Are you looking to pursue a quality Christian education completely online with courses taught by trusted Christian scholars, at a price you can afford, and in a way that meets your busy lifestyle? Get to know Christian University GlobalNet!

CUGN accepts applications on an open-enrollment basis, with no application deadlines. Begin your online program when you’re ready by using the “Apply Now” button below! Financial Aid opportunities are available.

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Once you have submitted an application and completed the admissions requirements for your program, expect to receive an email with further instructions within 2-3 business days.

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RE-ADMISSION TO CUGN:

All past students who have previously applied for an academic program at Christian University GlobalNet and have not enrolled into a course within the last 6 months need to submit the Re-Admit application. This allows our staff to identify where you are in your academic program.

CUGN prepares students for ministry and lay leadership by providing biblically sound theological education that is flexible, affordable, and taught by world-renowned scholars.

Experience customizable programs and interact with a population of students that is truly global, as you work to strengthen your knowledge of God’s Word.

Higher education costs a significant amount of money, it takes time, and it is a lot of work. So why go to the trouble? Is it worth all it takes to achieve a higher level of education?

Study after study shows that the resounding answer is “yes!” Higher education is worth the money, the time, and the effort. And here are some of the benefits that surface in just about every study:

A college education leads to a better quality of life.

In a recent study by the Institute for Higher Education, college graduates, when compared with individuals without a college education, were shown to have a larger number of hobbies; higher amounts of savings; greater professional mobility; and the ability to make better decisions as consumers.¹

In addition, college graduates tend to be good citizens. They are more likely than those with high school education to vote; volunteer for community service; engage in educational activities with their children; donate blood; and be open to listening to the ideas of others.²

It seems that college education can have a positive effect on health.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, achieving a higher level of education is associated with better health. For example, in a 2005 study of individuals between the ages of 45 and 54, 76 percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher reported being in excellent or very good health, while only 55 percent of those with only a high school education reported that their health was either excellent or very good.³

Income levels and college education often go hand-in-hand.

Christian University GlobalNet (CUGN) can’t promise a bigger paycheck for its students, but, statistically, higher levels of education result in higher earnings.

In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that average lifetime earnings were 75 percent higher for those with a bachelor’s degree ($2.1 million) than for those with only a high school diploma ($1.2 million).⁴  

College grads are offered more job opportunities and more employment benefits than those offered to individuals without college training.

The unemployment rate for college graduates with bachelor’s degrees is approximately half the jobless rate for workers with no college experience. College graduates tend to have a broader and better selection of job opportunities than high school graduates, giving them more options and opportunities over their working lives.⁵

Individuals with college degrees are more likely to receive employer-provided health insurance and pension benefits compared to those with only a high school education.⁶

Download the full Guide to Online Learning by clicking here.

1. Educationbug www.education.org
2. The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center at www.trends.collegeboard.org/education_pays and United Student Aid Funds, Inc. at www.usafunds.org (last accessed July 27, 2012)
3. www.highereducation.com, homepage (last accessed July 27, 2012)
4. www.usafunds.org, op. cit. (last accessed July 27, 2012)
5. Ibid.
6. www.highereducation.com, op cit.

Online education has been around long enough now to be studied, analyzed, and refined. It seems to be a phenomenon that is here to stay.

Many of its proponents point to studies claiming that online education actually produces educational results that are measurably higher than results from similar courses in traditional classroom studies.

A report online education was released in 2009 and was based on a study conducted for the U.S. Department of Education by SRI International over a twelve-year period. Their conclusion, according to a New York Times article, was this, “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” (New York Times, August 19, 2009).

Download the full Guide to Online Learning by clicking here.

