Brescia University is a
coeducational Catholic university in Owensboro, Kentucky,
United States. Founded as a junior college for women, it is now a
coeducational university offering undergraduate and master's programs.
History
Brescia University was founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint
Joseph in 1925 as the Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women, established
at Maple Mount, Kentucky. After the end of WWII, the need for
coeducational extension courses in Owensboro was evident. At the bequest
of city leaders, the Ursuline Sisters were called to the creation of a second
campus in downtown Owensboro. The two campuses were consolidated on the
present site of Brescia University in 1950.
Mission
Brescia University is a Catholic, liberal
arts institution founded in the Ursuline tradition of personal and social
transformation through education.
Directed to academic
and moral excellence in a student-centered environment, Brescia offers
undergraduate and graduate programs that serve students who seek success
through rewarding careers and service to others.
Vision
A moral and intellectual powerhouse, adapting
to the needs of the 21st century and beyond
·Focus
on the qualities promoted by the liberal arts and Ursuline heritage;
·Educate
the total person in a caring and supportive environment;
·Equip
students to join the workforce as leaders and innovators;
·Value
life-long learning, ethics, justice, and the building of a more compassionate
human community through service.
Undergraduate Programs
At Brescia University, students can choose from over 50 academic majors
and minors to pursue their passion. A major is a student’s primary area of
academic study including not less than thirty hours of designated course work,
of which fifty percent must be at the 300–400-course level. A minor is a
secondary area of academic study including not less than twenty-one hours of
designated course work, of which twenty five percent must be at the
300–400 level.
Brescia University offers courses leading to the following;
·Associate of Arts (AA),
·Associate of Science (AS)
·Bachelor of Arts (BA),
·Bachelor of Science (BS)
·Bachelor of Social Work (BSW).
Graduate programs
·Certificate in Accounting Program
– Post-Baccalaureate