PBA AT A GLANCE

Academic Programs

55 undergraduate majors
Evening undergraduate degrees in business administration, Christian studies, ministry, organizational leadership and community psychology
Graduate programs in accountancy; business administration (concentrations in accounting, enterprise systems, finance, global development, marketing and project management); Christian studies; clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple and family counseling; school counseling; general counseling studies; divinity, global development and leadership
Professional degree programs in health systems leadership, nursing practice (concentrations in adult gerontology primary care, executive leadership, family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health) and pharmacy
Degrees offered: B.A., B.G.S., B.S., B.Mus., B.S.N., D.N.P., M.A., M.Acc., M.B.A., M.Div., M.S., M.S.N., Pharm.D.
Some of the semester-long study abroad programs offered are in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Jordan, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Uganda.

Sarah Best, first-place winner in the student art show, poses with one of her works in the new Visual Arts Studio. Formerly a paint store, the building has been completely renovated.

Enjoying new studio

Sarah Best, first-place winner in the student art show, poses with one of her works in the new Visual Arts Studio. Formerly a paint store, the building has been completely renovated.

Online Programs

Undergraduate degrees in ministry, organizational leadership, community psychology and RN to BSN
Master’s degree in leadership

Faculty

Undergraduate student-faculty ratio: 12 to 1
Average day undergraduate class size: 17
89% of undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students
83% of full-time teaching faculty hold the highest degree in their field
178 full-time teaching faculty

Enrollment - Fall 2019

Total 3,699
1,172 residential students
18,000+ alumni

Activities

Member of the NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference
18 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports
Dynamic intramural program
100+ student music, theatre and dance performances annually
Student newspaper (www.thebeacontoday.com)
Opportunities for involvement and leadership in 40+ social, professional and religious clubs and organization

Workship: A Tradition of Service

Workship is a distinctive community service program that responds to human needs with Christ-like action in the community and the world. Through community service, students can discern their vocation and develop a life-long habit of servant leadership. Since 1968, Palm Beach Atlantic students have volunteered more than 3.5 million hours.

Accreditation

Palm Beach Atlantic University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the following degrees: bachelor’s, master’s, doctor of pharmacy, and doctor of nursing practice. For questions about the accreditation of Palm Beach Atlantic University, contact the Commission on Colleges at:

1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033-4097
(404) 679-4500 or www.sacscoc.org

Persons wishing to review documents related to the accreditation of Palm Beach Atlantic University should contact the Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Assessment at (561) 803-2050.