Why Online Education Works

There are reasons attributed by numerous authors and studies for this reality. Some of them are as follows:

• Evaluating a student’s online learning requires the creation of assessment tools that show, in a measurable way, how much a student has or has not learned.
• Discussion forums require each student to participate. There is no opting out of the conversation in an online format.
• Students who are reticent to participate in traditional classroom discussions will often find success in the online discussion format where they can think through their answers before posting.
• Interaction among the students in a cohort often results in development of critical thinking skills and intense engagement on various topics related to the cognitive learning in the course.
• Cohorts are usually fairly small, allowing significant interaction among students and with the online instructor.
• Online instructors can be from any campus or area, allowing institutes of higher education to solicit those who have proven online teaching skills.
• The online format encourages a strong international involvement, resulting in multi-cultural cohorts and viewpoints.
• Participating in an online course encourages the development of technological skills required to participate fully in the course work. These skills are beneficial in various areas of a student’s life.
• Students can choose their optimum study times, particularly in asynchronous applications.
• Online educators are constantly surveying students to determine what works and what doesn’t in online settings.
• Adjustments are easy and immediate in the online world and are designed for the benefit of the students’ learning.
• Well constructed online discussion questions require higher-level reasoning skills including, often, self-reflection.

Why Students Choose Online Learning

When the positives are evaluated, online education is the choice for many students in these days.  Some of the reasons for that choice from a student’s perspective follow:

• Online education is usually less costly than on-campus education.
• Online learning allows some time flexibility so students can fit study time into already-busy schedules.
• Most of the work can be done from home or office so students don’t lose travel time and travel costs.
• Students who are already involved in family and work environments don’t have to relocate to complete their education.
• A wide variety of content and faculty can be offered because professors come  from various institutions within the greater academic community.

Begin your studies with Christian University GlobalNet!

Christian University GlobalNet is a part of the Our Daily Bread Ministries family, publishers of Our Daily Bread. In order to encourage the spiritual lives of our students, we encourage you to check out the many devotionals that are available from Our Daily Bread Ministries.

	Our Daily BreadTo read Our Daily Bread online, click here.
	My Utmost for His HighestTo read My Utmost for His Highest online, click here.To order a copy of My Utmost for His Highest, click here.
	Our Daily JourneyTo read Our Daily Journey online, click here.
	Strength For The JourneyTo read Daily Strength devotionals by Joe Stowell online, click here.

The following are just a few of the many academic resources available to students online. If you have discovered a website that is particularly helpful in your research, please let us know so we can add it to this list.

Libraries, Theological

http://ntslibrary.com
This is a free online seminary library, offered by Northwestern Theological Seminary, containing books, articles, and references.

http://www.ccel.us/
The titles in this Evangelical Christian Library relate to topics such as apologetics, theology, marriage, women in leadership, domestic violence, creation science, biographies, and Christian living.

http://www.ccel.org/
This is the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. It has works by the early church fathers; books by authors such as Pink and Chesterton; hymns; commentaries by Albert Barnes, Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Bishop Lightfoot, Alexander MacLaren, and others; and sermons on individual verses and pericopes by Ray Stedman, Philip Schaff, St. Augustine, and many others.

http://philologos.org/online.htm
This site features books from the 1800s and early 1900s. Authors include Edersheim, Hislop, Bunyan, Lightfoot, Ginzberg, among others. The site also provides a link to other online libraries.

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/onlinebooks.html
This site provides readable books from authors such as Barclay, F. F. Bruce, E. W. Bullinger, Rudolf Bultmann, C. H. Dodd, Edward Gibbon, Matthew Henry, Joachim Jeremias, John Knox, Arthur W. Pink, Ray Stedman, John Wesley, and others.

http://www.mixed-up.com/faith/online/
This site offers classic Christian books. It features 984 books online in a wide variety of topics by a wide variety of authors, including a number of good commentaries, lexicons, and other biblical resource books.

http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/books/onlinebooks.html
This site has a wide range of material including early church fathers, medieval and Reformation authors, and contemporary writers such as Marvin Olasky, John Piper, and R.C. Sproul.

