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What Amridge University degree programs are available through
eArmyU?
MASTER OF ARTS IN MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Marriage & Family Therapy is a
professional-level degree program. Experiences provide the foundation
for psychology theory, scientific research, and clinical practice. In
this context, students learn the different approaches and clinical
techniques required for today's practitioners offering therapeutic
services to individuals, couples, and families. Also, a major goal of
this program is to help prepare students for licensure in Marriage and
Family Therapy in their resident state. Students graduating from the
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy Degree program will be prepared to
do therapy in a church setting, private practice, governmental agency,
and community agency. This program also prepares students for
advanced studies in related fields.
Students may also consider taking additional courses for a dual
certification in Marriage and Family Therapy and Professional
Counseling. Students interested in a dual certification should
consult with the Dean of the School of Leadership & Human Services.
MASTER OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Professional Counseling is a degree
program for professionals. Experiences provide the foundation in
psychology theory, scientific research, and clinical practice. In
this context, students learn the different approaches and clinical
techniques required for today's practitioners offering therapeutic
services to individuals and groups. Also, a major goal of this
program is to help prepare students for licensure in Professional
Counseling in their resident state. Students who graduate from the
M.A. in Professional Counseling Degree program will be prepared to do
therapy in a church setting, private practice, governmental agency,
and community agency. This program also prepares students for
advanced studies in related fields.
Students may also consider taking additional courses for a dual
certification in Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family
Therapy. Students interested in a dual certification should consult
with the Dean of the School of Leadership & Human Services.
Does Amridge University offer any other degree programs
through distance learning?
Yes,
Amridge University offers the following degrees available via
distance learning:
Undergraduate Degrees offered:
Bachelor of Science General Business
Bachelor of Science Information Communication
Bachelor of Science Information Systems Management
Bachelor of Science in Management Communication
Bachelor of Science in Human Development
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Leadership
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Bible/Ministry
Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
Masters
degrees offered:
Master
of Science in
Leadership and Management
Master
of Science in Pastoral Counseling
Master
of Science in Ministerial Leadership
Master of Arts in Behavioral Leadership and Management
Master
of Arts in Biblical Studies
Master
of Arts in Practical Theology
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (*earmyU)
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling (*earmyU)
Master
of Divinity in Ministerial Leadership
Master
of Divinity in Marriage & Family Therapy
Maser
of Divinity in Professional Counseling
Master
of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling
Doctoral degrees offered:
Doctor
of Ministry in Family Therapy
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Counseling
Doctor
of Ministry in Family Therapy I
Doctor
of Ministry in Family Therapy II
Ph.D in Bible
- New Testament
- Old Testament
Any
questions concerning any of Amridge University degree
programs or continuing education available should be directed to
admissions@Amridgeuniversity.edu.
How do I know Amridge University’s program is high quality?
First, it is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the primary accrediting
agency of the Southeast recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Second, Amridge University has attracted a highly trained, richly experienced faculty
dedicated to educating adult learners. All faculty members not only
have degrees in their area of specialization, but several years of
practical experience as well.
Third, Amridge University
is one of the original 15 institutions selected by the U. S. Department
of Education to participate as a Distance Education Demonstration
Institution.
Mandated by Congress, this program is
designed to assist the U. S. Department of Education to develop and test
programs offering distance learning students traditional financial aid
programs and services which had previously been prohibited. The program
will eventually benefit all institutions of higher education in terms of
helping to identify quality distance education indicators, practices,
and
Finally, our graduates have excelled in a wide range of career roles,
including counselors, chaplains, and more.
What are the admission
requirements?
Step 1:
Applicants must have an earned Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
Science degree from a regionally accredited institution. If the
applicant has not completed the last course(s) at another school for
which he or she is registered at the time of filing his or her
application with Amridge University, a partial transcript
should be sent for evaluation. The final transcript showing courses
completed and any degree earned is required before the end of the first
semester after initial matriculation.
Step
2: The
applicant must request official transcripts of previously earned
academic credit to be sent to the Admissions Office of Amridge
University. Transcripts Request Forms are available at
this link:
http://www.amridgeuniversity.edu/pdf/Admissions/pdf_transcript.pdf.
A transcript is not official unless it is sent from institution to
institution and bears the official seal of the institution where the
work was completed. An applicant’s personal copies of his or her
transcripts can be submitted for an unofficial evaluation. The official
transcript showing courses completed and any degrees earned must be
submitted within the first semester after initial matriculation.
Step
3: The
applicant must submit Letters of Recommendation from two persons
not related to the applicant but who know the applicant well.
Preferably recommendations should come from businessmen, church elders,
ministers, or professors. Letters of Recommendation forms are
available at this link:
http://www.southernchristian.edu/pdf/Admissions/pdf_recommend.pdf.
Step
4: The
applicant must have submitted to the Amridge University Admissions Office an official
copy of the results of the Graduate Record Exam General (GRE) Test or
the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) taken by the applicant. Applicants for
whom English is a second language must provide documentated evidence of
English proficiency in one of two ways: (1) A bachelor’s degree from a
regionally accredited institution in the United States or (2) A score of
at least 440 on the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL).
Other national
examinations normally accepted for admission to graduate programs of
study will also be accepted. Applicants holding a doctoral degree from
a regionally accredited institution are not required to take these
standardized tests.
Step 5
(Optional): All applicants
are encouraged to submit a recent photograph. The picture should be a
close-up of head and shoulders. This may be sent in a JPEG format to
admissions@Amridgeuniversity.edu. A student is not
required to send a photograph in order to be admitted to Amridge
University.
What is provisional enrollment?
Provisional enrollment allows a student to
take courses for one semester before the application process is
completed. The entire application process must be completed before the
student will be allowed to register for another semester.
I have credit from other institutions. Can it be transferred to
Amridge University?
Amridge University allows
students to transfer credit from other accredited colleges and
universities. Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools
attended must be received by Amridge University directly from
these institutions.
Transfer of credit
for work earned in other accredited institutions of higher learning is
not automatic, but an applicant may, when making application, request
the acceptance of previously earned college credit. The Registry Office
will provide the student, upon receipt of all transcripts, with a
preliminary unofficial evaluation of those credits which will apply
toward the respective degree. When all official transcripts are
received by the University, registered students will receive an official
evaluation each semester.
The amount of
credit accepted will be determined by a preliminary evaluation. The
amount may vary depending on the courses submitted for transfer and the
level of the program the applicant is entering at Amridge University.
What library resources
are available?
Amridge University is committed to developing a theological and professional
resource center, which will serve both students and others needing
specialized information. Significant progress has been made toward this
goal and is continuing to be made in acquisitions, in computer and
audio-visual resources, and in services. The Director of the Resource
Center holds the Master of Library Science degree and specializes in
theological research, both through formal coursework and years of
experience.
The Center offers the
basic research tools in the areas of Bible, theology and human
services. The monograph collection is now in excess of 72,000 volumes.
In addition, there are over 275 subscriptions in either print form or
through full text databases, along with another one hundred
subscriptions of general religious interest. Back files of these titles
and others are also available, along with the proper indexes to
facilitate their use.
The University
Resource Center has protocol agreements with a number of institutions,
allowing its students full or limited use of their facilities. These
agreements allow its students to expand their research process through
access to other theological collections. For a current listing of
library agreements contact the Resource Center.
The Resource Center
library catalog is available online. Students may view Amridge
University’s holdings
and request resources via the Internet. First Search program is
available online to registered students. First Search and Pro Quest
Database give students access to 65 databases, including the ATLA
index. These databases include abstracts and full texts of many
sources.
The interlibrary loan
program supplements local holdings. Amridge University is a member of the American
Theological Users Group (ATUG), which allows access to the collections
of 150 theological schools through an on-line data base. This service,
along with local holdings and those available through protocol
agreements, virtually ensures that Amridge University students will have access to any
materials needed for theological research.
The student’s
knowledge of these resources comes from formal courses on both the
undergraduate and the graduate levels, and may be taught by the Resource
Center Director. In addition, Amridge University provides personal reference service
and telephone reference service.
Distance Learning
students can order resources from the Center by telephone or Internet.
The student selects the method of delivery of such materials, since this
cost is paid by the user. FAX service is also available for journal
articles.
ONLINE MATERIALS FOR ACCESS BY Amridge University STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF VIA THE
INTERNET
Amridge University currently has two
types of library materials available on-line for use by students,
faculty, and staff via the Internet from their home or office. These
materials include: (1) Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and (2)
Electronic periodical databases that include a combination of indexes,
article abstracts, and full text articles. The OPAC is an on-line
version of the traditional library card catalog and is under
development. It is anticipated that the conversion will be completed by
December 2002 so that all of the University’s 72,000+ volumes may be
searched via the OPAC. Through the OPAC, searches for books may be made
by title, author, and subject and is accessible via the University’s web
site under the heading of “Library.” Once a book has been located the
OPAC will specify if the book is available for circulation. Distance
learning students may check out these located books by contacting the
Resource Center and requesting that the books be mailed to them. The
telephone number for the Resource Center is: 800.351.4040, Extension
117.
The Amridge University Library provides more than a hundred electronic database
resources for students to allow them to research from the convenience of
their homes, as well as on campus. These resources include many of the
most advanced databases available in the fields of theology, psychology,
and general studies. Citation and full text articles from numerous
journal titles are available through the library links. These journal
databases supplement the print resources of journals available in the
campus library. Access is also available to students for NetLibrary
which provides full text book resources to complement research. All
electronic databases, other than the public access catalog, are reserved
for registered students, faculty, and staff of Southern Christian.
Examples of full text
databases currently available through the secure link for registered
students and faculty are included in the following summary. Full lists
of databases are available through library online resources.
Academic Search Elite – provides full text for more than 1,690
academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education, and
multi-cultural journals, along with indexing and abstracts for another
2, 794 titles.
ATLAReligion - primary theological index covering journal
articles, essays, multi-author works and book reviews. Linked to ATLA
full text database providing complete articles from many of the leading
religious titles.
Dissertation Abstracts Online – selectively covers masters
theses and dissertations from North American,
Canada, and Europe.
CINAHL
– indexes nursing and allied health literature.
Book
Review Digest – cites and excerpts reviews of current English
language books.
ERIC
– the Education Resource Information Center – provides access to
information from over 1000 educational journals, along with full text
from more than 2200 digests.
Legal
Periodical – Indexes legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar
association organs, law reviews, and government publications from the
U.S. and other English speaking nations.
MEDLINE – premier bibliographic database covering the fields of
medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system and allied fields.
Military Library Full Text – provides full text from over 340
military and general interest publications.
PsycFIRST – indexes psychology journals and related fields for
current year and past three years.
Business Source Elite – provides full text from over 1,090
journals covering business, management, economics, banking, finance,
accounting, and other areas.
Health
Source Nursing/Academic Edition – provides approximately 590
scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Newspaper Source – contains full text for 245 regional U.S.
newspapers and eighteen international newspapers along indexing and
abstracts for four major titles.
Mental
Measurements Yearbook – full text information about and reviews
of all English language standardized tests covering all areas of
psychology.
ProQuest Religion – full text and abstract coverage of journals
concerned with religious affairs and religious thinking.
ProQuest Psychology – full text and/or citation coverage of over
300 titles in psychology and related fields.
PsycInfo – contains citations and summaries of journal articles,
book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to
dissertations in the fields of psychology and psychology related aspects
of other disciplines.
WorldCat – bibliographic database containing all records of
items cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
The public access
catalog listing book resources is available online for anyone to view.
Titles are being added to this catalog daily, along with modifications
of current online records to better describe the book holdings available
in the library at Amridge University. Most of these books
can be checked out from the library through email requests, or by
calling the library using the WATS line service. These materials will
be mailed to students or faculty for a loan period of three weeks for
undergraduates and three months for graduate students and faculty.
Books located through the online catalog which carry the designation
Historical Collection or Reference must be used in the library only.
Approved guest users may use general library materials after meeting
Amridge University
requirements for this privilege.
CENTER HOURS
Hours are determined
by the academic schedule and the needs of the students.
CIRCULATION PROCEDURES
Those allowed to check
books out from the Center include:
Enrolled
full- or part-time students.
Full- or
part-time faculty members.
Students
and faculty of schools with which Amridge University has cooperative agreements.
Only In-Center use
will be allowed to students of the cooperating institutions and members
of the general public.
GUEST
POLICY
Members of the
community may use the materials in-house at any time the Center is
open. Those who wish to check out materials must pay a one-time $10.00
fee for processing the application. If the material requested for
circulation is needed in Amridge University courses, the Director of the Resource
Center may not allow these items to be checked out, or may limit the
number of items allowed. If a guest has an item needed by the
University students or faculty, the Director will notify the guest to
return the item as soon as possible. Guests will be subject to all
policies of the Center including overdue fines and charges for lost
materials.
CHECK
OUT PROCEDURE
Persons checking out
items must present a Amridge University student number to the
Director. Those not registered as a student will be required to furnish
information such as address and phone number the first time material is
checked out of the Center. Patron privacy is maintained through the use
of a secure on-line circulation system.
LOAN
PERIOD
The loan stipulations
are specified in the following table:
|
CATEGORY |
MAX NUMBER OF ITEMS CHECKED OUT AT ONE TIME |
DAYS LENT |
RENEWALS (SEE RENEWAL POLICY) |
|
Students |
30 |
38 |
1 |
|
Faculty and Staff |
50 |
119 |
1 |
|
Guests |
5 |
21 |
1 |
RENEWAL POLICY
Books may be renewed
if they have not been requested by another person. The renewal may be
either by phone or at the circulation desk. It is beneficial to bring
the items into the Center for renewal so that the due date may be
changed.
