Academic Viewbook

Pursue the extraordinary.

Together we lift the world.

At Lipscomb University, we believe your gifts are God-given—that’s why it’s our highest priority to help you discover how you’ll use them for the rest of your life. And we’ve found that in the context of a faith-based, service-minded community, education becomes a gateway for good. By engaging and expanding your intellectual strength, you’ll learn how to create meaningful change.

Experience the opportunity of an institution with rigorous academic programs sustained by exceptional faculty. Be prepared to lead by extending a hand, inviting others into deeper knowledge and faith.

You bring your curiosity, creativity and commitment, and we’ll make sure you’re equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lift the world.

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“Dr. G and other biology faculty made me feel like I had a home on the third floor of McFarland.�

Your professors will teach you about your major, but they might teach you even more about yourself.

At other places, a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio might clue you in to how many students will be in your biology class.

At Lipscomb, it means handpicked opportunities to pursue your ambitions. It means powerful minds working together. It means being known for passions, not performance. It means professors personally committed to your success.

Dr. Kent Gallaher, like many Lipscomb faculty, has a reputation for mentoring students personally and professionally. “At Lipscomb, it’s really all about relationships,” he explains. “Mentoring manifests itself in some of the most memorable moments in life.” For Dr. G, that couldn’t be more true—he has officiated weddings and sat in hospital waiting rooms, his presence invited into students’ lives far beyond the classroom.

His open door policy served as solid ground during a rocky freshman year for Chandler Montgomery (‘17). “Dr. G and other faculty in biology and other departments made me feel like I had a home on the third floor of McFarland,” Chandler remembers. “I saw him not just as a mentor, but as an example of someone who purposely tries to share his faith with other people. He prays for students every single day.”

“He could see me going farther than I could ever see myself going.” Dr. G’s confidence in Chandler helped him discern a path for himself: he spent two summers as an undergraduate research assistant studying lung cancer detection. Chandler is currently a third-year student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

To read more about faculty like Dr. G, visit lipscomb.edu/faculty.

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When your classes are purposeful, your dreams are transformative.

“I had the opportunity to launch a business with a vision, allocating my product sales to raise seed capital that empowered entrepreneurs in Kenya to start their ver y own businesses,” explains Dillon. “ That experience brought to light a desire I had since childhood: to ser ve.”

Within a year of starting his jewelry business in an entrepreneurship class, he was boarding a plane to Kenya to actualize that desire. In Nairobi, Dillon van Rennes (‘19) spent a month advising the entrepreneurs funded by his class and conducting seminars for aspiring Kenyan business owners. He still communicates with those

started an innovative business accelerator in Nashville for Latino immigrants, complete with a “Shark Tank”style competition and seed capital prizes.

To

date,

seven

immigrants

from

Nashville’s

Hispanic Family Foundation have gained the skills and knowledge needed to start their own businesses in America.

businesses weekly, using his accounting background to help them create strategic business plans and

“My dream is to continue serving others using

financial analyses.

my missional skill set while pursuing a career in accounting,” says Dillon. “I’m grateful for my

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His class business became the most profitable in

professors and the Center for Business As Mission for

Business As Mission program history, but his impact

opening doors and presenting opportunities I never

didn’t end there. After returning to the states, Dillon

thought possible.”

To read more about the College of Business, visit lipscomb.edu/business.

DILLON VAN RENNES (’ 19) • B.B. A . ACCOUNTING • BRENTWO OD, TENNESSEE

Serving and learning together.

Here at Lipscomb, one of our founding pillars is service—and what better way to live that out than to integrate it into our curriculum?

In your SALT classes, you’ll gain a fresh perspective on how to engage in purposeful work right here in Nashville’s vibrant, urban community.

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Business Strategy

A business strategy class just partnered with Steps of Faith, a new nonprofit dedicated to providing prosthetic care to amputees needing financial support. The agency needed help scaling up, so students developed a business plan for them using the models they were learning in class. By the end of the semester, the students delivered a development guidebook that included suggestions for building infrastructure, capital and awareness.

