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FINAL SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES SET

by | Jun 15, 2011

Bluefield College has released its schedule of courses for five terms of Summer School 2011, including two sessions of online classes.

Classes for the first session, called May Term, will begin Monday, May 9 and continue every weekday for four weeks until Friday, June 3.

Summer One courses will start Monday, June 6 and continue every weekday for four weeks until Friday, July 1.

The Summer Two session will start Monday, July 11 and continue every weekday for four weeks until Friday, August 5.

The fourth term, a session with all instruction offered online through the school’s e-SPIRE Online Learning Community, will begin Monday, May 9 and continue for six weeks until Monday, June 20.

The final Summer School term, a second online session, will begin Monday, June 27 and continue six weeks until Monday, August 8.

The following classes are available for students during BC’s Summer School May Term (May 9-June 3):

General Biology Lab

General Biology

Biology Internship

Introduction to Business

Minority Issues in Criminal Justice

Critical Perspectives in Criminal Justice

Old Testament Survey

Sports Management Internship

Theatre Appreciation

Musical Theatre

The following classes are available for students during BC’s Summer Session One (June 6-July 1):

Beginning Watercolor

Biology Internship

Macroeconomics

Legal Environment of Business

Chemistry Internship

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Intro to the Exceptional Child

Recreation and Sport Management Internship

Athletic Coaching Internship

The following classes are available for students during BC’s Summer Session Two (July 11-August 5):

Biology Internship

Business Law

Information Technology Internship

Communication Internship

Graphic Communication Internship

Criminal Law

Youth Ministry Internship

Sports Medicine Internship

Recreation and Sports Management Internship

The following classes are available for students during BC’s first summer e-SPIRE online session (May 9-June 20):

Human Biology Lab

Human Biology

Science of Chocolate

Fundamentals of Speech

Minority Issues in Criminal Justice

Ethics

Introduction to the Writing Process

American Literature II

Sport Psychology

Coaching Principles Certification

Personal and Community Health

Stress Management

Mathematics of Finance

Music Appreciation

Child and Adolescent Development

The following classes are available for students during BC’s second summer e-SPIRE online session (June 27-August 8):

Biblical Perspectives

Argumentative and Analytical Writing

Personal Fitness

Mental Skills Training

History of Ancient Greece

College Algebra I

Health Psychology

Bluefield College’s Summer School is designed to offer traditional students the opportunity to get ahead or catch up on their required courses of study. Summer offerings also provide students in BC’s inSPIRE adult degree completion program the chance to complete prerequisites or other general education requirements.

In addition, BC’s Summer School provides both traditional and adult students, even high school students, the chance to try a single course at a special reduced rate in program called TryBC. TryBC is designed for adults who are thinking about pursuing a college degree, but who are just not sure they’re quite ready for a full semester of study. The program also benefits other non-degree seeking students, like high schoolers or community residents, with a desire to learn a particular subject.

For Summer School class times, descriptions, prerequisites, registration or other information, contact the BC Registrar’s Office at 276-326-4348 or 800-872-0175 (x4348).

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