Atchison, Kansas

Academic Degrees and Programs

Benedictine College offers programs for a vast range of academic interests and career paths, with over 50 undergraduate majors, six Master’s degree programs and multiple pre-professional courses of study.

Undergraduate Majors

Successful completion of required courses in the following programs qualifies the student for a bachelor’s degree in the associated field. Benedictine College offers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees, depending on the academic discipline.

Dr. Geenens giving a business accounting lecture

Accounting
architecture student working on designing a project

Architecture
Students sculpting heads

Art
Student and teacher talking about art for children

Art Education
student setting up a telescope

Astronomy
student learning to wrap an injured wrist

Athletic Health Care
students working in a labcoats for a chemistry project

Biochemistry
students in the river with nets

Biology
Two students using pipette to measure liquids into a line of beakers

Chemistry
students in a discussion circle

Classics
Student coding in the computer lab

Computer Science
Students analyzing footage

Criminology
Student at whiteboard graphing demand

Economics
Students taking notes in an education classroom

Elementary Education
Student pouring solution from a beaker into a funnel

Engineering, Chemical
Several students looking through tripod cameras

Engineering, Civil
Student working on an electrical circuit board

Engineering, Electrical
Two students working with machinery wearing safety goggles

Engineering, Mechanical
Professor teaching from slides

Engineering Physics
Dr. Nick teaching a class

English
students and professor discussing readings in a circle

Evangelization & Catechesis
Professor teaching with a powerpoint

Exercise Science
students in a finance lecture

Finance
Dr Mulholland teaching with a projector

Foreign Languages
Student taking notes in class

French
students working on computers for graphic design

Graphic Design
A professor teaches students in a history class

History
Students and professors in business casual outside with palm trees

International Business
Students pose for a photo in front of a domed building while studying abroad

International Studies
student working on the school newspaper

Journalism & Mass Communications
Student studying outside

Liberal Studies
students in professional attire

Management
Students smiling looking at notes and assignment

Marketing
students workng on calculus at a whiteboard

Mathematics
Students performing in a string quintet

Music
Band students in practice

Music Education
nursing students listening through a stethescope

Nursing
Dr. Spiering teaching a class

Philosophy
students taking notes

Physics
Dean Shankman teaching a Political Science class with a whiteboard

Politics and Government
four students discussing at a table with laptops

Psychology
Students taking notes

Secondary Education
Student studying at a table

Social Science
students in a classroom with a map of the world

Sociology
Dr. Sellers teaching by a chalkboard

Spanish
Students studying in an education classroom

Special Education
Person giving powerpoint on competition for exercise science

Strength & Conditioning
Theatre production occuring on stage

Theatre Arts
Monk teaching theology at a whiteboard

Theology

Graduate Programs

Benedictine College offers post-undergraduate Master’s programs in the areas of business and education.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master of Arts in Classical Education (MACE)

Master of Arts in Classical Leadership (MACL)

Master of Arts in School Leadership (MASL)

Master of Arts in Special Education (MASE)

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Pre-Professional Programs

A pre-professional program is a course of study geared towards preparing the student for a particular career path after graduation. Students in pre-professional programs must still complete an undergraduate major, but no specific major is required for a given program. For example, a student in the Pre-Law program could choose to complete that program as a Political Science major or as a Philosophy major.

Pre-Law

Pre-Med

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-Occupational Therapy

Pre-Physician Assistant

Pre-Physical Therapy

Opportunities for Academic Enrichment

Benedictine College offers a plethora of options for additional academic growth both within and outside the curriculum of degree programs.

Study Abroad

Students can take classes while experiencing the richness of world cultures through a number of Study Abroad programs, including our popular Florence Program.

Programs of Distinction

High-achieving scholars are encouraged to join one of Benedictine College’s many Programs of Distinction, including the Sheridan Honors Institute, STEM Fellows, the Freedom Fellows and more.

Service-Learning

Many courses at Benedictine College incorporate Service-Learning components, which combine community service activities with structured reflection and assessment. Drawing upon experience gained through serving their community, students learn principles related to the particular course learning objectives. Service-learning courses are found in areas including Psychology, Theology, Exercise Science and more.

Great Books

The Great Books Program is an option for undergraduate students who are interested in taking courses in a more traditional Liberal Arts format that includes seminar-style classes. Great Books scholars are able to fulfill their general education requirements (which all students must take) through studying the foundational works of Western thought. The program is open to all students, regardless of major.