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Broadcast & New Media

This year, a Broadcast and New Media class is partnering with the IDEAL program, which provides education and career development to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The class is completing a semester-long project to shadow, film and produce a video of an IDEAL student working in an internship.

The video will not only be a keepsake for IDEAL students and families but will also be a resource for future IDEAL students.

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Schooling in America

In a course reviewing the history of American education, students dig deep into discussions about classroom management strategies, socioeconomic issues and cultural differences. Then, they contextualize those discussions in Metro Nashville Public Schools and nonprofit tutoring centers, where they serve 12 hours each week. Local organizations benefit from the extra hands, and students gain teaching experience as early as sophomore year.

Cancer Biology

Each year, a Cancer Biology course partners with the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, where cancer patients and caregivers have the opportunity to stay for free while receiving treatment. While working to understand cancer diagnosis, treatment, side effects and efficacy, they are simultaneously forming real relationships and improving the quality of life for individuals undergoing cancer therapy.

Technical Writing

Technical Writing classes encourage students across academic disciplines to rethink the way they communicate information to others. In this Tier II SALT class, students implement technical writing skills by designing and drafting documents for two local organizations, Hospital Hospitality House and Dismas House. Then, students volunteer on-site at these organizations and can tangibly grasp how their work has impacted individuals around them.

To read more about the SALT program, visit lipscomb.edu/salt.

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Hone your knowledge.

Then, pass it on.

“Lipscomb’s education program was super challenging, but I felt more prepared than most of the other new teachers that f irst year. During my f irst year of teaching, there was nothing thrown at me that I hadn’t seen before.”

The best teachers maintain the mindset of students: always curious, diligent and imaginative. At Lipscomb, we prepare educators

But Sarah’s not just teaching high schoolers—she’s

who are lifelong leaders and learners, eager to pour

major from Lipscomb. “I’m obviously still learning

into the next generation. Sarah Robinson, a high

a lot,” she explains, “but in the five years I’ve been

school teacher at Lipscomb Academy, is no exception.

teaching, there are things I can offer to aspiring

“My school year is a success if by the end of it, my

host her first student-teacher, a sophomore history

teachers that I wish I had known.”

students have become more confident in themselves,”

Sarah’s own first experience at the front of a classroom

she muses. “Hopefully when they leave my class and

was her practicum at Lipscomb Academy. In fact,

go out into the world, they’re both ready and excited to encounter lots of different people and perspectives.”

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helping future educators, too. This semester she’ll

she’d tell you that the relationships she formed during her placement were part of the reason she returned

Uncoincidentally, the courses she teaches prompt

to teach there after graduation. And her experience is

that readiness. In her AP World History and AP Human

not uncommon: Lipscomb students are highly sought-

Geography classes, students learn about finding

after in the job market, and many College of Education

their place in the world while thoughtfully engaging

grads are offered full-time jobs at schools where

with diverse walks of life.

they student-taught.

To read more about the College of Education, visit lipscomb.edu/education.

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“Taking Biblical Ethics through the LIFE program was one of the most shaping experiences I’ve had at Lipscomb. One night we shared our spiritual autobiographies. Although many of us had different backgrounds and histories, we all recognized the similar threads woven throughout our lives: our struggles, experiences of redemption, hope for our futures.” — outside student

You’ve never experienced education like this. “ The power of education to come in and completely overhaul your sense of self and view of the world is incredible.

Watching the LIFE program transform my life and the lives of those around me has been a highlight of my life. The Lipscomb Initiative for Education is truly a life-altering experience.” — inside student Life-giving. Hopeful. Transformational. These are just a few of the ways that participants in the Lipscomb Initiative for Education (LIFE) Program describe their experience— both within and beyond the prison’s visitation checkpoint.

