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ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
 All students desiring admission to the Religious Studies Program must be at
least 21 years of age to apply. Interested applicants should submit this
completed application as
well as have all official documents forwarded to the Religious Studies Program.
Your application will not be considered complete until all the following
required materials are received:
- Official high school transcript sent directly from your high school
- Official test scores on the GED (where a high school transcript is not presented)
- Official college transcripts sent from an accredited institution (you are also required to submit this
Transfer Recommendation Form (17KB PDF Download)
- The Life Experience Credits Assessment Form and all associated documents for applicants requesting
institutional academic credit for applicable life experience.
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Two letters of reference are required with one preferably being from a educator
who has knowledge of your academic abilities, and the other from someone of your choosing, not a relative, who can offer insight on your character.
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Personal Statement of not less than 500 words must be submitted. This statement should give the evaluators a sense of who you are, where you are from (cultural, spiritual, and social context), what your involvements are/have been, and why you
have chosen to pursue a degree in Religious Studies. This statement may be used to assess your writing skills.
Once a complete application is received and an admissions decision
is made, you will be initially notified by e-mail, followed up
by a hard copy. The acceptance package will contain information
about advisement and registration along with other necessary information
to get started. Please send official transcripts and all application
materials directly to:
Hampton University
Religious Studies Program
The Academy Bldg, 3rd FL
Box 6123
Hampton, VA 23668
THE 2007 - 2008 ACADEMIC YEAR
Session III for the Academic Year 2007 - 2008 will begin on January 7, 2008.
Each online session lasts nine weeks. Two courses (6 credit hours) each session
constitute a normal course load for the nine-week session. There will be five
nine-week sessions during the year. Students may take up to nine hours each
session.
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SESSION I-07 (Aug. 6th - Oct. 6th)
Admission July 31st
SESSION II-07 (Oct. 15th - Dec.15th)
Admission September 30th
SESSION III-08 (Jan.7th - Mar. 8th)
Admission December 20th
SESSION IV-08 (Mar. 17th - May 17th)
Admission March 1st
SESSION V-08 (May 27th-July 27st)
Admission May 15th |
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SESSION I-07 (Aug. 6th - Oct. 6th)
August 6th - 11th
SESSION II-07 (Oct. 15th - Dec. 15th)
October 15th - 20th
SESSION III-08 (Jan.7th - Mar. 8th)
January 7th - 12th
SESSION IV-08 (Mar. 17th - May 17th)
March 17th - 22nd
SESSION V-08 (May 27th - July 27th)
May 27th - 31st
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Students receiving federal financial aid must be registered for
12 semester hours. To meet this requirement students will register
for the Fall Semester (Sessions I and Sessions II) and in January
for the Spring Semester (Sessions III and IV). Session V will be
a stand-alone summer session.
RECOMMENDED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Please look at the Hampton University Center for Information Technology (C.I.T.)
website for the latest in recommended hardware and software.
DON'T KNOW HOW TO TYPE, OR NEED TO BRUSH UP ON YOUR TYPING?
There are a number of free "learn how to type" sites on the
Web. One site is,
http://www.easytype.com
DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE INTERNET / COMPUTER TERMS?
There are excellent sites on the Web. One such site that can
help you understand the technology language is, http://www.refdesk.com/
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