Regent University

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Regent University
Motto	Christian Leadership to Change the World
Established	1977
Type	Private
President	Pat Robertson
Students	5,000 (2006 figure for all campuses and programs)
Location	Virginia Beach & Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.regent.edu/

Regent University is an accredited, Christian institution. Regent's main campus is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and a satellite campus is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Students who graduate from Regent can receive a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree.

Regent has more than 5,000 students in nine academic schools, two campuses and distance education reaching around the globe. Its mission is to provide exemplary education, from a biblical perspective, leading to bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees.

Contents 1 History 2 Accreditation 3 Academics 3.1 Graduate schools 3.2 Undergraduate school 4 Alumni 5 External links

[edit] History

The university was founded in 1977 by CBN current Chancellor Pat Robertson. In 1990, the name was changed to Regent University to honor a reference of God as king, while the university's name speaks of a regent, who is someone who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. The university's current motto is "Christian Leadership to Change the World".

The first classes were not conducted until the fall of 1978, when the school began to lease classroom space in Chesapeake, Virginia. The first students were all enrolled in what is now the School of Communication & the Arts. In May 1980, the first graduating class held its commencement, while the School of Education opened the following October. Simultaneously, the university took residence for the first time on its current campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The school proceeded to open its schools of business, divinity, government, and law by the mid-1980s. In 1984, Regent University (previously known as CBN University) received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; later in the decade; it started a distance education program.

Five years later, Regent began outreach programs geared to teachers in the Washington, D.C. area, which eventually led to the opening of its Alexandria campus. In 2000, Regent began an undergraduate degree-completion program under the auspices of a new program, the Center for Professional Studies, which became Regent Undergrad in the fall of 2004.

According to the Princeton Review, the student-to-faculty ratio is 20:1 in the School of Law. It is also ranked No. 4 as for "Quality of Life" among law students by Princeton Law.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Accreditation

Regent University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Regent University School of Divinity is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Students who complete their course of legal study at this approved law school are eligible to take the bar examination in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association has conferred accreditation to Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D). The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has conferred accreditation to the following program areas offered by the School of Psychology & Counseling of Regent University: Community Counseling (M.A.), School Counseling (M.A.).

[edit] Academics

[edit] Graduate schools

Robertson's original vision for Regent University was that of a graduate institution. Although Regent now offers undergraduate programs (see next section), the school has mostly remained true to its original focus. The vast majority of Regent's approximately 5,000 students (as of 2007) are enrolled in one of the following seven graduate or first-professional schools. Regent's schools offer master’s, doctoral, and law degrees, as well as a professional degree completion program, from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

[edit] Undergraduate school

The newest addition to Regent is Regent School of Undergraduate Studies, designed primarily for non-traditional students who wish to complete undergraduate degrees. Regent's School of Undergraduate Studies offers bachelor's degrees in Communication, Global Business, Interdisciplinary Studies (Elementary Education), Government, Psychology, Organizational Leadership & Management, Religious Studies and English beginning in Fall 2007.

The School of Undergraduate Studies faculty includes professors who have attained Ph.D's from some of the world's most prestigious academic institutions such as Oxford, Notre Dame, Case Western Reserve, University of Cincinnati and many more.

Regent's School of Undergraduate Studies, as with the rest of the university, teaches its programs from a Judeo-Christian perspective, emphasizing Christian fundamentalism. A review of the undergraduate catalog shows limited course offerings in several key areas. For example, in mathematics there is no coursework beyond basic algebra, not even calculus. Likewise, in the sciences as well as disciplines like economics and philosophy only introductory level courses appear to be offered.

[edit] Alumni

Name	Known for	Relationship to Regent University
Maria Boren	Candidate/cast member in the second season onThe Apprentice	a 2002 graduate of the School of Business
Sharon Weston Broome	Current Louisiana State Senator	1984 graduate of the School of Communication & the Arts
Monica Goodling	Controversial Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice (2001-March 2007)	1999 graduate of Regent University Law School[1]
Tony Hale	Actor	1994 graduate of the School of Communication & the Arts
Nicole Johnson	Miss America in 1998	1998 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Lisa Kruska	Current Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor	1988 graduate of the School of Government
Bob McDonnell	Current Attorney General of the State of Virgnia	Graduate of the School of Law and Government
Cheryl McKay	Screen writer	a 1995 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Nevers Mumba	Vice President of Zambia in 2003	Former student in the Robertson School of Government

[edit] External links

• Regent University -Official website
• Regent Undergraduate Site