Smith Christian University offers an unparalleled education to learners around the world who attend classes and interact with faculty and other students at regional learning centers around the world, online, or by other distance learning options.

Smith Christian University is governed by a diversified Board of Regents comprised of members representing the academic and professional community.

SCU enrolls students who are completing their degree, high school, or career diploma programs through various innovative education learning formats and delivery systems. The University offers distance education courses, online courses, regional seminars around the globe and on-campus courses.

Smith Christian University is committed to maintaining a community of faculty, staff, and students, which recognizes the inherent dignity and worth of each human individual as being in the image of God. We desire that all Christians should develop and nurture a racially, socially, and denominationally diverse community, even as the early church was diverse. SCU also accepts the responsibility of being a positive example as we prepare men and women who will make beneficial social changes to society, the church, and the world.

SCU admits students of either gender, all races, and any national or ethnic origin, to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students. In the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, grants, and programs, SCU does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national, or ethnic origin.

What We Believe

Articles of Faith:
Smith Christian University is an evangelical Christian institution that affirms the articles of faith found in three historic creeds of the early Church: The Apostles' Creed, The Nicene Creed, and The Athanasian Creed. In particular we affirm:

• The Inspiration and Authority of the Scriptures; The Existence of One God in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; The Creation of the Human Race in the Image of God; The Fall and Resultant Human Depravity; The Deity of Christ, His Incarnation, Atoning Death, and Resurrection;Salvation by the Grace of God Through Faith by the Power of the Holy Spirit; One Holy Christian Church, the Body of Christ; The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the Consummation of All Things.
• The Gift of Everlasting Life in Heaven, With Christ, for All Who Have Trusted in Him for Salvation.

Our Campus

Since SCU's spark of conception in 1987 to this present moment, SCU has held fast to its founding mission to "provide an education of mind and heart" through rigorous and open intellectual inquiry guided by dedicated Christian scholars.

SCU's Main Campus and Administration Offices is located in Sunrise, Florida (population 90,793). Since 2000, Sunrise, Florida has had a population growth of 5.85 percent. There are several school in the region, where Smith students may utilize materials in-house. Students that are local residents may inquire about services available from each library respectively.

To find our address or to contact us, please visit our Contact Us page.

What We Do

Mission Statement:
To equip men and women with a Christian worldview of leadership and service in life, work, and ministry through distance education that encourages professional and academic excellence.

To equip men and women . . .
Academic opportunities at Smith include theoretical and applied studies designed to prepare both men and women for the chosen career path

with a Christian worldview . . .
Academic studies at Smith involve learning and utilizing Bible-based Christian theological beliefs and practices in the analysis of course subject matter

of leadership and service . . .
Academic programs at Smith prepare adult learners for a variety of roles and responsibilities ranging from the level of the volunteer through that of a career professional

in life, work, and ministry . . .
Academic studies at Smith apply learning to personal, interpersonal, family, social, career, and Christian service contexts

through distance education . . .
Academic opportunities at SCU allow self-directed learners to study when and where it is convenient

that encourages professional excellence . . .
Academic programs at SCU promote the development of best practices in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the chosen career path

and academic excellence
Academic studies at SCU emphasize scholarly analysis and quality performance in the completion of learning activities and assessments

Motto:
Smith's Mission Statement builds upon the Scripture that serves as New Mt. Sinai's Motto: "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses; the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (II Timothy 2:2, KJV).

Mission Objectives and Outcomes

Mission Objectives reflect what SCU seeks to foster and develop through distance learning. Mission Outcomes reflect what a student will be learning to do, and ultimately what a graduate will be equipped to do. The Mission Objectives and Outcomes flow out of the Mission Statement, and affirm the Artices of Faith as they are accomplished.

Foster a Christian Worldview in Attitudes and Values (Heart)
SCU graduates will be able to articulate a biblically-based Christian worldview of the subject area of study through the informed perspectives they express in their academic activities.

A biblically-based Christian worldview emphasizes the interpretation of personal and cultural beliefs and practices through the lens of Scripture apart from the theological positions of any one Christian denomination. An informed perspective is one that explores and utilizes precedent literature to compare and contrast the attitudes and values in one worldview with those of another.

Foster Spiritual Formation and Whole Person Development (Soul)
SCU graduates will be able to identify best practices that contribute to personal growth and spiritual formation through self-assessment and peer evaluation.

Best practices are sustainable actions and conditions that a person has experienced as making a long-term and positive impact on their whole person development. Through self-assessment a person evaluates their formation and development, which guides them in identifying their best practices. Through peer evaluation a person receives external feedback, which help refines self-assessment.

Develop Subject Area Knowledge and Understanding (Mind)
SCU graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of the subject area of study through critical reflection of scholarly resources.

Knowledge and understanding involve the ability to recall factual and abstract information, and to utilize that information correctly and as appropriate to the context. Critical reflection evaluates those facts, abstractions, and applications through the lens of a biblically-based Christian worldview and the objective analysis of authoritative resources.

Develop Subject Area Applications and Skills (Strength)
SCU graduates will be able to demonstrate skills in the subject area of study through well-reasoned applications and evaluations deployed in life, work, and ministry.