Belmont Abbey College

The Catholic College of the South

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Core Curriculum—Abbey Distance Program Students

Requirements

Writing, 4 credits

RH104Rhetoric and Writing

4

Quantitative Reasoning, 3 credits

One of the following, appropriate to the student’s major:

MA135Math for Liberal Arts

3
MA145Finite Mathematics

3
MA151College Algebra

3
MA152Trigonometry and Precalculus

3
Any 200-level Mathematics course
Any Statistics course
Any Calculus course

Theology, 6 credits

TH105Introduction to Scripture

3
TH205Introduction to Theology

3

Philosophy, 6 credits

PH200Intro to Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval

3
And either
PH250Ethics

3
Or
PO250Justice and the Good Society

3

History, 6 credits

HI101Western Civilization I

3
HI102Western Civilization II

3

Literature, 6 credits

EN211Literary Classics of the Western Trad I

3
EN212Literary Classics of the Western Trad II

3

Natural Science, 6 credits

One Biological Science
One Physical Science

Fine Arts, 3 credits

One (or more) of the following:

Any 3 credit Art (AR) course
Any 3 credit Dance (DA) course
Any 3 credit Music (MU) course
Any 3 credit Theatre (TA) course

Three credit hours in any one of the following:

Chorus

1
Piano

1
Organ

1

Social Sciences, 6 credits

PO201The American Constitution

3

One of the following:

CJ201Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
EC201Introductory Macroeconomics

3
PC201Introduction to Psychology

3
SO201Principles of Sociology

3

Other Graduation Requirements:

A. Writing-Intensive Requirement, flagged 3-credit course

Each student must complete at least one course designated as “Writing Intensive,” marked with the designation (W) in the course schedule. Students are strongly encouraged to choose one within their major or minor field of study.

Majors—Abbey Distance Program Students (ADP)

Students are required to:

  1. Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours of upper-level (300- and 400-level) courses in their major.
  2. Earn a minimum 2.00 average in upper-level (300- and 400-level) courses in their major unless otherwise stipulated by the Department listing in the Catalogue.
  3. Complete a minimum of 120 credits, including all courses required by the major department.
  4. Earn a minimum of 120 credits, the last 30 of which must be taken at Belmont Abbey College.
  5. Take a majority of major courses at Belmont Abbey College.
  6. Achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 (“C”).
  7. Make a formal application to graduate to the Registrar’s Office. Students planning to graduate in August must apply by May 1. December candidates must apply by August 1, and those planning to graduate in May should apply no later than October 1 of the previous year. 

Standards and Policies

The academic policies mentioned in other sections of this Catalogue apply to students in the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Abbey Distance Program.

Department Requirements Major departments may specify courses which must be taken in the major, in elective areas, and in the Core Curriculum to initiate study in the major (e.g., a student intending to major in Biology must complete BI101 as a part of his or her Natural Science requirement for the Core Curriculum). Please consult the major outlines in this Catalogue and contact the departmental Chair.
Electives The student may elect to take a certain number of courses according to his or her interests; these choices should be made after consultation with his or her academic advisor. Specific departmental requirements may reduce the number of options. Course prerequisites must be observed.
Course Substitution Policy A specific course requirement of the core curriculum of the College or of any particular major may be waived or another course substituted in place of a specific requirement under either of the following conditions:
1. If the substituted course would be more appropriate for the student’s chosen course of study.
2. If the student has been exposed to the same material in a course taken at another accredited college and has transferred those credits to Belmont Abbey College.
All substitutions or waivers of core requirements must be approved by the Chief Academic Officer. The request must also be approved by the Chair of the Department if the course is required for a major.
Major Fields of Study Listed below are the areas in which a Bachelor of Arts and/or a Bachelor of Science degree is awarded for the ADP program.
Bachelor of Arts  Bachelor of Science
Business Management Computer Science
Cybersecurity  
Digital Marketing  
Interdisciplinary Studies  
Declaration of Major Students are encouraged to declare a major after their first year. By the first semester of their junior year, students must declare an academic major. Students must fill out a Declaration of Major form on their Self Service portal and have it signed by the Department Chair of the field in which they have chosen to major. The process is not complete until it has been signed by both the student and the department chair and is sent to the Registrar's Office.
Double Majors A student may major in two departments with the signed permission of the Chair of each department, provided that the student fulfills all requirements for the major in both departments, and provided the student completes a minimum of 24 unique credits for each major. For administrative purposes, the student should designate one of the two fields as his or her primary major – that will be the field in which the student completes their senior capstone experience. Students must complete the required senior capstone project/thesis in the primary major. The Chair of the department of the secondary major may require the student to replace the senior capstone of the secondary major with a comparable number of upper-level course credit hours. It shall be the student’s responsibility to consult with faculty advisors in the appropriate departments to ensure that all requirements are met in both majors.
Minors Ordinarily an academic minor consists of fifteen (15) hours of course work in a specific discipline at the 200 level and above. However, in special circumstances, a department may agree to allow a 100-level course to be included in a minor, provided that the course was not taken to fulfill one of the College’s core curriculum requirements. The preponderance of courses for the minor must be taken at Belmont Abbey College. Students must consult with the Chair of the minor department when designing a program.
Change of Major or Advisor Students desiring to change their major field or advisor must complete the necessary forms in the Office of the Registrar.