Getting a college education is more important today than ever before. Those who have marketable skills in the Information Age will have a significant advantage over those who do not. Atlantic Union College provides students with marketable skills. Atlantic Union College’s graduates have found meaningful employment, or have gone on to professional or other graduate schools for which they have prepared.
But the education Atlantic Union College offers is more than just to prepare students for a specific job. Change permeates our society. Students should expect to gain from a college education, in addition to salable skills, the ability to anticipate and adapt to change. The future will require more and more people who think, who ask questions, who adapt, and imagine.
It is for these reasons that the education Atlantic Union College offers - even in such professional fields as Nursing and Computer Science - is a balanced Christian liberal arts education. In a time of accelerating change this is the best kind of preparation for a career.
CHOOSING A MAJOR
Some students come to college knowing exactly the profession or occupation they desire. They need merely to consider carefully the course of study which will lead them to their goals.
In some cases the major is clear-cut. A student who wants to be a nurse will major in Nursing. The A.S. in Nursing will prepare the student for the state board examinations, which must be passed before one can become a Registered Nurse. Two more years of study will lead to the B.S. in Nursing, which will be required for entry level positions in the future.
In other cases, the student has several choices. A student, for example, wanting to prepare for a position in public relations or advertising may want to major in English or Business and to minor in Communications, or to take a double major in English and Business. A student preparing for medicine must take, among other requirements, General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Physics, and College Writing but may major in an area of his or her own choosing Biology, English, History, Music, Religion, etc.
Students who have not made a final decision before entering college, either as to a career or a major, should take a general program of study in order to explore several fields of knowledge and at the same time meet general education requirements applicable to most programs. A career test is also available at Student Support Services in order to help the student realize their full potential.
CAREER SERVICES
Student Support Services is responsible for the Cooperative Education program, and it provides resources for career planning and for finding meaningful employment. The department offers career testing, offers seminars on résumé writing, interviewing skills, and dressing for success. It also assists students with internship placement, graduate school search, employment search and promotes on-campus recruitment. The department is also active in updating and maintaining the Career Resource section of the G. Eric Jones Library.
DEPARTMENTS, DEGREES, AND CAREERS
Since a liberal arts degree in any field prepares a student for entering hundreds of different careers in business, government, the church and many different professional programs such as dentistry, law, or medicine, the following list serves only to suggest a few specific possibilities of positions and graduate programs for which degrees offered at Atlantic Union College prepare students.
Department with Degrees Offered |
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Career and Graduate Opportunities |
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Business |
B.S.
Accounting Minor: |
Accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing positions in business firms, governmental agencies, health care and educational institutions, and the Church; graduate study in Accounting or Business. |
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B.S. Business Administration with concentrations in: Finance Minor: |
Leadership and administrative positions in business firms, health care, and educational institutions, industry, governmental agencies, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church in areas of personal administration, materials management, marketing, and general management, graduate study in Business or Accounting. |
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Computer Science & Mathematics |
B.S.
Computer Science Minor: Certificate: |
Positions in all areas of computer science and information science, including applications in business, engineering, science, commerce, and government; leads to graduate study in computer science, information systems, or other related fields. Because AUC is situated in the heart of the high technology industry of the Northeast, graduates have wide employment opportunities. |
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B.A.
Mathematics Minor: |
Currently a nationwide shortage of mathematics majors exists in industry and education. Opportunities include teaching, graduate study, educational and industrial research, and related areas such as statistics, computer science, engineering and the physical and life sciences. |
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Education & Psychology |
M.Ed. |
Atlantic Union College offers the Master of Education degree. Concentrations are offered in Administration, Clinical Ministry, and Curriculum and Instruction. |
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B.A. Liberal Arts – Elementary Education Minor: Secondary Teacher Certification |
Teaching positions on the elementary level, giving the teacher the responsibility for children's growth in all areas-social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual; graduate study in teaching, supervision, and administration. Careers in both denominational and public school systems. |
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B.A.
Liberal Arts – Minor: Certification |
Positions as teachers and directors of preschools, day-care centers, and nursery schools. Teaching positions at the Pre K-2 levels. |
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A.S. Paraeducation |
Careers in nursery schools, day-care centers, and other preschool settings. |
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B.S. Psychology Minors: |
Residence hall dean's work, school guidance counseling; testing services in industry, educational and health care institutions, and governmental agencies; graduate study in psychology and other behavioral sciences.
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English |
B.A. English Minors: Secondary Teaching Certification, |
Pre-law, pre-medicine, business, public relations, communication (journalism, editing, technical writing, etc.); teaching English in secondary and elementary programs and, with graduate work, in college; teaching English as a second language with a specialized area of study. |
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History |
B.A. History Minor: |
Teaching, public service, journalism, research, library and historical museum work, archival management and historical editing; pre-professional preparation for law, business, medicine and dentistry. |
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Music |
B.A. Music |
Studio teaching, performing, ministry of music, dentistry or medicine when combined with pre-medicine courses, law, various career options when combined with second major. |
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B.M.
Music |
Teaching Music at all grade levels, ministry of music, music librarian, various positions in the music industry; graduate work in Music Therapy, Music Education, and other areas of Music. |
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Performance Track |
Studio or college teaching, performing, conducting, positions in composing, arranging, and orchestrating music; music librarian, various positions in the music industry; graduate work in various areas of music. |
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Natural Science |
B.S. Biology Biology - Health Science Track
A.S. Health Science Minor: |
Secondary education; entry level positions in biological and biomedical research organizations and with governmental agencies and private industries dealing with research and/or management in the following areas: conservation and environmental concerns, fish and wildlife, agriculture, forestry, parks and recreation; graduate work leading to careers in education, medicine, dentistry, various allied health professions, and biomedical or biological research. |
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Minor: |
Secondary teaching, research and development in industry, medicine, dentistry, public health and other health related professions. |
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Pre-professional Curricula |
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Students wishing to secure admission to a professional school should familiarize themselves with the admissions requirements of the school of their choice and consult with the advisor of the chosen area. The most frequently chosen programs are listed. |
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Nursing |
B.S. Nursing |
Leadership and high technology roles in nursing, graduate study in nursing. |
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A.S. Nursing |
General staff nursing and minimal leadership. |
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Religion & Theology |
B.A. Religion Minor: |
Elementary or secondary Bible teaching; preparation for graduate work in religion, theology, biblical studies, archaeology, ethics, counseling, humanities; pre-professional preparation for such programs as medicine, dentistry, and law. |
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B.A. Theology |
Pastoral ministry and allied professions such as evangelism, chaplaincy, counseling. |
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B.A. Evangelism Certificate:
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Designed to prepare student for a career in public evangelism. Learning how to interpret the Bible for yourself and others, gaining an appreciation for the Seventh-day Adventist theological foundations and practical experience are central for this major. |
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A.S. Personal Ministries |
This program meets the need of the laity and the students who wish for formal training in personal evangelism. |
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Social Work |
B.S. Social Work Minor: |
Medical social work, school social work, public welfare, psychiatric social work, forensic social work, corrections, research, dean's work, family counseling, other human services positions, graduate study in social work or law. Preprofessional preparation. |
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Vegetarian Culinary Arts |
A.S. Vegetarian Culinary Arts |
Designed to prepare students for a career in the food services industry working in educational institutions and health facilities. Qualified to own and operate restaurants. |
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