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Whether you are an aspiring teacher or a classroom veteran, when you enroll as an Education student at Converse, you join a legacy of award-winning teachers and school administrators. Our graduates earn honors such as Presidential Educator of the Year, National Marine Educator of the Year, and the Order of the Palmetto.

The undergraduate program in English at Converse will prepare you for a broad range of careers and graduate study. Employers and graduate programs alike value the ability to read carefully, write effectively and think critically. Our faculty of award-winning scholars and writers will assist you in developing marketable skills for the next step of your journey.

The Department of Languages, Cultures and Literatures offers its students small classes and a large variety of courses, including five languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and Italian).

Converse’s History and Politics department offers separate majors and minors in both history and politics, featuring a full range of courses in American, European and non-Western history, as well as political science courses in American government, political theory, comparative politics and international relations. History and politics majors have the opportunity to participate in study travel programs, competitive simulations and research programs.

Through a combination of critical thinking, research, and an eagerness to ask “the big questions,” students within Converse University’s Department of Religion and Philosophy are challenged at personal and intellectual levels in their exploration of the world’s major religious and philosophical traditions. Students are asked to reflect upon broad questions of human society and culture, as well as personal questions of ethics and responsibility.

The Registrar’s Office provides many important services to incoming, current, and former Converse students such as distributing transcripts, conducting registration, keeping and updating student records, reporting grades, and providing verification of enrollment. The Registrar serves as the designated school official for international students.

The Office of the Provost brings together the classroom, laboratory, performance space, and art studio with academic advisors, tutors, international study, the library, and many other people and places that contribute to student success. Academic faculty and staff work together with the Provost Office’s Division of Student Development and Success, ensuring the best possible student experience