The LIFE Program offers residents of the Tennessee Prison for Women (TPW) access to higher education. It also offers traditional students like you the opportunity to learn alongside them. Every Wednesday night, groups of students and professors travel to the prison to meet with inside students for both undergraduate and graduate courses.

Don’t miss this opportunity to diversify your learning experience, enhance your education and transform your perspective. Explore what it means to be a minister of reconciliation in today’s world within this unique community.

In the 12 years that the LIFE Program has existed, it has served over 100 women, 20 of whom have earned associate’s degrees and another 10 who have received bachelor’s degrees.

To read more about the LIFE Program, visit lipscomb.edu/life.

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TO M B A N C R O F T • P R O F E S S O R O F A N I M AT I O N • D E PA R T M E N T O F V I S U A L A R T S

Bring your creativity to life.

“An important aspect of our program is to instruct our students to create content that aff irms their faith in the Lord. I believe that with knowledge, faith and ability; our students won’t just change Nashville—they can change the world.”

If Disney is the “Happiest Place on Earth”™, then Lipscomb must be the happiest place on earth for budding animators.

and animators,” he admits. “Working with Lipscomb is

“I think we are the only program in the world to have

the next level for Lipscomb students, too. Under an

four Disney artists on faculty!” laughs professor Tom

industry-leading faculty whose screen credits range

Bancroft. And as founder of the animation program

from “The Lion King” to “VeggieTales,” students are

and a Disney veteran himself, he helped get all of

already producing work that’s comparable to that of

those world-class artists to Lipscomb, growing the

the top animation studios in the nation.

program to nearly triple its size since its inception

taking that desire to the next level for me.”

Bancroft’s leadership is taking academic quality to

four years ago.

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though,

Bancroft

believes

Now, his work creating characters like Mushu, the

knowledge in the classroom, he has found vocational

dragon from “Mulan,” is serving in a new way. “I love

fulfillment at the intersection of faith and talent.

designing characters for film and TV, but I’ve always

Now, it’s his mission to help other students arrive at

wanted to give back to the next generation of artists

that intersection.

that passion has a purpose. Through sharing his

To read more about the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts, visit lipscomb.edu/cea.

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Our students are saving the planet, curing disease, challenging norms and creating what’s next.

Here at Lipscomb, research isn’t reserved for graduate work. In fact, you could be presenting at the Student Scholars Symposium, our premier annual research conference, as early as your freshman year.

Share your findings on a water system’s health impact on a Guatemalan village, like senior biology major Avery Roland.

Investigate the sustainability implications of raising cattle on silvopasture, like Matthew Maldonado did as a freshman.

Or, read from an original poetry collection written after studying the linguistic effects of Latinx culture in America, like 2019 grad Leslie Shakira Garcia.

In our community of intellectual curiosity and creativity, over 300 students give presentations across diverse academic

disciplines during the symposium each year. With the guidance of a faculty mentor, you’ll have limitless resources to explore the questions that drive your passions.

For English professor Dr. Jan Harris, who worked with three of the symposium’s 2019 winners, the best thing about the symposium is its celebration of multidisciplinary scholarship. “It has created space for conversation between disparate disciplines, like poetry and biology, or law and engineering, that are vital if Lipscomb aspires to remain a cutting-edge liberal arts university.”

“The Student Scholars Symposium inspires Lipscomb’s undergraduate students to claim their space in ongoing academic conversations, and empowers them to believe that they, too, may take their place as the next generation of leaders in their respective fields.”

To read more about the symposium, visit lipscomb.edu/studentscholars.

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Today’s students.

Today’s leaders.

“Being awarded the Ward Scholarship was a blessing to me. Coming from a f inancially disadvantaged background, the scholarship money I received was one major factor that allowed me to continue my education at Lipscomb. Without it, I am not sure I could have stayed.”

Because why wait until tomorrow?

