How religious is Belmont University?

daisy7289
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:50:14 +0000

this reply is late but may be helpful to others…

Belmont is religious if you want it to be, and you can “dial down” the religion if you want as well. There are “spiritual life assistants” for each dorm floor, but it is not something that many students are interested in. As for Faith Development convo, most students just sit on their computers during “convo” or text the whole time. You can finish your convo requirements in a semester. Most students were raised Christian but may not be practicing. Politically, the student body is divided. There’s a right-wing independent newspaper as well as the university journalism department’s left leaning Vision. Heck, the Religion department itself is fairly liberal. You can pick two tracks for your 6 hours of Religion: Understanding the Bible and Spirituality in World Religions, or Old Testament and New Testament.

As for the off-campus fun fgill1 is asking about… it is definitely there. While it’s far from Animal House, there are plenty of off-campus social gatherings nearly every weekend. The campus housing is dry/substance free, and that is strictly enforced - nice when you need to study for a major exam. Many older students rent houses in the surrounding neighborhoods that play host to weekend 'festivities", where you’ll find students from across all majors and departments. Lots of students venture over to Vanderbilt or the plethora of options downtown as well.

Overall the campus is very welcoming, and differing opinions and ideas are encouraged. Belmont is unique among Christian schools because of this.