Internation Christian University ?

[RA_Ph.D.]

There's a chap at my place of employment sporting a Ph.D. from International Christian University ( not the one in Japan as far as I can tell) Any info on the quality/reputation of this school and how rigorous the Ph.D. might be in comparison to RA or other accredited seminaries ? I am suspicious that is is a "church-basement" type operation. :confused:

[Jimmy Clifton]

There's a chap at my place of employment sporting a Ph.D. from International Christian University ( not the one in Japan as far as I can tell) Any info on the quality/reputation of this school and how rigorous the Ph.D. might be in comparison to RA or other accredited seminaries ? I am suspicious that is is a "church-basement" type operation. :confused:

There a number of schools either named this or have some form of it in their names, like Adonai International Christian University. (http://www.adonaiuniversity.net/) If it's this one, it's not accredited by an agency recognized by the USDoE and it looks like it has created its own in-house agencies to present validity of its programs.

The Ph.D. and Th.D. programs look very weak and simple to "earn." The counseling programs are sorely lacking. Easy degrees, I think.

Perhaps you could get some more info about which ICC his degree is from.

I do like this on their site:


AICU degree programs are not designed to meet any local, state or national license requirement. If you are seeking a degree is to be licensed by a local, state or national agency, please check with the appropriate licensing agency for the acceptance of our degree; or for employment, please check with your employer for the acceptance of our degree before enrollment in our program. Our purpose is to train born-again Christian men and women for the work of the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. AICU is a nondenominational institution, and our degree programs are not designed to meet the ministerial credential requirement of any particular organization.

[Jabbezzz]

I am suspicious that is is a "church-basement" type operation. :confused:

What makes you suspicious, RA? Does the chap in question have difficulty constructing a grammatically correct sentence? :o :D :o

[RA_Ph.D.]

What makes you suspicious, RA? Does the chap in question have difficulty constructing a grammatically correct sentence? :o :D :o


I just don't know anything about this institution or its quality. While some unaccredited religious institutions are very rigorous, some are really only glorified Sunday schools. I have never heard this colleague refer to his dissertation--most Ph.D.'s can't shut up on this topic even after years-- and looking at the internet site of this entity, I didn't get the impression of really demaning academic rigor. More like "are you born again, brother? Amen, you're a counselor now." I am suspicious of that sort of thing since I have multiple store-bought D.D.'s and ordinations, but I ain't no spiritually legit rev. even though quite legal enough to be my own church's pope. :twisted: