About Converse Online

Converse's online graduate courses are designed for busy, nontraditional, achievement-oriented students. Converse's virtual classroom imitates the traditional classroom setting by allowing students to contribute to class through student forums. Online students have the opportunity to spend more time reflecting, analyzing and responding to what classmates have written or discusssed in class.

Accreditation

Converse College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Coeges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters and education specialist degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Converse College.

About Converse

Located in Spartanburg, S.C., Converse College has proven itself as a pioneer in women’s education for more than 100 years. Founded in 1889, this private liberal arts college shows its continued commitment to student success and achievement in the way it promotes small class sizes and ensures that every student has a faculty advisor.

All Converse students receive a high-quality education so that they are experienced and prepared for their chosen professions upon graduation. In 2010, 70% of Converse students had jobs or graduate school acceptance when they graduated from their programs.

Converse employs highly skilled and experienced instructors who promote student-faculty collaboration and help students apply their acquired knowledge to the real world. Converse students demonstrate a high level of competency in the workforce, which can be attributed to our school’s dedicated, experienced and caring faculty.

U.S. News and World Report named Converse College the “Best Value in the South” and listed it as a “Leading Regional University in the South.”

Converse college ranked as the fourth-highest college in South Carolina on Forbes’ “America’s Best Colleges” list.

Converse Core Values

The Converse College commitment to creativity and the development of adaptable individuals with clear vision, wise decision and just action is guided by seven core values. These enduring beliefs serve as the compass for the College. They transcend time, extend across the institution and guide our actions and decisions.

EXCELLENCE drives us to achieve the best in all that we pursue; to develop competence, confidence and courage to realize full potential in mind, body and spirit.

INTEGRITY calls us to cultivate and exercise honor, character and vision in daily decisions and actions; to act honestly and justly when confronted with ethical dilemmas and life’s challenges.

EXPLORATION compels us to think critically and creatively in the acquisition of knowledge and skills; to discover and enrich scholarship and research, disciplines, methods and vocations through hands-on learning and leadership and through discovery, discourse and debate.

DIVERSITY inspires us to embrace the different perspectives, experiences, cultures, backgrounds, talents and contributions that comprise a global society; to enhance and expand inclusivity as we build a stronger multi-dimensional community.

RESPECT leads us to value self and others, recognizing the legitimacy of individuality in belief, expression and perspective; to exercise civility, mindfulness and responsibility in words and actions.

COMMUNITY motivates us to develop a dynamic network of relationships through a balance of work and play that nurtures the abilities of each member in order to establish a better whole; to mentor, collaborate and communicate as engaged citizens who effect positive change.

PROGRESS challenges us to think strategically toward the future by employing creativity, adaptability, ingenuity and innovation; to advance and transform the world around us.