And in 2015, he left his hometown of Garanhuns, Brazil, to take his first steps on that path.

Neurological research, clinical trials, biological testing—imagine the opportunity of a research

The next few years were a whirlwind of beginning his

institution within the setting of a close-knit Christian

molecular biology degree at Lipscomb, shadowing

community. That’s the experience for students

neurosurgeons, learning about patient care and

inducted into the J.S. Ward Society, Lipscomb’s

receiving acceptance to a competitive summer

elite health sciences professional society. And that has been the experience of senior Breno de Almeida Brasil.

“When I was five years old, my brother was born with

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research program. In the midst of all that, Breno learned that he had been selected as a J.S. Ward Scholar.

Now, Breno is crossing the finish line of his degree

hydrocephalus, a rare neurological condition where

with his sights set high on what’s next: medical school.

excess fluid builds up in the brain,” Breno explains. “He

And he’ll be more than ready for it. At Lipscomb,

inspired me to want to become a surgeon, and I prayed

your world-shaping potential is converted into

that pursuing medicine was the path God had set for me.”

real-life possibilities.

To read more about the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, visit lipscomb.edu/cphs.

BRENO DE ALMEIDA BRASIL (’ 19) • B.S. MOLECULAR BIOLO GY • GARANHUNS, BRAZIL

Enhance your academics.

Expand your perspective.

Extraordinary things await.

Our Honors College is where our most highachieving students land. It’s a competitive, extremely rigorous academic experience that pushes research, scholarship and multidisciplinary engagement. Whether you’re on your way to becoming a Fulbright

scholar, a research fellow or a Ph.D. candidate, the Honors College will prepare you for success.

Lately, our students and recent graduates have been staying busy with innovative projects.

Lipscomb has produced 12 Fulbright Scholars in the last 13 years.

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Rebekah Duke

(‘21, professional chemistry) was a recent recipient of the Langford-Yates Fellowship, which allowed her the opportunity to complete summer research with a faculty. She and Dr. Kent Clinger synthesized organic compounds similar to ones that Pfizer, a multinational biopharmaceutical corporation, is currently testing to treat schizophrenia. The pair also engineered some unnatural amino acids related to dopamine.

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Chase Weimer

(‘21, electrical and computer engineering) was invited back to Nissan this summer to intern for a second term. As a field quality investigator, he identifies engineering issues and durability incidents in the field and develops countermeasures. This builds on his prior experience, centered around information systems maintenance, data visualization and analysis, and data management and architecture.

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Hannah Kraebel (‘18, entrepreneurship) recently developed a product to win first place in a national business plan pitch competition with Kapped, an airtight silicone lid that turns any mug into a travel mug.

Following her success, she was one of 20 women selected nationally to attend the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council meeting, where she was mentored by female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

Courtney Christl (‘18, environmental and sustainability science) revamped Lipscomb’s chapter of the Food Recovery Network, a national student organization dedicated to donating unused food to hunger relief agencies. She spent her senior year organizing documentary showings and regional summits to increase awareness of food waste. And by forging a partnership between Lipscomb Dining and the Nashville Food Project, she’s saved 2,800 pounds of food to date.

To read more about the Honors College, visit lipscomb.edu/honors.

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The choices you make today are building the future.

“Girls get kitchen sets for Christmas and boys get toolkits. I think actions like these stay ingrained in our minds,” Michaela explains. “When I was in high school, I had no idea construction was even a possibility for me, so being able to show younger girls that they are capable is exciting.”

Lipscomb is a place that will help you create firsts and defy norms. That’s because to us, innovation means having the courage to go to unexpected places, transforming the future and forging a path for others to follow. And unexpected places are becoming common for Michaela Kirk (‘15).

Up until college, Michaela thought she wanted to design clothes, a dream born out of deep family

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“From the moment I decided to pursue a degree in engineering, I knew that I would more often than not be the only female in the room,” she acknowledges.

