Salem College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Salem College Academics

Salem College is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. In particular, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, United Nations Semester, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Salem College.

English Language and Literature:

English

History:

History – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Popular majors:

twenty percent social sciences, twelve percent communications per journalism, eleven percent business per marketing, eleven percent english, ten percent visual and performing arts, nine percent psychology, eight percent foreign languages and literature

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Sociology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology

Education:

Music Teacher Education

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, Spanish

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts Management, Fine/Studio Arts, Interior Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, International Business

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 30.

Salem College Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were one hundred and five total number of transfer students who applied and ninety-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 69% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 72%. Remember that this can change at any time.

For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and

Salem College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Job Skills. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Job Skills, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency.

Salem College Students

The school’s size is approximately eight hundred and thirty-four degree-seeking undergrads, one hundred and thirty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two hundred and forty-one graduate enrollment. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Moravian Church In America, Women only, where 69 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Salem College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Moreover, the student body consists of fifty-one percent in-state students, forty-nine percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, one hundred percent women, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, fourteen percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, sixty percent white per non-hispanic, thirteen percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, fifty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.

This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-four percent of first-year students live in college housing, eighty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In fact, the school is located 80 miles from Charlotte, 25 miles from Greensboro.In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as historic buildings, museums.

Salem College Athletics

The Salem Spirit are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Club Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Volleyball