Earn Your Degree
While You Lead
Accredited bachelor’s degrees
Optional — not required to attend
Federal aid eligible
20 quarter credits
33% minimum scholarship
Five degree options
Pell grant eligible
CLEP credit available
20 quarter credits
33% minimum scholarship
Five degree options
Pell grant eligible
CLEP credit available
The short version
Two Things at Once, Instead of One After the Other
Normally a degree means putting your life on hold and paying full price. This runs the other way: you keep your job, and the year you spend here counts toward the diploma.
Quarter credits you can carry toward your degree
Minimum scholarship for every Christ Alive School graduate
Approximate FIU tuition per year at two courses a quarter
Current maximum annual Federal Pell Grant
The scholarship is only available to students who attend and graduate Christ Alive School.
How it works
Dual Enrollment, Step by Step
You do not have to have this figured out before you apply.
1
Enroll at Christ Alive School
Start with us. The degree is optional and nothing about it has to be decided now.
Before August 30
2
Enroll at FIU on the first day
FIU representatives come to our first class to explain the partnership and walk you through their application.
September 13
3
Take both at the same time
Christ Alive School every other Sunday, with FIU coursework alongside it — typically two courses a quarter.
September onward
What Dual Enrollment Gives You
Christ Alive School — the leadership formation, the ministry team, the room full of people, and up to 20 quarter credits to carry over.
Faith International University — the accreditation, the transcript and the bachelor’s degree at the end of it.
Credit you may already have
CLEP exams. You may be able to test out of eligible courses and receive college credit for what you already know, which shortens the path and lowers the bill.
Up to 20 quarter credits from your year at Christ Alive School count toward the degree.
Degree options
Five Accredited Bachelor’s Degrees
Awarded by Faith International University. Pick the one that fits the work you’re actually going to do.
Business
For the people already running something, or planning to.
Education
For teachers, and for anyone whose job is helping others learn.
Psychology
For counseling, care work and understanding people better.
Leadership
The natural next step from the year you spend here.
Religion
For deeper study of Scripture, theology and church history.
Not sure yet?
Normal, and not a reason to wait. FIU is here September 13 to talk it through.
Cost and financial aid
An Affordable Pathway
to a Degree
A fraction of the cost of a traditional bachelor’s degree, with real financial aid available.
A typical college
$30,000+
/ yr
Full tuition, often with limited scholarship
Heavier long-term student debt
Little to no leadership or spiritual formation
The Christ Alive + FIU pathway
~$5,800
/ yr
Two courses per quarter at an affordable rate
Minimum 33% scholarship for every graduate
Up to 20 quarter credits plus leadership formation
Complete the FAFSA and list Faith International University as one of your selected schools. The current maximum Federal Pell Grant is $7,395 per year — more than the estimated annual tuition above.
Cost and financial aid
Run the Numbers Before You Rule It Out
The part most people assume is impossible. Federal aid often covers more than they expect.
What it costs
About $5,800 a year in FIU tuition, taking two courses per quarter.
A 33% minimum scholarship through this partnership, for every student who attends and graduates Christ Alive School.
Separate from the $475 you pay Christ Alive School for the year.
How to get help paying for it
File the FAFSA and list Faith International University as one of your selected schools. Do this early.
Federal Pell Grants currently max out at $7,395 a year — more than the estimated annual tuition above. Pell money is a grant, not a loan.
CLEP out where you can. Fewer courses to take means less tuition to pay.
Eligibility and award amounts are determined by the federal government and FIU, not by Christ Alive School.
Questions
About the Degree Pathway
What people ask once they realize this is real.
Do I have to enroll at FIU to attend Christ Alive School?
No. The degree pathway is entirely optional. Plenty of students come for the nine months of leadership training and never enroll at FIU, and that is a completely normal way to do this.
How do the 20 quarter credits work?
Who gets the 33% scholarship?
When do I talk to someone from FIU?
Is Christ Alive School itself accredited?
What if I already have some college credit?
