TRANSFER
Transfer to Columbia
Columbia values the prior learning that students bring with them and seeks to recognize both formal and informal learning through transfer credit. If you have post-secondary educational experience, check with your admissions advisor to have your prior learning assessed for transfer credit.
Transfer Agreements to Columbia
Transfer pathways from academic partners to Columbia.
LIFETEAMS
The Lifeteams School of Youth Outreach is a one-year program in Abbotsford, BC that emphasizes experience-based training in the context of community living, spiritual formation, practical teaching and relational youth work. Lifeteams graduates are eligible to receive up to 26 hours of transfer credit towards a Columbia diploma or BA program.
THE COALITION FOR YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
The Coalition for Youth Ministry Leadership is a unique youth ministry program that combines a two-year internship, intentional ministry coaching, and modular youth ministry classes taught by leaders in the field that take place in Kelowna, BC. Columbia has partnered with The Coalition to allow graduates of the program to transfer up to 60 credits into a Columbia degree program.
NORTHVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH
The Ministry Apprenticeship Program creates an opportunity where students enrolled at Columbia can gain ministry experience while completing courses and gaining practicum hours.
Partnership Agreements
Take Columbia credits in partnership with another school or academic partner.
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) & Columbia have partnered together to provide a dual degree option for students. IWU provides a variety of professional degree programs that can be obtained remotely while also completing your BA in Practical Theology at Columbia.
THE COALITION FOR YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
The Coalition for Youth Ministry Leadership is a unique youth ministry program that combines a two-year internship, intentional ministry coaching, and modular youth ministry classes taught by leaders in the field that take place in Kelowna, BC. Columbia has partnered with The Coalition to allow graduates of the program to transfer up to 60 credits into a Columbia degree program.
Transfer from Columbia
Columbia’s ABHE accreditation means our courses are readily transferable to Christian post-secondary institutions (e.g. Christian universities like TWU, Ambrose, or CMU). Note, the amount of transfer credit a student will receive depends on the program requirements of the receiving institution.
As a theological degree-granting institution, Columbia is not listed in the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) transfer guide. Canadian public institutions determine for themselves whether they receive Columbia courses for transfer.