Libraries, General

http://freeality.com
This virtual secular library is offered by the University of Bristol. This free resource is great for general subjects such as history, philosophy, Jewish studies, archaeology, and history.

www.gutenberg.com
This is a resource site that will direct you to free downloadable e-books at linkable sites.

www.libravox.org
Libravox offers audio books, free or available for purchase. Also included are links to other sites that offer free audio books.

http://libraryspot.com
This is a great tool that will link you to US and international libraries and online reading rooms. There are numerous tools offered as well to assist in research on particular topics.

http://www.loc.gov
Library of Congress website. Go to “Ask a Librarian” tab for information on topics, online collections, and more.

http://books.google.com
Free archive of books and materials compiled from libraries across the U.S. Rich resource on a wide variety of subjects

http://www.googleartproject.com
Virtual tour of works of art and of art museums around the world

http://www.hathitrust.org
Open digital library compiled from more than 50 partner libraries and institutions.

http://www.archive.org
This site archives materials available on the Internet. Includes texts, audio, video.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
This is a Library of Congress Web site which provides a collection of searchable historical newspapers.

Biblical Resources

http://tyndaletech.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/old-testament-studies.html#1
This site will give good research links and software recommendations for Bible scholars, especially for those interested in Hebrew, Old Testament, and early manuscript studies.

www.freebiblesoftware.com
From this site you can get (for the cost of shipping) a Bible software disk that includes four Bible translations, three commentaries, a Spanish Bible, a Greek Bible, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, some classic books on Christian living, among other resources.

www.Bibles.com
This is the American Bible Society website through which you can order many Bible study resources and various versions of the Bible.

www.logos.com
At this site you will find a great help called “Ask the Bible.” Simply type in your Bible study question, push the Search button, and wait for a few seconds, after which a list of related articles will be made available to you on the topic you’ve entered. It’s like having your own research assistant! Logos.com also has an online Bible with accompanying sermon ideas. Caution: This is a promotional site for Logos Bible Software, so you will have to wade through lots of advertising to get to these resources.

www.biblegateway.com
This website offers free service for reading and researching the Bible online as well as a number of versions of the Bible in multiple languages. A tutorial is included to help in learning to navigate the user-friendly site.

General Resources

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/subjectstart?BR-BX
This is not a library, per se, but rather a helpful index to online Christian books on other sites, organized by call number.

www.belief.net
This is a nonacademic site, but it offers Bible helps and resources such as devotionals, quotes, blogs, inspirational articles, and commentary on current events.

www.crosswalk.com
Again, a nonacademic site, but it offers sermons, videos, newsletters on various topics, op ed articles, and more.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org
This is the site for hymns and praise songs. Includes lyrics, composer bios, and hymn histories.

The Internet has rapidly expanded options for delivering quality coursework to distance learners around the world. New technologies provide educational opportunities not previously available worldwide. Utilizing the Internet, CUGN has, since 2002, enrolled more than 250,000 students through our companion website, Our Daily Bread Christian University.

In 2008, CUGN acquired all of the recorded lectures of more than 70 graduate-level seminary courses taught by recognized scholars on the faculties of accredited seminaries and schools of theology. Those courses, with related study materials and online discussion forums, have been added to the courses that were already being offered by CUGN.

Through our own programs and through collaboration with accredited colleges and universities (as listed below), CUGN students have the following accredited and non-accredited options available:

Christian University GlobalNet Academic Catalog

The CUGN academic catalog is a comprehensive document, covering all aspects of our academic programs. If you are new to CUGN, please take time to review the catalog and contact us with any questions. We look forward to visiting with you and serving you in your Christian education needs.

Download Current CUGN Academic Catalog

Past Catalogs
Academic Catalog 2016
Academic Catalog 2015-16
Academic Catalog 2014-15
Academic Catalog Fall – 2013
Academic Catalog Spring – 2013
Academic Catalog – 2012
Academic Catalog – 2011

Offering an array of fully online academic programs, CUGN provides biblically sound coursework taught by professors who hold the highest academic credentials in their fields and are drawn from the finest faculties in the world.

At CUGN, you join a population of students that is truly global, all of whom desire to deepen their knowledge of God’s Word.

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