About BSC
Location
192 wooded acres, three miles west of downtown Birmingham, served by eight major airlines, Amtrak and Interstate highways 20, 59, and 65.
Campus
Some 48 academic, residential, administrative, and athletic buildings/facilities. New facilities since 1998 include a campus center, fitness center, 100,000 square-foot science center, and a new Fraternity Row.
Campus technology
More than 1,000 college-owned, Windows-based, and Apple systems with more than 100 network laser printers in public, departmental lab, and classroom settings. Connectivity is provided for student-owned computers in all residential areas.
Diversity
Birmingham-Southern has approximately a 12 percent multicultural and international population. There are five multicultural groups on campus, including The Black Student Union, Muslim Student Association, Multi-cultural Awareness Organization, and the One A-Chord Gospel Choir.
Residence halls
Seven residence halls on the residence hall quad, six fraternity houses on Fraternity Row, and six sorority townhouses behind the Bruno Residence Hall.
Faculty
Birmingham-Southern has a 12:1 student to faculty ratio, and of the full-time members of the faculty, more than 96 percent hold either a doctoral degree or the highest degree in their field.
Enrollment
Approximately 1,300 students from 33 states and eight foreign countries. The first-year class consistently has the highest academic profile in the state.
Academics
Five bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 programs of study; interdisciplinary and specially individualized majors and minors; two master’s programs; academic calendar of two semesters and a January Interim Term.
Advising/Counseling
Faculty advisors, academic and personal counseling, career counseling, and pre-professional guidance in church-related vocations, law, economics and business administration, and health-related careers.
Innovative curriculum
Foundations general education plan expands the college’s liberal arts mission to address the talents and skills needed to be successful in an increasingly complex and technological society.
National honor societies
Sheltering institution for Phi Beta Kappa; home to 20 other honorary or professional societies in various academic areas.
Intercollegiate athletics
20 NCAA Division III varsity sports for men and women, including football which begins play in fall 2007. Other new sports soon will include women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track.
Special programs
Honors Program, Interim term, Leadership Studies, Service-Learning, Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum, study abroad, internships, and undergraduate research opportunities.
Consortia
The college holds membership in the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), Birmingham Area Consortium of Higher Education (BACHE), National Council on Undergraduate Research, Project Kaleidoscope, The Annapolis Group, Council of Independent Colleges, and National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, among others.
Religious life
Several weekly offerings from diverse Christian traditions held in Yeilding Chapel. Religious, academic, and social life at the college provides various additional opportunities for worship, study, service, and intentional growth in faith and understanding. As a Methodist-related college, we are committed to conviction in one’s own faith tradition and tolerance of all others.
Tuition and fees
Tuition and Fees
Cost Summary 2008-09Tuition $24,780
Residence Hall $4,600 to $5,585
Books & Supplies (approximate) $1,160
Meal Plans $2,535 - $3,500
Fees $806
Automobile Registration $36
Financial aid
More than $20 million in federal, state, and institutional programs, including scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study; more than 98 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.
Student activities
Newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, scholarly review, dance, and theatre productions, full range of musical groups and instrumental groups; numerous special interest, service, and honorary organizations; and a full range of men’s and women’s intramural sports.
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL 35254
1-800-523-5793, ext. 4696 (toll-free)
205\226-4600 (general information)
admission@bsc.edu