But that hasn’t stopped her: Michaela currently serves as the business development engineer at Turner Construction, the number one health care construction management corporation in Nashville.

Now, she’s paving the way for other women in a male-dominated field. With the help of other female

roots and a parent in the fashion industry. Now, she’s

professionals at Turner, she runs a free two-day camp

designing buildings. And, although a growing number

called Girls Build It. From visiting landmark construction

of women are choosing STEM professions, her career

projects to building concrete lamps, campers get a

path has had its share of challenges.

hands-on view of construction and engineering fields.

To read more about the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering, visit lipscomb.edu/engineering.

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A full passport makes an excellent textbook.

At Lipscomb, some of your most valuable learning experiences will happen outside of the classroom—or even outside of the country. Transform your worldview by engaging with another culture.

Choose from over 40 destinations on six continents to serve and study abroad.

To read more about studying abroad, visit lipscomb.edu/globallearning.

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Find the courage to go further than you ever imagined.

“Nurses are this indef inable role—we serve people far beyond the bedside,” she explains. “My goal is to serve by helping students, nurses and faculty seek what God has called them to, with all their hearts.

Where he plants a passion, we are responsible to keep pushing toward it.”

When you discover your purpose and pursue it, that’s finding personal fulfillment. When

So began a career where Dr. Harris has worn many

you’re able to instill that purpose in others, that’s

includes medical-surgical acute care, outpatient

harnessing powerful influence. Dr. Chelsia Harris,

cardiology, preventive health, primary family practice,

award-winning professor and executive director of

and occupational and home health. She’s also a

Lipscomb’s School of Nursing, does both, walking with

teacher, author, speaker, executive, wife and mother.

students daily as they develop their passions into a career.

At 16 years old, Dr. Harris’s own passion for nursing was ignited when her great aunt, whom she describes as a grandmother figure, began experiencing health

hats—and not just clinically, despite experience that

And for each hat she wears, she gives her all.

With faculty this dedicated to helping you discern who you’re meant to become, you’ll flourish. And at

debilitations. “We spent a lot of time together. One day

one of the best nursing schools in the nation, in

she asked if I had ever thought about working with, as

a city hailed as the country’s health care capital,

she put it, ‘the old people,’” she remembers. “I laughed

you’ll be more than prepared for whatever you’re

and said no, but that I thought it was a good idea!”

called to next.

To read more about the School of Nursing, visit lipscomb.edu/nursing.

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When you succeed, we succeed.

Take advantage of all the resources that help you make the most of your Lipscomb experience, not to mention graduate on time and find a fulfilling job. It’s all part of our mission to cultivate the next generation of difference-makers. Because when you step into what’s next with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead, you’ll lift others up as well.

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Disability Services

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the needs of students with physical, mental, social or learning disabilities. ACCESS — or Accessing the College Community and Enabling Student Success — is the oncampus program that brings those resources to life.

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The Writing Studio

The Writing Studio helps students of all writing levels develop and refine their ideas on paper. Our mission is to work with you in a welcoming and creative atmosphere, whether you come for a single session or take advantage of our long-term tutoring.

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Peer Tutoring Benefit from the knowledge and experience of talented upperclassmen who are committed to helping you succeed in any subject. Join an individual or group study session: In-depth explanations of course material are a great complement to classroom learning.

Math Lab Need some extra math help? Our student tutors take walk-in appointments for students with math questions at all levels. Both group sessions and one-onone assistance are available based on your needs.

Career Development Center It’s never too soon to prepare for the job market or graduate school. Our team provides comprehensive resources to help you achieve your goals through resume reviewing, internship experiences, job search strategies and networking opportunities—in any field.

To read more about the Academic Success Center, visit lipscomb.edu/academicsuccess.

Place matters.

Meet Music City.

Nashville is a flourishing, diversified city that delivers the world to your door.

