Bethany University

Infobox_University
name = Bethany University


motto = Wisdom Word Spirit
established = 1919
type = Private; Undergraduate & Graduate
president = Máximo Rossi Jr., Ph.D.
provost = Dr. Marshall E. Flowers Jr., Ph.D.
city = Scotts Valley
state = California
country = U.S.
campus = Suburban
students = 534 [ [http://www.bethany.edu/about/facts.php Bethany University | About Bethany - Facts ] ]
affiliations= Assemblies of God
colors = Burgundy and Tan
mascot = Bruins
website= [http://www.bethany.edu www.bethany.edu]
address = 800 Bethany Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
telephone = [phone]

Bethany University is a four-year private Christian university located in Scotts Valley, California in Santa Cruz County. It is endorsed by the American arm of the Assemblies of God, a large Pentecostal fellowship (denomination). It was formerly called Bethany Bible College and Bethany College. It is part of the NAIA in the California Pacific Conference for athletics.

History

Bethany University is the oldest of the several Assemblies of God institutions of higher education. It was founded in 1919 as Glad Tidings Bible Institute at 1280 Webster Street, San Francisco, California to be the training school for an inner-city ministry in San Francisco conducted by Robert and Mary Craig. Through the next three decades the church and school enjoyed an international reputation as a strategic source of Christian workers. I

Academics and accreditation

Since 1947 the university has been the official leadership program for the Northern California and Nevada District of the Assemblies of God. The school was relocated to its present site in Scotts Valley in 1950 and became a four-year, degree granting institution in 1955. Bethany was accredited with the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 1966. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing recognized Bethany's teacher education program in 1968.

In 1990 the name was changed to Bethany College of the Assemblies of God, and was later designated with University status in 2005.

It should be noted that Bethany University is currently on continued [http://www.wascsenior.org/node/149 academic warning status from WASC] and faces possible "show cause" status if recent changes are not compatible with WASC expectations and standards when they revisit the campus in October 2008.

chool of Theological Studies

Biblical and Theological Studies
Church Leadership
Church Leadership & Children's Ministries
Church Leadership & Urban Ministries
Church Ministries
Church Music
General Ministries
Music Ministries Leadership
Youth Ministries Leadership

chool of Arts & Sciences

Communications
English
Liberal Arts
Music
Social Sciences
Legitness

chool of Professional Studies

Addiction Studies
Applied Professional Studies
Business
Child Development
Intercultural Child Development
Liberal Studies
Psychology
Teacher Education
Master's Degree in Education
Master's of Science in Clinical Psychology

chool of Distributed Learning

eBethany/External Degree Program

APPL - San Jose, Monterey Bay, Las Vegas

References

External links

* [http://www.azuza.edu Bethany University] Official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/bethanyuniversity Bethany University] Myspace
* [http://www.Jubilee.org Bethany University] Church
* [http://www.wascsenior.org/node/149 WASC]