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Cedarville Magazine
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A test drive of the classroom
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Campus News
Cedarville is taking the academic
excellence and biblical integration of the
undergraduate experience to the next level.
Four graduate and professional programs
are already underway with several more
soon to follow.
National higher education trends suggest
that the most significant enrollment growth
in the next decade will be nontraditional
students seeking graduate degrees and
degree completion programs. Many of these
students are looking for online programs,
which have become a growth area for
Cedarville.TheMaster of Education (M.Ed.)
began in 2000 as an onsite program and
became fully online in 2012. Although the
student demographic is new, the purpose
remains the same: equipping Christian
leaders for professional influence.
Graduate and professional program
students enjoy competitive pricing and
the convenience of online delivery in most
programs. Cedarville’s Master of Science
in Nursing (M.S.N.), for example, is
priced among the lowest compared with
similar programs. “We are committed to
affordability,” said Janice Supplee, Vice
President for Enrollment Management and
Marketing.
Supplee believes Cedarville’s new
programs will appeal to nontraditional
Christian students who are passionate
about integrating their faith with their
professions. “More than completing
requirements for a degree, our graduate
students want to make a difference, and
they’re looking to a Cedarville education
to help them do that,” she said.
Like Cedarville’s undergraduate
curricula, graduate and professional
programs integrate biblical concepts with
academic principles. “Prospective students
must provide a testimony of faith and meet
rigorous academic requirements,” said Dr.
Andy Runyan, Dean of Graduate Studies
and the College of Extended Learning.
“Students will see a clear, biblical framework
all the way through each program.”
About half of Cedarville’s current
graduate and professional students received
undergraduate degrees from the University
— no surprise in these early years. “We
think these programs will appeal to our
undergraduate alumni,” Runyan said, “but
another way alumni can support graduate
and professional education is to spread the
word and refer prospective students.”
New Grad and Adult Programs Equip Leaders
Available now:
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Available online with an option for some
on-campus courses
Master of Science in
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Available on campus with online options
available beginning fall 2013
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Available on campus
This program has been granted
precandidate status by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education
.
Beginning This Fall:
Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
Available online
Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.)
Available online with required
international component
Programs in Development:
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RN to Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (B.S.N.) degree completion
Bachelor of Arts in
Comprehensive Bible
Nontraditional students may
pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Bible
or take individual courses
Master of Ministry (M.Min.)
Startup costs funded by the
Kern Foundation
Master of Occupational
Therapy (M.O.T.)
*
All new academic program require accreditation
by the state of Ohio and the Higher Learning
Commission, and may require discipline-specific
accreditation. Further information on these
programs will be provided following approval by
those accrediting agencies.
COURSE TITLE
Integrated Business Core (IBC) Practicum
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Jon Austin, Jeff Guernsey, John LeBlanc
DESCRIPTION
Students in the course launch and run small
business units (SBUs) to generate, test,
and market new products. Last fall, four
SBUs successfully marketed seven different
products and services. After securing
business loans of $3,855, they generated
profits of $4,890. These profits and at least
10 service hours per student were given to a
local nonprofit organization.
CO-REQUISITE COURSES
Principles of Finance
Principles of Organization and
Management
Principles of Marketing
BIG IDEA
Since IBC began in 2002, nearly 500
students have formed 18 semester-long
companies.
They have logged nearly 5,000 hours and
donated nearly $43,000 to charity.
Students’ grades are based on job
performance objectives, employment
competencies, and an overall employee
evaluation.
“The practical skills we developed —
marketing, accounting, management,
teamwork — were an excellent application
of the classes I’ve taken and the values I’m
learning at Cedarville.”
Daniel Wright ’14
CEO, Spectrum Solutions
“I became a stronger leader through IBC. I have
a better sense of my strengths and weaknesses,
and I learned that I have to be willing to work
harder than I expect others to work.”
Paige Getchell ’14
President/Events Team, Spectrum Solutions
