Salem International University

Salem International University

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Salem International University

Salem International University is a private for-profit four-year higher education institution. Its mission is to provide individuals with sound knowledge, marketable professional abilities, and the capacity to make honest decisions from an international point of view and become global citizens. It is committed to providing effective learning experiences by creating and maintaining a unique educational atmosphere. Salem International University offers programs at the associate, bachelor, and master degree levels in high demand fields such as business, education, and information technology.

Focus on students to enable them to reach career objectives and gain individual attention in a community-learning atmosphere. It offers online courses to meet the needs of busy adults to enable them to complete their education while maintaining full-time jobs and other obligations. Students are able to complete courses anytime from any location with access to the Internet. The online courses are delivered through the Blackboard learning platform. The platform includes asynchronous discussion threads and easily accessible assignments. Majority of online courses require students to be active participants in interactions with instructors and fellow students. Students are also required to log into each course at least one time per week.

Salem International University offers a completely online Master of Business Administration degree that does not require a thesis and can be completed in a year or less. The program enables students to develop the practical abilities, strategies, and concepts to become a more successful business manager and leader. Students learn the necessary technical competencies and business vocabulary and are able to build on their business foundation to advance in their careers. The program features rigorous instruction and practical experiences that concentrate on individual and team based problem solving and decision-making using case studies. Students pursuing the online MBA are able to take one course a month.

Members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church and the Salem, West Virginia community, founded Salem International University as Salem College in 1888. It was closely associated with the church, but did not incorporate its values into instruction. During its first 75 years, the institution remained extremely small and it began to expand in the 1960s. It partnered with the Teikyo Foundation in 1989 to establish an international learning center, Salem-Teikyo University. The university maintained the tradition of small classes to provide personalized attention to students and it encouraged all students, faculty, and staff to be involved in employing its mission. The university changed its name to Salem International University in 2000 with the purpose of displaying a broader international education mission.

Schools of Education

School of Arts and Sciences: offers majors in criminal justice and information technology and programs strive to result in the development and enhancement of critical thinking, communication abilities, and leadership.

School of Business: offers an associate and bachelor degree in business administration. The programs enable students to gain a concrete understanding of the fundamentals of business and develop and improve skills for employment or advanced education in the field.

School of Education: prepares students to become future educators by offering bachelor and master degree programs in education. The programs strive to provide quality education to help students develop effective problem solving skills, critical thinking, and an understanding of how to teach various populations of students in a constantly changing environment.

School of Nursing: committed to lifelong learning experiences with a basic belief that all nursing levels are significant and contribute to good health care. Its mission is to prepare professional nurses who use a systematic approach to nursing practices. Offers a bachelor degree in nursing and certificate in practical nursing.

Accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association accredits Salem International University.

Scholarships Offered

Salem International University participates in various scholarships including Presidential Scholars Award, Evans Memorial Scholarship, Charleston Rotary Club Scholarship, Penelope Hanshaw Scholarship, Coleman Murphy, Jr. Memorial Grant, Ernest and Iva Mearns Scholarship, R. Ray Singleton Scholarship, Evelyn Quick Scholarship, West Virginia Engineering, Science, and Technology Scholarship, Riverside Math and Science Scholarship, and William Rucker Greenwood Scholarship.

Financing Options

Salem International University participates in various financial aid programs including Federal Pell Grant, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan, and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. It also accepts alternative loans and offers various payment options such as prepayment discounts and installment plans.

Credit Earning Options

Salem International University grants credit for previous courses completed at another accredited institution. It also grants credits for life and military experiences and advanced placement, College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations. Students may receive up to 30 transfer credits for associate degrees and up to 60 for bachelor degrees. Courses, experiences, and examinations are evaluated on an individual basis and credit granting is based on the degree program.