International Seminary: Why International Seminary?

Eighteen Reasons Why International Seminary Is Your Best Choice

1.        YOU CAN COMPLETE YOUR BACHELOR, MASTER, OR DOCTORAL DEGREE WITHOUT LEAVING
THE MINISTRY. More than 18,000 students have taken advantage of International Seminary's directed home
studies program. At a time when 40% of all college studies are being completed through home studies,
International Seminary is on the cutting edge of non-traditional education.

2.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY OFFERS CREDIT FOR LIFE EXPERIENCE. Using formulas designed to
equate life experience learning into college credit hours, the minister with five or more years of ministry can
receive college credit for ministerial experience.

3.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY ACCEPTS CREDITS FROM OTHER BIBLE COLLEGES, training institutes,
and secular colleges. All your credits can be brought together and evaluated toward the completion of a
degree.

4.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION with primary goals of
fellowship and fund raising for scholarships.

5.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY MAINTAINS A MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION with more than 500 members in
44 states of the United States of America. The association provides ecclesiastical endorsement for military, law
enforcement, and industrial chaplains; placement and referral services for ministers; as well as other support
activities.

6.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS DEBT FREE. At a time when many accredited colleges are going
defunct, this issue is of great concern to many potential students. In the last fifteen years, more than 100
colleges have gone out of business in the state of Florida as a result of financial instability.

7.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY USES STANDARD TEXTBOOKS and not video tapes. Research indicates
that video learning is one of the least effective modes of education. One student remarked, "The only thing
worse than a boring 45 hour lecture course is a video of a boring 45 hour lecture course." Futhermore, in
1991, the Department of Education ruled that video taped instruction is not suitable for degree level learning.

8.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY MAINTAINS A MODEST 40 ACRE CAMPUS in Central Florida. Studies
show that maintaining a large campus can drive up the cost of tuition by 400% while not increasing the quality
of education.

9.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY MAINTAINS A BOOKSTORE with class rings, coffee mugs with gold
embossed seminary crest, graduation announcements, and literally thousands of textbooks and study materials
available. All textbooks can be ordered through the bookstore.

10.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT in Central Florida each year.
Graduates from across the United States and around the world converge on Central Florida for one of the most
beautiful and inspiring commencements in America. The 1992 commencement speaker was Dr. Bill Bright,
Founder and President of Campus Crusade for Christ, the world's largest ministry.

11.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS OPEN THE ENTIRE YEAR with no summer delays in your education.
The faculty and staff process enrollments and completions almost every day of the year, with no long summer
breaks or extended holidays to interfere with your schedule. One student stated, "It took the other seminary 12
weeks to send a transcript, while International responded in just a few days."

12.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS AN INTERDENOMINATIONAL COLLEGE with graduates representing
more than 61 different denominations or faith groups in 75 foreign countries. International is a truly ecumenical
seminary.

13.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY HAS HELD MEMBERSHIP, since 1979, with the Accrediting Commission
International For Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries in Arkansas. Although this does not constitute
regional accreditation, the Commission has never received a single formal complaint against International
Seminary.

14.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY ALUMNI INCLUDE A NUMBER OF PASTORS WITH CONGREGATIONS OF
2,500 OR MORE; numerous authors and Bible scholars; presidents, deans, and professors of other colleges;
prison, police, and military chaplains; denominational officials; missionaries; evangelists and other church
leaders. One graduate is the pastor of the second largest church in the world with 140,000 members.

15.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY OFFERS A QUALITY EDUCATION AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. No other
non-traditional seminary offers as much academic support, excellent student services, or recognition and
acceptance of degrees at any price.

16.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS STUDENT CENTERED. One student made this comment, "At the other
college I was doing research for my Professor's new book - now I'm doing something that benefits me."

17.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS COMMITTED TO SCRIPTURE as the final authority in all matters of
seminary policy and theology.

18.        INTERNATIONAL SEMINARY IS RELEVANT. Eighty percent of what is taught at other Bible colleges
and seminaries is never used again. International focuses on the twenty percent that is relevant. What you
learn you put into practice the next Sunday.