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Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, North Carolina
(pop. 3,000)
Student Enrollment: 1,000
www.mhc.edu/
PROGRAM TYPE
Undergraduate
Academic year or semester exchanges
ISEP-Exchange for International students.
Chance of Placement
Please see the Anticipated Openings in the US for the upcoming semester
Courses
Business and Social Sciences (Business Administration, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology); Education (Education, Physical Education, Health, Recreation); Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theater Arts); Humanities (English, History, Modern Foreign Languages, Religion); Mathematics and Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Zoology, Athletic Training, Mathematics, Computer Science).
Academic Notes
Strong programs include biology, business administration, computer information science, education, English, history, music, political science, psychology, recreation, religion, sociology, social work and theater arts. Interdisciplinary programs of interest are international studies, communications and public relations, and regional studies in Appalachian mountain culture.
Language Notes
An ISEP Language Proficiency Report may be substituted for TOEFL scores for students from Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the American University of Bulgaria, or the American University of Sharjah (UAE). A minimum official or institutional TOEFL score of 500 (173 CBT, 60 iBT), IELTS of 5.0, or an equivalent MELAB score is required. Students are required to take a placement test upon arrival and a participant with a lower score may be required to enroll in a concurrent ESL courses at the college (included in ISEP benefits).
Program Dates
Academic year: mid-August to May; Semester 1: mid-August to December; Semester 2: mid-January to May.
Housing and Meals
Students are housed in double-occupancy rooms in a residence hall and receive a full meal plan at the university cafeteria. Housing is not available for families or couples.
Profile
Founded in 1856, Mars Hill College is the oldest educational institution in western North Carolina. A private liberal arts college affiliated with the Baptist community, the college has a student body of about 1,100. About 60 percent of the students are North Carolina residents with the remainder from other East Coast states. Some 80 percent of students live on campus. Seven percent of the student body are international students.
The 30 major buildings include the solar-heated Harris Media Center, Founders Hall, built in 1892, the Moore Auditorium and Fine Arts Building, featuring an 1,800-seat auditorium with a pipe organ, and the Renfro Library. Athletic facilities include playing fields, tennis and racquetball courts, an indoor swimming pool, and a new fitness trail. ISEP participants are eligible to work on the student newspaper and arts journal.
Location
The 180-acre campus is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, near Mt. Mitchel, the tallest mountain peak in the eastern United States, and close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The area is known for its flowering dogwood trees and wilderness areas. Skiing, hiking, whitewater rafting and mountain biking are available near the campus. The town of Mars Hill is a pleasant, relatively safe community located 17 miles from Asheville, a city of 63,000. Asheville is an attractive historic city, home of author Thomas Wolfe, known for its Art Deco and Victorian architecture, and site of the grand estate, Biltmore House. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the US.
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