Belmont Abbey College Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Academics == [[Image:Belmontabbeyexcellence.png|thumb|Reminder of the college's Aristotelian commitment]] [[File:Sacredheartcampus.JPG|thumb|right|Chapel at Sacred Heart]] The abbey is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] and approved by the [[American Medical Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/institutional-research/accreditation.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte NC - Institutional Research - Accreditation - Liberal Arts:Catholic Benedictine heritage |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529064747/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/institutional-research/accreditation.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-29 }} Accreditation</ref> More than 80 percent of the faculty at Belmont Abbey hold doctoral degrees in their subjects. After completing a core curriculum, students declare a major and concentrate within their chosen areas of study.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/Programs/programs.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte - Belmont NC - Academics | Programs - Liberal Arts:Catholic Benedictine heritage |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523141747/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/Programs/programs.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-23 }} Academic programs</ref> The college's First Year Symposium, required for incoming freshmen, seeks to acclimate new students to college life. Taught by professors from various fields, this course explains the theories of a [[liberal education]] and introduces students to the [[Rule of St. Benedict]] and the Catholic intellectual tradition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/firstYearProgram/first-year-program.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey - Academics | Programs |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607000601/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/firstYearProgram/first-year-program.aspx |archive-date=2010-06-07 }} FYS</ref> It is endorsed by [[The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College]].{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page