

It is important to note that before commencing any work on papers, approval of the project must be granted by the Faculty Review Committee. The subject may be selected from any approved topic of your choice. All topic submissions must be made in writing to .

REFUND POLICY

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