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SPRING HILL COLLEGE

Spring Hill College
4000 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36608

Official telephone: (251) 380-4000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 742-6704
Fax number: (251) 460-2186

Website: www.shc.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of four weeks and two of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: communication arts, business/management, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: environmental chemistry, secondary education, studio art
Average freshman GPA: 2.9 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 73 men, 65 women, 138 total
Full-time faculty: 42 men, 35 women, 77 total
Part-time faculty: 31 men, 32 women, 63 total
Graduation rate: 66% within six years

Spring Hill College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary
Combined 2-2 programs available:
3-2 BS-BE engineering with Auburn Univ, Univ of Ala Bham, Univ of Florida, Marquette Univ, Texas A&M, 3-3 BS-MS occupational therapy with Nova Southeastern Univ, 3-3 BS-MS physical therapy with Nova Southeastern Univ, 5-year accounting/MBA here at Spring Hill
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Study abroad opportunities:
Costa Rica;France;Germany;Ireland;Italy;Mexico;Spain;United Kingdom
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of South Alabama
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus University of South Alabama

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative/Secretarial Services
  • Agriculture Equipment Technology
  • Applied Design/Visual Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art Therapy
  • Art/Business
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Arts
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electronic Media
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Finance/Economics
  • Fine Art
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • Integrated Communications
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Journalism
  • Management
  • Marine Biology
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
  • Theology
  • Writing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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