You can do this, and we’ll be there to help you each step of the way! Whether you enroll full-time or simply take a class, degree completion students receive all of the benefits of joining the Bellarmine Community:

• Through our OnCourse program, the cost of textbooks and most class materials is included in tuition
• Personalized and professional advising to help you map out your individual academic plan.
  

• An online orientation experience to help you explore campus resources, meet faculty and learn successful strategies to balance your return to college with your busy life.

• Academic support through the Student Success Center including tutoring and writing centers.
• Free counseling and health services with flexible hours, face-to-face and online, including free 24/7 health care video visits with Norton Healthcare
• Access to all campus resources such as the SuRF Recreational Center, Library, Office of Health Services and Accessibility Resource Center.
• Exceptional professional development services through the Career Development Center, including personal career counseling; one-on-one and group information sessions; a robust Alumni mentorship program; and access to employers through job listings, career fairs, internships and other opportunities.
• A dedicated Office of Military and Veteran Services ranked among the best in the region.
• Free Microsoft Office accounts: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others
• A one-credit hour, tuition-free course to help you start earning credit and prepare for your successful return to college. This free class is a perfect way to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to start you back on your path to a four-year degree.

Bellarmine values the life experience you bring to our university. You can earn up to 60 credit hours for prior and experiential learning. There are many Prior Learning credit options, in addition to any transfer and dual credit you may have earned.

Standardized Exams: Bellarmine offers up to 36 credit hours for successful scores on external exams including AP, IB, Cambridge AICE, CLEP, DANTES DSST, and FLATS, among others. Test score requirements can be found here or discussed with your advisor.

Prior Learning Portfolios: You may be able to earn up to 30 credits for learning you’ve developed through professional, military, volunteer, training and other life experiences. We offer Degree Completion students a course to help with portfolio development.

Degree completion students can choose one of three tracks within the Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Studies. Rooted in the liberal arts tradition of examining the world from diverse perspectives, Bellarmine's Integrated Studies degree draws from a variety of disciplines to form a comprehensive course of study that prepares students for successful career advancement. Students can choose from two tracks within the major: Communication and Organizational Leadership.

Degree requirements:

• A total of 120 semester hours, of which at least 30 must be taken at Bellarmine University.
• At least 24 semester hours at the 300 and 400-level, exclusive of General Education requirements.
• 31-32 credit hours of required courses from the Communication or Organization Leadership track and a 1-3 credit hour Integrated Studies Capstone course. See details below.
• Students must meet Bellarmine's General Education requirements. Those entering Bellarmine with transfer credit should refer to Bellarmine's transfer policy in the university course catalog.

COMMUNICATION TRACK

31 credit hours

Communication plays a significant role in shaping society, business, and culture. Understanding communication across diverse and changing forms of media is essential to success in a wide range of careers. The Communication Track in Integrated studies provides training in the many facets of human communication, including the skills needed to write and create effectively in new and emerging media, and the wisdom to become ethical trailblazers and agents of social change.

• BUSA 103, Introduction to Business
• COMM 138, Digital Production Studio
• COMM 200, Media and Society, or COMM 205, Business Communication
• COMM 302, Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 309, Technical Writing
• COMM 313, Intercultural Communication
• COMM 400, Communication Ethics
• PSYC 103, Introductory Psychology 
• PSYC 318, Intro to Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
• or PSYC 402, Organizational Behavior
• Communication Track Elective (3 credit hours)
• Integrated Studies Capstone (INTS-490, 1-3 credit hours) 
  

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRACK

31 credit hours

Outstanding leadership is a crucial ingredient in any organization’s success. The Organizational Leadership track in Integrated Studies provides training in communication, management, and evidence-based understandings of human behavior, preparing students for careers as effective and ethical leaders.

• BUSA 103, Introduction to Business
• BUSA 301, Principles of Management 
• COMM 200, Media and Society, or COMM 205, Business Communication 
• COMM 302, Interpersonal Communication 
• COMM 313, Intercultural Communication
• ECON 110, Principles of Macroeconomics  
• PSYC 103, Introductory Psychology 
• PSYC 318, Intro to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 
• PSYC 402, Organizational Behavior 
• Organizational Leadership Elective (3 credit hours) 
• Integrated Studies Capstone (INTS-490, 1-3 credit hours) 
  

The faculty and staff supporting degree completion students are committed to helping you throughout your Bellarmine experience, from admissions to graduation. If you have questions or need assistance, you have a dedicated point person in offices across campus. Don’t hesitate to reach out to anyone on your team.

Martha Carlson Mazur, Degree Completion
Director of Community Academic Outreach
mmazur@bellarmine.edu
502-272-8998
Newman Hall, Room 227

Justin Klassen, Integrated Studies
Department Chair
jklassen@bellarmine.edu
502-272-8178
Alumni Hall Room 112

Alie Willer, Financial Aid
Assistant Director
awiller@bellarmine.edu
502-272-7923
Centro Horrigan Hall Room 213D

Lindsey Gargotto, Military and Veteran Services
Director
lgargotto@bellarmine.edu
502-272-7027
W.L. Lyons Brown Library Room 211

Jackie McNatt, Career Development
Associate Director
jmcnatt@bellarmine.edu
502-272-8242
Centro McGowan Hall Room 090

Diane MacKenzie, Enrollment, Marketing & Communication
Director of Dual Credit Institute and Non-Traditional Enrollment
dmackenzie@bellarmine.edu

Jessica Arneson, Student Success Center
Transfer Academic Advisor
jarneson@bellarmine.edu

Applying to the Degree Completion program is free and simple. All you will need is:

• A completed online application form (https://www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/applyNow/).
• An official college transcript mailed directly from each college attended
• If you’ve earned fewer than 60 hours of college credit, and that credit is from a college or university other than Bellarmine, we may request an official copy of your high school transcript, GED or home school diploma and/or a 200-word essay sharing your personal or professional goals. We will contact you if these are needed as part of your application review.