OVERDUE BOOKS
Fines for regular loan
items will be $.25 per day per item. If the fine is not paid when the
book is returned, the Center will send a reminder notice of the fine.
If the fine is not paid within two weeks, it will be added to the
borrower's account in the Business Office. Loan privileges for patrons
may be suspended or terminated for abuse of circulation privileges.
LOST
OR EXTREMELY LATE MATERIAL
Any lost material
should be reported promptly. The cost of the item will be billed at the
current price listed in online bibliographic databases plus a $15.00
processing charge. When books are out of print, the charge will be
$30.00 for a paperback or $50.00 for a hardback plus the $15.00
processing charge.
If an item has not
been reported lost, but has not been returned after 60 days of being
overdue, no further notices will be sent. Instead, the item will be
declared lost and the appropriate charges will be turned in to the
Business Office.
DAMAGED
MATERIALS
If a book is returned
in a badly damaged condition, it will be treated as a lost item.
AUDIO-VIDEO MATERIAL
Audio cassette tapes
may be checked out under the same policies as books. Other Audio-Video
items may be used only in the building except with prior permission from
the Center Director.
PERIODICALS NOT ONLINE
These are kept in open
stacks and are to be used in the Center. Students are encouraged to
make copies of articles needed for outside use.
RESERVE MATERIALS
Certain books
requested by professors, periodical articles, and photocopies may be
placed on “Reserve” at the Circulation Desk to allow more equitable use
of limited materials. Special regulations to allow maximum use of these
materials are as follows:
One or two
hour reserves - Use is allowed for one or two hours in the Resource
Center. This material may be checked out one hour before the Center
closes to be returned one hour after the Center opens the next day. The
overdue fine will be $1.00 per hour per item.
Closed
Reserve - certain items may not be removed from the Center. Violation
of this policy will result in a fine of $5.00 per item per day.
On-line reserves of
portions of selected documents may be made available to students at the
professor’s request.
INTERLIBRARY
LOAN
Books and periodical
articles not available at Amridge University may be requested
from other libraries. Amridge University is a member of ATUG, an on-line computer
interlibrary loan program, which allows access to more than 150
theological libraries and selected colleges and universities in Alabama
through the Network
of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL).
Forms for students to fill out for loan service are available in the
library. These should be filled out as completely as possible. Costs
incurred in the interlibrary loan procedure will be passed on to the
student. This cost will vary with the institutions from which the
material is borrowed, the number of pages or periodical articles, the
method of mailing, etc. The time period for an interlibrary loan to
arrive at the University varies from one to several weeks, so those
doing research and requesting interlibrary loans should do so as early
as possible.
COMPUTER SERVICES
Computers are
available in the Resource Center for accessing both databases and the
online catalog. A computer is also provided for word processing needs.
PHOTOCOPY SERVICE
A copy machine is
available in the Resource Center for use by students. Copies may be
made for $.10 each.
DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES
Students enrolled in
Distance Learning courses are allowed full Resource Center privileges.
Distance Learning students may access the Center by using the toll-free
1-800-351-4040, Extension 117 number to
request services or through email at
library@Amridgeuniversity.edu.
These services include assistance in research, checking out books,
photocopies of materials available in print form only, as well as other
services.
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
Students have the
privilege of using libraries of other institutions if they have needs
which cannot be met by the Amridge University Resource Center. A current list of
library agreements may be obtained from the Resource Center.
Procedures for using
these libraries are as follows:
Obtain a
signed card from a librarian at the Resource Center. This card is valid
for one semester only.
Present the
card to the circulation desk of the cooperating library with the times
to be checked out.
Students
using materials of other libraries will be subject to the
limits fines, and regulations of that library.
RESOURCE CENTER COURTESY
The Resource Center is
a quiet zone, and students or anyone entering the Center area including
the hall are expected to be considerate of those studying there.
Eating, drinking and smoking are not allowed in the Center.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS
The Morgan W. Brown
building at Amridge University is designed for handicapped
access to the classroom and Resource Center areas. The catalog, current
journals, and reference area are wheelchair accessible. Other areas of
the Center may be accessed by the handicapped through the request for
help from the Resource Center staff. Please inform the staff of any
special needs for assistance with any area of the Center.
BUILDING SAFETY AND SECURITY
The Morgan W. Brown
building at Amridge University is well-equipped with alarm systems for
fire and unauthorized entry. If a fire alarm is heard, all people
must vacate the building until the cause for the alarm is determined.
The fire exit doors are located in both corners of the Resource Center
for use in emergency. Exiting through these doors at any time will
activate the alarm. Sirens are also located nearby which sound in
the event of a tornado warning. If these are heard, all people in
the building are expected to go immediately to a safe area until the
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