Undergraduate Degree Programs

The Undergraduate Program at Hellenic American University is designed to provide those students selected for admission with the highest quality American baccalaureate degree experience. Our major concentrations are focused to afford our undergraduates the benefits of a Liberal Arts education, combined with rigorous training in the specialized disciplines which are at the core of the University’s educational mission. Successful completion of one of our Bachelor’s or Associate’s degrees will prepare graduates for entry into a professional career or further advanced study in their field.

Upon acceptance, undergraduates enroll as either full- or part-time students. It is expected that full-time students can complete their undergraduate studies in about four years, depending on their status, such as advanced standing. Part-time students entering undergraduate study for the first time should expect their path to degree completion to be extended, depending on the number of courses to which they commit each term. Currently, the University operates on a trimester system (i.e., three academic terms, each of twelve weeks duration, commencing in late September/early October, January, and April). All undergraduate students are assigned a Faculty Advisor; many courses are scheduled to accommodate working students. The language of instruction is exclusively English.

The curricular mix at Hellenic American University reflects the best traditions of the American Liberal Arts institution. All graduates complete a demanding course of study totaling 126 credits, of which 42 credits are in the General Education core, 21 credits are in free electives (or in a minor concentration), and 63 credits are in the major, including a three credit capstone project, which tests the student’s competencies in the field. Our care and attention to the University’s Undergraduate Program is intended to assure that each of our graduates acquires the professional and academic skills that will provide them with a globally-focused and cross-culturally informed vision of professional competency in a career-oriented world.

The Undergraduate Program at Hellenic American University incorporates the following major concentrations:
The objectives of the University’s Undergraduate Program are to:
  • Expose our students to the range of disciplines which comprise the traditional Liberal Arts so as to provide them with an appropriate knowledge base and context within which to situate their major disciplinary course of study;
  • Provide our students with a thorough grounding in and understanding of at least one disciplinary concentration of the University’s curriculum;
  • Develop our students’ ability to analyze critically issues and phenomena in their major area of concentration, and to apply these abilities in practical situations;
  • Develop our students’ ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, both in professional and less formal situations;
  • Develop our students’ understanding of, appreciation of, and repertoire of skills with respect to information literacy and technology;
  • Enhance our students’ appreciation of the diversity of cultural, ethnic, intellectual, and business settings within which they must operate as professionals;
  • Provide our students with the necessary quantitative skills for analytical and critical reasoning;
  • Develop our students’ effective writing skills through the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program that will strengthen students’ expository and professional writing abilities; and
  • Establish among our students key research skills as a means of encouraging life-long interest in research and analysis in our graduates’ field of interest and/or career.