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Welch College

Welch College
3606 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37205-2498

Official telephone: (615) 844-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 763-9222
Fax number: (615) 844-5004
Website: www.welch.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
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 August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of two weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration
Average freshman GPA: 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 67%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 26 men, 18 women
Full-time faculty: 12 men, 4 women
Part-time faculty: 14 men, 14 women
Graduation rate: 38% within six years

Welch College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Vanderbilt U.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Tennessee St U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Arts
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Christian Ministry
  • Early Childhood
  • Ministry
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Biblical Studies
  • Biblical Studies/Teaching
  • Biblical/Ministry Studies
  • Biology Education
  • Business Administration
  • Child Development
  • Christian Education
  • Church Music/Ministries
  • Church Music/Youth Ministries
  • Combination Majors
  • Early Childhood Development
  • English Education
  • History
  • Minister of Christian Education
  • Missions
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music/Performance
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Physical Education/Exercise Science
  • Psychology/Learning
  • Youth Ministry

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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