Belhaven Basics
Belhaven Basics is a first-year seminar course designed to communicate Belhaven's distinctives as a Christian college to our incoming students. There are numerous subjects and topics that are studied in BU101 - Belhaven Basics. Each of these topics will challenge students to understand the nature and purpose of Christian education and how the Christian worldview applies to their education and understanding of life.
Benefits:
- Discovering your individual strengths
- Applying your strengths to your academic and career success
- Guidance through the transition from high school to college
- Lifelong skills and resources such as how to succeed in college, how to budget your finances, and more
Strengths and Motivations
Research shows that when you have a strong motivational fit to a role, you will have higher levels of satisfaction in your work. Belhaven University has partnered with MCode and Clifton Strengths, assessment tools that helps our students discover their top motivations and strengths. These tools helps students explore their career options and motivate them to live the Belhaven motto of ‘To Serve Not to Be Served.’
About MCode & Clifton Strengths Assessment
The MCode experience is an assessment tool that is designed to bring the insight of motivation to students during their college experience. Using their own stories, MCode helps students understand their God-given motivations and what God has purposed them to pursue as a career.
The CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly StrengthsFinder) is an online, research-backed personality tool by Gallup that identifies an individual's top natural "talent themes". It measures recurring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior, focusing on developing strengths rather than fixing weaknesses to improve personal/professional success.
Students at Belhaven University take these assessment as part of the Belhaven Basics or Transfer Success course, usually taken during the student’s first year of study at Belhaven. This allows students the opportunity to explore their motivations and career options early in their college career.
No. Belhaven University is providing this valuable tool at no cost to students. We are committed to helping our students understand their God-given purpose and their gifts.
Students will receive a report from MCode that reveals their personal top five motivations. The report is a tool that can help students articulate and give meaning to something that is not always easily understood. MCode will help students explore various career paths and guide them toward roles and work environments where they will thrive.
After completing the Clifton Strengths assessment, students receive a, personalized, digital report that identifies their natural talents and ranks their dominant strengths. This includes:
- top 5 signature themes
- personalized "strengths insight" report
- actionable advice
- domain information explaining how your strengths fall into the four domains: executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic thinking
Faculty Testimonials
The most insightful component of my MCode experience was my one-on-one guidance meeting with the advisor. She helped me connect all five motivations together by drawing a picture of my key life experiences while highlighting my motivations. This affirmed my direction and calling in life. - Dr. Kristen White
Contact Us
Office of Student Care
Phone: 601-968-8865Library | Main Floor
1500 Peachtree Street, Box 160
Jackson, MS 39202
Verse of the Year
Go and make disciples of all the nations ... And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20