2009-2010 Catalog II - Newberry College

A NEWBERRY COLLEGE PROFILE
Location: Newberry, South Carolina, a city of approximately 10,000, is four miles from Interstate 26 and
forty miles northwest of Columbia, the state capital.
Chartered: 1856; first classes: 1859.
Support: A four-year liberal arts college supported by the South Carolina, Southeastern, Florida-Bahamas,
and Caribbean Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Degrees and Majors:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Within the Bachelor of Arts degree program, students may major in one of the following fields: Art (Studio
Art, Graphic Design); Church Leadership (Church Administration, Christian Education, Music Ministry, and
Youth Ministry); Communications; English (Secondary Education); History (Secondary Education);
International Studies (Business Administration, Foreign Language, Political Science); Music; Music (Church
Music; Music Theory); Political Science; Psychology; Religion and Philosophy (Religion, Philosophy);
Sociology; Spanish; and Theatre (Acting, Directing, Technical).
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Performance (Instrumental, Vocal).
Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) Music Education (Choral, Instrumental).
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Within the Bachelor of Science degree program, students may major in Accounting; Biology (Secondary
Education), Business Administration, Chemistry (Forensic Chemistry, Secondary Education, Biochemistry),
Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education, Mathematics (Secondary
Education), Nursing, Physical Education (Leisure Services, Sport Management, and Teacher Certification).
Minors are offered in: Accounting; Art; Athletic Training; Biology; Business Administration; Chemistry;
Church Leadership; Church Leadership AIM; Church Music; Coaching; Communications; Community Service;
Computer Science; Creative Writing; Criminal Justice; English; Environmental Science; Graphic Design;
History; Jazz Studies; Mathematics; Management Information Systems; Military Science Leadership; Music;
Philosophy; Physics; Political Science; Psychology; Religion; Sociology; Social Work; Spanish; Sport
Management; Speech; and Theatre.
A Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), a Business Degree with a concentration in Organizational Management, is given
through the fastFORWARD Program, a non-traditional program for adults.
A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Early Childhood Education, leading to teacher certification, is given through the
fastFORWARD Program, a non-traditional program for adults. A Bachelor of Science degree is also given
through the cooperative dual-degree program with Duke University.
Pre-Professional Programs are offered in seven fields: Dentistry; Law; Medicine; Occupational Therapy;
Pharmacy; and Physical Therapy.
Non-Major/Minor Programs/Courses of Study: Summerland Honors Program; Departmental Honors;
Values Based Learning; College Life; Economics; French; German; Geography; Greek; Humanities; Science;
and Social Sciences.
Number of Students: 1,110 (Fall 2011)
Number of Faculty (full-time equivalent): 62
Campus size: 90 acres
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