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Admission and Graduation - Requirements
ASPIRE ASSOCIATE and BACHELOR DEGREES
The ASPIRE Accelerated Degree program offers adults through an innovative, accelerated format the opportunity to obtain the following degrees: Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Management, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Arts in Social Services. The program is especially designed for employees who have busy work and home schedules. Some of the features of this unique degree program include:
- Classes meet one night a week for four hours.
- In addition to spending 15-20 hours each week in preparation for each class, students also have required weekly study group meetings.
- Courses are taught by experienced professionals with advanced degrees, on-the-job experience, and a demonstrated ability to teach.
- Course assignments enable students to learn real world applications to the world of business.
- Students have the opportunity to receive credit for their work experience and training.
- Financial aid is available to qualified students to assist with tuition costs.
Belhaven's ASPIRE program embraces the development of the adult student's exposure to human problems and personal values through well-planned, sequenced courses that integrate within the curricula increasingly advanced cognitive skills, awareness of self and others, biblical values, and social and interpersonal skills.
Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts degree program provides adults with an excellent foundation in the liberal arts while preparing them for continued studies. The curriculum develops the adult learner's sensitivity to human values and capacity for critical thinking.
Bachelor of Science in Management
The Bachelor of Science in Management program is ideal for adults wanting to focus upon management and leadership in business. The curriculum emphasizes the roles of leaders in organizations and includes courses in communications, decision-making, business law, human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship, and international management.
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree offers the theoretical and practical blend needed in today's business world and is designed for adults seeking a general business degree. The program provides a strong foundation in the basic areas of business: management, economics, marketing, accounting, finance, and business administration.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Services
This major is designed to provide a foundation of knowledge in the field of social services and to prepare students for future study in the fields of social services. Emphasis is placed on developing the students' abilities to understand and to apply social services in their everyday lives.
Admission Requirements:
Associate of Arts
- Official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended. Students applying with fewer than 12 semester hours of transferable college credit must also submit an official high school transcript showing the date of graduation. A 2.0 grade point average (GPA) is required.
- A student who has earned the General Education Development (GED) certificate may be admitted. An official GED transcript must be provided from the State Department of Education of the state that issued the certificate; subscores must be 45 or higher or an average standard score of 50 or higher.
- A minimum age of 21.
- Two years of relevant work experience.
- A student who is assessed to have 0-29 semester hours of transferable credit will be admitted to Step I of the AA degree program. Applicants who are assessed to have earned 30-44 semester hours will begin the AA degree at Step II. [Completion of Steps I and II fulfill AA degree requirements.]
- Students who transfer in 45-53 semester hours will begin the AA degree at Step III.
- All transfer credit must be college academic level, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English by scoring 500 or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The TOEFL requirement may be waived under certain circumstances if English proficiency can be demonstrated through other reliable documentation.
Bachelor of Science in Management / Bachelor of Business Administration
- A minimum of 54 semester hours earned from a regionally accredited college or university and/or from CLEP, ACE, PEP, or USAFI/DANTES (maximum of 30 semester hours from these sources). Credit must be college academic level.
- Official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities previously attended showing a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- A minimum age of 22.
- Two years of relevant work experience.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must meet the same requirements as stated for the AA degree.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Services
- Official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities previously attended showing a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Two years of relevant work experience
- Minimum age of 22
- Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English by scoring 500 paper-based or 173 computer based or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The TOEFL requirement may be waived under certain circumstances if English proficiency can be demonstrated through reliable documentation.
- To begin in the major in Social Services, students will have 48 transferable semester hours.
Graduation Requirements:
Associate of Arts
- A total of 62 semester hours is required to earn the Associate's degree. Of this 62, a minimum of 40 credits must come from Belhaven's general education requirements.
- The last 17 hours of course work must be earned in residency.
- Successful completion of all courses taken at Belhaven College with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Payment of all tuition and fees.
Bachelor of Science in Management / Bachelor of Business Administration / Bachelor of Arts in Social Services
- Successful completion of at least 124 semester hours.
- Successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Management core curriculum (48 credits), Bachelor of Business Administration core curriculum (49 credits), or Bachelor of Arts in Social Services core curriculum (48 credits) and all other courses taken at Belhaven College with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
- Satisfaction of Belhaven's General Education Requirements (49 semester hours):
- Oral and Written Communication Skills: 6 semester hours in Written Communication and 3 semester hours in Speech Communication
- Literature: 6 semester hours
- Culture: 3 semester hours
- Science: 7 semester hours
- College Algebra: 3 semester hours (MAT 133 or MAT 202 will fulfill this requirement)
- History: 6 semester hours
- Biblical Studies: 9 semester hours (WVC 401-Kingdom Life will fulfill 3 hours, offered in the bachelor's programs)
- Art of Music Appreciation: 3 semester hours
- Ethics: 3 semester hours (offered in the bachelor's programs)
- Payment of all tuition and fees.
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