Double Major Promise

No. Transfer students are not eligible to take advantage of the Belhaven Promise because we didn’t guide your course planning and monitor your progress from the beginning.

If you earned more than 12 credit hours after graduating high school at a community college or four-year college, you are a transfer student.

Yes. You’re eligible if you earned alternative credits, and you did not earn more than 12 hours of credits at a two- or four-year college after graduating from high school.

You’re eligible! You qualify if you earned dual credit while in high school even if you were classified as a sophomore when you enroll at Belhaven.

If you’ve earned a significant amount of dual enrollment credit, the double degree may be an excellent option for you.

An example of a double degree is someone pursuing a BFA in Dance and a B.S. in Business Administration.

To earn a double degree, you must earn a minimum of 155 hours:

• A minimum of 124 hours for one degree; AND
• An additional 31 unique hours for the second degree.

This is required to meet the residency rule for each degree. The residency rule is defined as the number of credits you must complete through the university in order to graduate.

You must also earn:

• 18 unique hours in each major; AND
• 31 hours unique to each degree.

You may be able to complete both majors with a minimum of 124 credit hours. This depends on the number of hours required for each major. Both majors will have the same degree, e.g., Bachelor of Science degrees in Sports Medicine & Elementary Education.

Yes. You must submit the FAFSA and apply for any federal or state grants to be applied to your student bill. Once those grants and scholarships are applied, Belhaven will provide scholarships for the remaining cost of tuition.

If you want to take out loans, you could use that money for room/board, living, books, fees, or any other university related expense. Those loans would not be applied to your tuition.

To meet the requirements for the 5^th year free program, your 5^th year must be verified by the Registrar’s Office and you must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You will receive institutional aid to cover the balance of your 5^th year tuition after all federal and state grants for which you are eligible have been applied.  All fees, books, and room and board will still be your responsibility during your 5^th year.

Yes. You are still responsible for the activity fee, room and board costs, course fees, books, or any charges outside of the full-time tuition costs.

In most cases, no. You may take a semester of only online courses when experiencing documented extenuating medical circumstances.

The registrar will review the request along with the documentation to determine eligibility for continuous enrollment.

Preferably as soon as you enroll in Belhaven as a freshman, but it can be done later in your academic career.

• You must apply for the Double Major Promise option in BlazeNet as soon as you determine you want a double major or double degree, and before you submit a graduation application.
• You’ll also need to submit your application again just before starting your 9th term (for financial purposes).
• The registrar’s office will set up your degree plan in BlazeNet to allow you and both advisors to meet and plan out degree completion.

You will receive two diplomas for double degree only. Diplomas are issued on the degree earned; a double major under the same degree will receive the diploma for the one degree. On your resume, you would list both majors under the same degree.