America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr

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СКАЧАТЬ 1,127 units. Housing options include: coed dorms · women's dorms · men's dorms · special housing for disabled students. Recreation and sports facilities include: baseball and softball fields · golf course · gymnasium · recreation and fitness center · soccer stadium · tennis courts · track.

       Student Life and Activities

      Most students (57 percent) live off campus. Popular gathering spots include Campus Center, SAC and Bardstown Road. Favorite campus events include: Hillside, Relay for Life, Family Weekend, Ball on the Bell, Homecoming, Pioneer Dance, Senior Week and Flow Hip-Hop Dance Show. Bellarmine University has 76 official student organizations. The most popular are: jazz club · student theatre · dance team · Student Ambassadors · Students for Social Justice · Students for Life · University Radio Association · Colleges Against Cancer · Students for Organ Donation · education club · Friendly English Society · philosophy club · Communication Association · math club · Accounting Association · Association for Computing Machinery · psychology club · biology club · chemistry club · Clinical Laboratory Science Society · Pre-Physical Therapy Association · Association of Cardiopulmonary Science · Association of Nursing Students · Physical Therapy Association · University Democrats · University Republicans · political science club · Mock Trial · Pre-Law Society. For those interested in sports, there are intramural teams such as: basketball · flag football · golf · soccer · tennis · volleyball. Bellarmine University is a member of the NCAA, Eastern College Athletic Conference Lacrosse (Division I) and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (Division II).

       BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY

       Highlights

      Bellarmine University Louisville (Pop. 253,128) Location: Medium city Four-year private Founded: 1950 Website: http://www.bellarmine.edu

      Students Total enrollment: 3,419 Undergrads: 2,593 Freshmen: 773 Part-time students: 8% From out-of-state: 38% From public schools: 69% Male/Female: 36%/64% Live on-campus: 43% In fraternities: 1% In sororities: 1% Off-campus employment rating: Excellent Caucasian: 83% African American: 4% Hispanic: 3% Asian: 2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: <1% Native American: <1% Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 2% International: 2%

      Academics Calendar: Semester Student/faculty ratio: 12:1 Class size 9 or fewer: 10% Class size 10-29: 75% Class size 30-49: 15% Class size 50-99: 1% Class size 100 or more: - Returning freshmen: 80% Six-year graduation rate: 66%

      Most Popular Majors Nursing Psychology Business administration

      Admissions Applicants: 4,160 Accepted: 3,943 Acceptance rate: 94.8% Average GPA: 3.5 ACT range: 22-27 SAT Math range: 490-590 SAT Reading range: 490-590 SAT Writing range: Not reported Top 10% of class: 25% Top 25% of class: 54% Top 50% of class: 82%

      Deadlines Early Action: 11/1 Early Decision: No Regular Action: Rolling admissions Common Application: Accepted

      Financial Aid In-state tuition: $36,290 Out-of-state tuition: $36,290 Room: $6,580 Board: $4,120 Books: $692 Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 84% Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 75% Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 73% Avg. aid package (freshmen): $29,188 Avg. aid package (undergrads): $27,406 Avg. debt upon graduation: $28,071

      Prominent Alumni Dr. James Heck, inventor of drug Cancidas; Angela Mason, co-founder, ITS Services; Joseph P. Clayton, former CEO/chairman, Sirius Satellite Radio.

      School Spirit Mascot: Knights Colors: Scarlet and silver Song: On Knights of Bellarmine

       Academics and Learning Environment

      Bellarmine University has 155 full-time and 235 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1. The most common course size is 10 to 19 students. Bellarmine University offers 50 majors with the most popular being nursing, business administration and psychology. The school has a general core requirement as well as a religion requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. All first-year students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student include: self-designed majors · independent study · double majors · dual degrees · accelerated study · honors program · internships · certificate programs.

       B Student Support and Success

      This college's Academic Resource Center is the place for help with classes and college careers. There are tutors available for the 100- and 200-level classes, both in individual and group study sessions. The staff at ARC helps to analyze students’ essays to improve grammar, style and formatting. Bellarmine also offers a one-hour credit course called Freshman Focus. It helps freshmen make the transition to college. This program includes reading, writing, discussion and out-of-class activities. The focus of the course is increasing a student's self-awareness and sense of purpose when it comes to his/her education and making important decisions about academic and social lives. Students are graded (A to F) in this class.

      Bellarmine University provides multiple support programs including: academic · career · personal · psychological · religious. The average freshman year GPA is 3.1, and 80 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. While many enter the workforce after graduation, approximately 25 percent pursue a graduate degree immediately after graduation. Among students who find employment, approximately 80 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Bellarmine University include: Abercrombie and Fitch · AIG · AmeriCorps · Baptist East Hospital · Bellarmine University · Deloitte · Department of the Navy · Ernst and Young · Evanston Hospital · Frazier Arms Museum · GE Industrial · Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana · Hardin Memorial Hospital · Heaven Hills Distillery · Kessler Company · Kosair Hospital · Jefferson County Public Schools · Jewish Hospital · Mayor of Louisville · Norton Hospital · Old Towne Mortgage · Rescare · Saint Xavier High School · Sherman Williams · Strothman and Company · United Parcel Service · U.S. Bank · Wells Fargo · William M. Mercer Company.

       Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

      Students with learning disabilities can access a variety of support programs, and according to the school, LD advisor/advocates can meet with faculty on an individual basis. LD students can utilize: tutors · learning center · untimed tests · extended time for tests · take-home exam · oral tests · readers · note-taking services · reading machines · tape recorders · texts on tape · videotaped classes · early syllabus. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · writing labs · math labs · study skills. An advisor/advocate from the Counseling Center is available to students.

       How to Get Admitted

      For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview · extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and abilities · character/personal qualities · volunteer work · work experience · geographical location · minority affiliation · alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are not required. According to the admissions office: Minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1000 (composite ACT score of 21), rank in top half of secondary school class and minimum 2.5 GPA recommended. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 4 Math, 4 Science, 3 Social Studies, 2 Foreign Language.

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