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We have a brand new website! 

We hope that the new look will provide easier access to all the information you need. Check out the site on your phone or tablet. If you find issues with the site, please email ibs.info@cru.org, so we can continue to improve it.  Thanks!

The majority of the site is now accessible only to Cru staff through Okta. 

If you are not on staff with Cru and are interested in taking a course, please see the FAQ below.

Mission Statement

The Institute of Biblical Studies exists to help Cru missionaries develop the biblical and theological competencies they need to carry out their mission.

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  • Obtaining an Official Transcript of IBS Coursework

    IBS Courses Taken Between 1960 and 1994

    To request an “official transcript” of your IBS coursework completed before 1995, email your request to ibs.info@cru.org. In your email, please include your name (maiden name if applicable), birthday, and staff account number.

    IBS Courses Taken 1995 to Present

    To request an “official transcript” of your IBS coursework since 1995, complete a transcript request form.
    Download: IBS Transcript Request Form (for Classes taken 1995 to present only)

    Note: If you have taken IBS courses for graduate credit through one of our seminary partners and need an official record of that graduate credit for another seminary, you must directly contact the registrar’s office at the seminary from which you received credit.  (Example: Joe Staff took his IBS courses for graduate credit through Trinity.  Joe is now enrolling at RTS and needs an official copy of his IBS coursework through Trinity.  Joe must contact Trinity and have Trinity send that transcript to RTS.)
    Please see below for more details re: Obtaining an Official Transcript from a Cru Partner Seminary.

  • Obtaining an Official Transcript from a Cru Partner Seminary

    If you need an official record of IBS courses you have taken for graduate credit through a Cru seminary partner (i.e., Trinity, Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, Bethel Seminary or Talbot School of Theology), you must directly contact that school. IBS cannot provide you with those records.

    Example: Joe Staff took his IBS courses for graduate credit through Trinity. Joe is now enrolling at Reformed Theological Seminary and needs an official copy of his IBS coursework through Trinity so he can transfer the credit. Joe must contact Trinity directly and have Trinity send that transcript to RTS. RTS (and any other seminary) will not accept an IBS transcript.

    Cru’s Seminary Partners are:

    Bethel Theological Seminary

    Dallas Theological Seminary

    Reformed Theological Seminary

    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

    Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

  • Obtaining an Official Transcript for Courses through ISOT (Intl. School of Theology)

    Transcripts of Courses Directly from ISOT:

    If you have taken courses directly from ISOT all the way up to 2002 when ISOT closed, you will need to contact The Kings University. The Campus Ministry has NO records of any ISOT courses.

    To request an “official transcript” of your ISOT coursework, download and complete the IBS Transcript Request Form for ISOT and submit your transcript request form to the following address:

    The King’s University
    Attn: Registrar
    2121 E. Southlake Blvd.,
    Southlake, TX 76092

    Download: IBS Transcript Request Form for ISOT (ISOT Courses)

    In your written request, please include your name (maiden name if classes were taken under a different name), birthdate, Social Security number, and a check for $5 payable to: “The Kings University”

  • Obtaining an Official Transcript from the Orlando Institute (1991 - 2013)

    The Orlando Institute has closed; however, you can still obtain an official transcript of your coursework. Download and complete the TOI Transcript Request form and email the completed from to: ibs.info@cru.org.

    Download: TOI Transcript Request Form

  • Obtaining an Official Transcript for IBS Courses Taken Overseas

    IBS in the U.S. has no records of IBS courses offered overseas. To obtain a record of these courses, you must contact whoever offered the courses.

    Please click here for a listing of schools that are part of the International Leadership Consortium which includes a network of Cru Global Graduate Institutions.

    If you cannot find a transcript, we will accept an email from the class instructor certifying that you completed and passed a course. Please email details to ibs.info@cru.org

FAQ
  • What is the Current Schedule for IBS Courses?

    Click here to find a Detailed Course Schedule of all IBS courses.

  • Can non-Cru Employees take IBS Courses?

    Yes, anyone can take our courses.  There is a $300 charge per course. Courses are taught at the graduate level with 20 hours of instruction and 20-25 hours of out of class assignments.  If you are interested in signing up for a course, please write ibs.info@cru.org with the course you are interested in taking.

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