2009-2010 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

General InformationCollege of Adult & Professional Studiesand Graduate School MissionThe College of Adult & Professional Studies and the Graduate School strive tomeet the unique educational and personal needs of adult learners in a supportiveChristian environment offering academic excellence at the undergraduate throughgraduate levels, integrating faith and learning, and applying theoretical perspectivesto contemporary issues, thus empowering students to attain personal, educational,and career objectives, and stimulating them to lifelong learning.Graduate School PurposeThe Graduate School prepares learners for professional service and leadershipthrough quality educational programs that build on the knowledge and competencieslearners have gained in their undergraduate education and life experience.The graduate programs at Bethel:• Develop reflective practitioners by assisting learners to apply theoretical perspectivesto issues in the discipline.• Encourage learners to apply a Christian worldview and ethical principles toprofessional practice.• Enable learners to adopt new approaches and techniques to informationmanagement.• Prepare learners to apply critical and creative thinking to decision making.Bethel University StructureBethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately6,300 students from nearly every state and 29 countries enrolled in undergraduate,graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, MN, withadditional seminary locations on both coasts, Bethel University offers rigorousbachelor’s and advanced degrees in nearly 100 relevant fields. Programs are taughtby renowned faculty within a distinctly evangelical Christian framework, equippingwomen and men for culturally sensitive leadership, scholarship, and service aroundthe world. For further information on Bethel University, go to www.bethel.edu.3