TAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SEMINARY K-9

11525-23 Ave.
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6J 4T3
Tel: (780)431-5200
Free: 800-567-4988
Fax: (780)436-9416
Web Site: http://www.taylor-edu.ca/

Description:

Independent North American Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1940. Setting: 27-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.6 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $1795 per student. Total enrollment: 269. 152 applied, 78% were admitted. Full-time: 202 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 67 students, 40% women, 60% men. Students come from 4 provinces and territories, 4 other countries, 28% from out-of province, 10% 25 or older, 55% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 88% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 8/31.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $9050 includes full-time tuition ($5363), mandatory fees ($45), and college room and board ($3642). College room only: $1742. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $223 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $50 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Choristers (choral group), Student Union, prayer groups, Sacrifice of Praise (band). Major annual events: Discovery Days, Missions Week, Spiritual Emphasis Days. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: evening and late night patrols by security. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Schalm Library with 50,083 books, 303 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $120,594. 16 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.