Academics
Students at the school can specialize within one of two tracks of study: Government or Classical Liberal Arts. The Government department offers majors in Government and the option to specialize in American Politics and Policy, International Politics and Policy, Political Theory, Strategic Intelligence, or an "undeclared general" government track. Patrick Henry College also offers a degree in Journalism (where one can specialize in the Government Track or the Liberal Arts Track), while the Classical Liberal Arts department offer degrees in Classical Liberal Arts Education, History, and Literature.
The Government department's Public Policy degree was the first one offered by the college, and is still largely seen as its "flagship" program, which until 2009 had connections with the former George W. Bush administration, Washington, D.C. Republicans, and conservative think tanks and organizations. In late November 2006, the school announced plans to split this track into separate domestic and foreign policy tracks.
As of early 2007, the college has a 100% acceptance rate among graduates who have applied to law school. Between 2000 and 2009, the college has graduated over 325 students. At the time of its May 2009 commencement, approximately 92% of graduating seniors who had applied to graduate school for enrollment in fall 2009 were accepted to one or more schools of their choice; 60% of graduating students that were pursuing employment were either already employed or had received an offer (of which 66% were in fields related to their major). Patrick Henry College is currently accredited through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a federally-recognized accrediting agency. On January 24, 2007, the school successfully completed an on-site review by a TRACS assessment team, and was granted full accreditation in April.
Patrick Henry offers many of its core classes online, enabling students to participate in classes with other students from their own homes. Tuition for the program is equal to the cost of on-campus education.
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