In a leading city for health care, music, entertainment, technology, hospitality and finance industries, you’ll gain insights you won’t find anywhere else.

Nashville is home to 1.9 million people and over 40,000 businesses, setting itself apart as a city of unparalleled growth. In fact, over the last three decades, more than 930 companies have responded to the leading role Nashville is taking in the global economy and relocated operations here, creating 485,000 new jobs.

Basically: the opportunities for highcaliber employment continue to multiply, and you have the opportunity to attain a

professional edge. Internships and applied learning will help you develop competencies that can’t be taught in a classroom, and the work experience you gain will better prepare you for what comes after college.

Lipscomb’s stellar programs and respected reputation make our students a top choice for local businesses in the hiring process.

With the help of professors, mentors and alumni connections, students are continually landing jobs at prestigious companies.

To read more about our city, visit lipscomb.edu/nashville.

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Because we believe that whatever you want to do, you can do it here.

Top Majors

Choosing a major is a big decision. With over 145 different areas of study to consider, you have the world at your f ingertips.

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BUSINESS

ENGINEERING

NURSING

EDUCATION

Art Art Therapy Graphic Design Studio Art Visual Arts Administration

Biology Biology Bioscience and Philosophy Computational Biology Molecular Biology Pharmacy 3+1

Business Accounting Finance Management Marketing

Chemistry Chemistry Applied Chemistry Biochemistry Applied Biochemistry

Cinematic Arts Animation Film Production

Communication Advertising Journalism and New Media Public Relations

Computing & Technology Computer Science Computer Science and Mathematics Data Analytics Data Science Game Development Information Security Information Technology

Information Technology Management Software Engineering Web Application Development

Education Disability Studies Education Interventionist 6-12 Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Interdisciplinary Teaching, Pre K-3 Licensure Interdisciplinary Teaching, K-5 Licensure Interdisciplinary Middle Grades Teaching, 6-8 Licensure Secondary and K-12 Teacher Education Programs Special Education Interventionist K-8

Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering

English & Modern Languages English French German Spanish

Environmental & Sustainability Science Environmental and Sustainability Science Family Science Child and Family Services Mental Health Professions

Fashion & Design Fashion Design Fashion and Interior Merchandising

History

Philosophy

History American Studies

Physics

Hospitality & Entertainment Management Hospitality Management Music Industry Studies

Law, Justice & Society Conflict Management Law and Ethics Social Change Urban Studies

Mathematics Mathematics Applied Mathematics

Music Commercial Music Instrumental Performance Music Music Industry Studies Piano Performance Theory and Music Composition Vocal Performance

Biomedical Physics Physics

Politics International Affairs Political Science Political Science (International Relations) Restorative Criminal Justice

Pre-Professional Pre-Dental Pre-Law Pre-Med Pre-Nursing Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Vet

Psychology Social Work Theatre

Nursing

Theatre Acting Design and Production Directing Musical Theatre

Nutrition & Kinesiology

Theology & Ministry

Dietetics Exercise Science Fitness and Sports Studies Food Systems Management Health and Physical Education Nutrition Sports Management

Children’s Ministry Greek/Hebrew Missions Preaching Vocational Ministry Worship Arts Youth Ministry

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Discover the person you can become at Lipscomb.

Begin an academic journey that will set the course for your future. Choose from nearly 80 majors across our nine colleges. Pursue the extraordinary.

1. Contact your admissions counselor.

To get started and find answers to some of the questions you may have about the application process, give your admissions counselor a call. Not sure who to reach out to? Find out at lipscomb.edu/connect.

2. Come for a visit.

We’d love to welcome you to campus! Come and meet our faculty, tour campus and chat 33

with current students to get a real sense of what your future as a Bison could be like.

Plan your trip at lipscomb.edu/visit.

3. Apply online.

You can submit your application on our website or through the Common App. Find all the information you need about applying, including where to send your test scores and transcripts, at lipscomb.edu/apply.

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