Programs of Study
Spiritual Life
Purposes
Bachelor’s Degree Majors
Dordt’s aim is to contribute to students’ spiritual and social growth, as well as to their academic preparation. Dordt College aspires to be a community in which faculty and students together seek to glorify and serve Jesus Christ. Dordt provides many opportunities for the campus to worship together, including chapel services, praise and worship, GIFT (Growing In Faith Together), and Wellspring. Find more about these programs by going to www.dordt.edu and searching for campus ministries. Each school year begins with the college retreat at Lake Okoboji. This is followed throughout the year by Bible study groups, residence hall devotions, lecture series, and other opportunities for spiritual refreshment and sharing. All of these opportunities are noncompulsory.
Counseling
The dean of chapel serves the spiritual counseling needs of students. Trained counseling personnel are available to help students with social, emotional, and other personal concerns. Academic advising and skill development are also provided, along with career counseling.
Career Services
The career services office assists in arranging on and off-campus interviews, maintaining student placement records, listing job vacancies. The office also trains students in resume writing, job application procedures, and interviewing.
Student Activities
Students may choose from a broad range of co-curricular activities, including academic and professional societies, music performance groups, intercollegiate athletics (member of NAIA and GPAC), Christian service organizations, theater productions, student publications, campus radio station, special interest clubs, and intramurals.
Dordt College
is a Christian liberal arts college enrolling over 1,350 students from more than 30 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, and over 15 other countries. Founded in 1955, Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa. This attractive, progressive community in northwest Iowa is about an hour’s drive from Sioux City, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which are both served by major airlines.
Dordt College welcomes the challenge of assisting students in developing genuine Christian insight—an understanding of the creation in light of the Scriptures. This insight leads to the practical ability of carrying out one’s task in loving obedience and service, and the desire to function effectively as a kingdom citizen. The Dordt College community challenges believers to obey God in every area of life. Our mandate in Christ’s kingdom requires us to examine and understand His world.
Faculty
Admissions Requirements
Dordt College requires a minimum high school GPA of 2.25 and a minimum ACT cumulative score of 19 (SAT 920) for regular admission status. We recommend the following high school preparation: 3 or 4 years of English 2 or 3 years of mathematics (including advanced algebra and geometry) 2 years of a foreign language 2 years of science (including biology, chemistry, or physics) 2 years of social studies
Transferring
College credits presented by transfer students will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the student’s work and the relationship of the subject matter to the Dordt curriculum. A maximum of 61 semester hours of credit is granted to junior college graduates.
Financial Aid
Dordt College maintains a generous program of financial aid consisting of federal, state, and college sources. About 98 percent of our students receive some form of financial aid, which may include scholarships, grants, loans, or a work-study position. To receive more information about financial aid, contact the college’s financial aid office at finaid@ dordt.edu.
Visiting Campus
Prospective students are invited to attend one of our Friday campus visit days scheduled throughout the school year. Students who are unable to fit a campus visit day into their schedule may arrange a visit at their convenience.
Dordt College has over 80 full-time faculty members; more than 70 percent hold the highest degree in their teaching area. A number of adjunct faculty members teach on a part-time basis, providing specialized instruction in various fields. Teaching is the primary task of the faculty, and our excellent 15 to 1 student/faculty ratio means that personal attention to the needs of the student is a hallmark of education at Dordt College.
Accreditation
Dordt College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Our teacher education program is approved by the Iowa Department of Education. The Dordt College social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and the engineering major is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology.
Master of Education
Curriculum and Instruction Accounting Agriculture Applied Science and Technology Art and Design Biology Business Administration Business Education Chemistry Communication Computer Science Construction Management Criminal Justice Digital Media Production Dutch Elementary Education Engineering Engineering Science English Environmental Studies Health and Human Performance
Educational Leadership History Individual Studies Mathematics Medical Technology Music Nursing Philosophy Physical Education Physics Political Studies Psychology Science Education Secondary Education Social Science Education Social Studies Social Work Spanish Theatre Arts Theology
Many majors feature a variety of specialized areas of interest. For a detailed listing, go to www.dordt.edu.
Pre-professional Programs Prearchitecture Prechiropractic Predentistry Prelegal Premedical Preoccupational Therapy
Preoptometry Prepharmacy Prephysical Therapy Preseminary Preveterinary
Associate of Arts Concentrations Administrative Assistant Agriculture Computer Networking
Off-Campus Study
Early Childhood Aide, Special Education Aide, Teacher Aide General Studies
Dordt College sponsors the Studies Program In Contemporary Europe (SPICE), based in Zwolle, the Netherlands, during spring semesters; the Studies Program In Nicaragua (SPIN), based in Leon and Managua, Nicaragua, during fall semesters; and five cross-cultural summer courses in Korea, Honduras, Hungary/Ukraine, the Netherlands, and Nicaragua. It also co-sponsors the Chicago Semester program. Dordt College students also have access to more than 30 additional programs that are sponsored through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and other institutes and universities. For a complete list, go to www.dordt.edu/academics/programs/off_campus.
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