Faulkner University - Academic Programs and Facilities

Academic Programs and Facilities

Faulkner University is made up of Five Colleges along with 12 Departments and over 40 majors.

The five colleges include:

Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences

The Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences provides the University the liberal arts core curriculum. The study of the liberal arts is approached through the lens of the Christian worldview and includes the study of the Bible and related courses as part of the curricular core. Apart from the baccalaureate degree in these disciplines the college also offers the general Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees.

The College of Education

The College of Education is an NCATE-accredited school of education offering degrees in both Class B and Alternative A teacher certification degree areas approved by the Alabama State Department of Education. The college's faculty is committed to helping students become well-rounded professionals. The faculty members are particularly devoted to guiding students in their pursuit of service to the community while also developing their professional skills. Faculty and students can be found working with inner city youth at Common Ground Ministries, special needs students at the Children’s Center Montgomery, and similar community organizations.

College of Education students are often recognized for their scholarly achievements, campus leadership roles, and service to the community. Our students represent the true Faulkner spirit in their desire to be servant leaders. Our alumni have gone on to serve their communities through the field of education in leadership roles at the local, state, and national level.

Harris College of Business and Executive Education

The programs offered in the Harris College of Business & Executive Education are designed to develop and enhance leadership qualities in men and women preparing them for roles in the free enterprise system of the business community. The College emphasizes the integration of Christian values with business in its traditional and executive programs. The Harris College of Business & Executive Education operates within a quality student/teaching oriented environment and adapts a futuristic approach in graduating educated students interested in what an education enables them to be as well as what it enables them to do.

V.P. Black School of Biblical Studies

The College of Biblical Studies offers the following degrees and major tracks:

Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies

• Biblical Text Track - designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for serious study and research in the Biblical text. Provides a solid academic foundation for graduate study in Biblical Studies. •Biblical Languages Track - designed to provide students with the ability to read the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek languages, as well as developing the knowledge and skills necessary for academic study and research in them. Provides a solid academic foundation for graduate study in both the Old and New Testaments. • Missions Track - designed to prepare graduates to be effective communicators of the gospel in both foreign and domestic fields and in a variety of cultures. • Ministry Track - designed to prepare students to be effective expositors and communicators of the Word of God, especially from the pulpit. • Youth and Family Ministry Track - designed to equip graduates with the necessary knowledge and relational skills to effectively meet the needs of today's church families.

Second Major in Vocational Ministry - designed to better equip Christians to fulfill their calling to serve Jesus Christ through their vocations. A primary major outside the College of Biblical Studies is required.

Faulkner Law

Students who enroll in this program should be prepared to devote substantially all of their time to the study of law. More than 60% of the required curriculum in this traditional program is satisfied in the first full year of study, allowing students the opportunity to undertake more course work in areas of special interest in subsequent years.

The M. B. Myers Fine Arts Center houses the music and theater departments, as well as the Great Books Honors College. It was constructed in 1977 as a student center but was later converted to the current Fine Arts Center in 1982.

Education classes are held in Leonard Johnson Hall, which includes a curriculum lab, an education center and an education department. Criminal Justice classes are held in the Joe Greer Hall.

The Great Books Honors College serves Faulkner's brightest students with 5 core classes grounded in the Great Books. These classes are discussion based, and expose students to authors ranging from Homer and Aquinas to Nietzsche and Plato, among many others.

The Linda Brooks Hall houses biology, chemistry and physics labs, along with a greenhouse. There is also an Instructional Support Lab which provides tutorial assistance with students struggling academically.

The Thomas Goode Jones School of Law contains seven classrooms, a mock courtroom, and three seminar rooms. The law school was granted American Bar Association provisional accreditation on June 10, 2006. On December 6, 2009, the American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar granted full approval to Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

Graduates of Thomas Goode Jones School of Law who took the Alabama State Bar Exam for the first time in July 2012 passed at a rate of 95.1%.This passage rate for first-time takers was the highest among all Law schools in the state of Alabama.

In October of 2012 The Law School won the Lone Star Classic Mock Trial Competition in San Antonio, Texas. Sixteen schools from across the nation, including six U.S. News’ top-ten trial advocacy law schools, were invited to compete in the tournament hosted by St. Mary’s Law School. Faulkner defeated Michigan State, Stetson and Cumberland to reach the finals for the fourth straight year. Faulkner Law went on to win it all against an excellent Georgia State team in the championship round.