Heritage Plus Program
Associate Degree of Science
A fast track General Education Program plus a concentration in general studies, liberal arts, and business for adults just starting college.
- Are you looking for a way to start college without having to quit your job?
- Need College credit for career advancement?
- Are you ready to fulfill your life long dreams?
Mount Olive College's Heritage Program is the latest in a series of curricula that the College has specifically designed for working adults. The four-semester format provides students, who have little or no college credits, with the core courses needed for associate or bachelor degree programs. Participants attend one four-hour class per week for about 25 months. In addition, students develop their abilities to think, read, write and speak critically and persuasively.
Admission Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- 21 years of age or older
- Interview with a program representative
Program Format
- 21 courses (64 college credits) modular format with seminar-type class setting
- One four-hour class meeting
- 4 academic terms (about 25 months)
To accommodate the busy lifestyle of working adults, each course is presented in sequential order. Books are provided to students the week before each course begins along with the next week's assignments. Participants share the classroom with professors who facilitate learning and other adults who have similar goals - to start what they can finish at Mount Olive College. The Heritage Program is your path to a college degree.
Heritage Program Schedule
| Semester I | Weeks | Hours | Course |
| Module 1 | 5 | 3 | ADV 100 Advisement/English |
| Module 2 | 5 | 3 | ENG 111 Expository Writing |
| Module 3 | 5 | 3 | PSY 100 Intro to Psychology |
| Module 4 | 5 | 3 | ENG 112 Writing about Literature |
| Module 5 | 5 | 3 | REL 111 Old Testament |
| Total | 25 | 15 |
| Semester II | Weeks | Hours | Course |
| Module 6 | 5 | 3 | REL 112 New Testament |
| Module 7 | 6 | 3 | MAT 121 Contemporary Math |
| Module 8 | 5 | 3 | SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology |
| Module 9 | 5 | 3 | SCI 102 Interdisciplinary Science |
| Module 10 | 5 | 3 | HLH 121 Focus on Health |
| Total | 26 | 15 |
| Semester III | Weeks | Hours | Course |
| Module 11 | 5 | 3 | ENG 234 World Literature |
| Module 12 | 5 | 3 | HIS 221 American History I |
| Module 13 | 5 | 3 | HIS 222 American History II |
| Module 14 | 7 | 3 | BIO 111 Principles of Biology |
| Module 14 | 3 | 1 | BIO 111L Principles of Biology Lab |
| Module 15 | 5 | 3 | ART 110 Art Appreciation (Online) |
| Total | 30 | 16 |
| Semester IV | Weeks | Hours | Course |
| Module 16 | 5 | 3 | ENG 241 Public Speaking |
| Module 17 | 5 | 3 | HIS 200 Contemporary World History |
| Module 18 | 5 | 3 | BUS 110 Intoduction to Business |
| Module 19 | 5 | 3 | SPA 116 Everyday Spanish |
| Module 20 | 5 | 3 | PSY 200 Interpersonal Relations |
| Module 21 | 5 | 3 | ANT/SOC 220 Cultural Anthropology (Online) |
| Total | 30 | 18 |
| Grand total | 111 weeks | 64 semester hours |
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Mount Olive, NC 28365
Tel: (919)-658-2502 (800)-653-0854
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Director: Allison Sullivan
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Tel: (910) 455-1677
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New Bern, NC 28562
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Contact: Vaughn Purnell
5001 S. Miami Boulevard
Durham, NC 27703
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Director: Jonathan Shores
Washington, NC 27889
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Director: Evan Duff
Admissions Representative: Katrina Hinson
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