America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr
a 2.0 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation and a minimum overall GPA is required to graduate. 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. One year after graduation, the school reports that 23 percent of graduates have entered graduate school. 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 such as: 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.
How to Pay for College
To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bellarmine University participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants · private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · state scholarships and grants · creative arts and performance awards · special achievements and activities awards · special characteristics awards · athletic scholarships · ROTC scholarships.
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY
Highlights
Admissions
Applicants: 5,885
Accepted: 4,943
Acceptance rate: 84%
Average GPA: 3.5
ACT range: 22-27
SAT Math range: 500-610
SAT Reading range: 495-590
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: $39,350
Out-of-state tuition: $39,350
Room: $7,070
Board: $4,400
Books: $788
Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 100%
Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 91%
Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 73%
Avg. grant or scholarship package (freshmen): $25,565
Avg. student loan aid package (freshmen): $7,503
Avg. grant or scholarship package (undergraduates): $24,156
Avg. student loan aid package (undergraduates): $6,930
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
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY
14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715-9465
Admissions: 877-772-6943 · Financial Aid: 301-860-3540
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bowiestate.edu
From the College
“Bowie State University excels in teacher education and will become the premier teacher of teachers. Through the integration of internal business processes, technology and the teamwork of administrators, faculty and staff, the university will be recognized statewide as a model of excellence in higher education for the effective and efficient use of human, fiscal and physical resources.”
Campus Setting
Founded in 1865, Bowie State is a public university of liberal arts and technology studies. Its 312-acre campus is located in Bowie, 22 miles from Washington, DC. A four-year public institution, Bowie State University is a Historically Black university with 5,430 students. Campus features a library and art gallery. Bowie State University provides on-campus housing with 1,400 units that can accommodate 1,400 students. Housing options: coed dorms · women’s dorms · men’s dorms ·