Business Management [handbook, PDF, 89KB]
Offered in conjunction with the Business Department, the degree program prepares adults to be effective contributors to businesses and organizations by fostering entrepreneurial thinking and applied systems perspectives. It provides tools to assist adults to recognize, understand, and respond to the rapid changes affecting their lives, their organizations, and their communities. The degree is available at the Mars Hill campus and satellite sites in Asheville, Hendersonville, and Burnsville.

Teacher Education [handbook, PDF, 109KB]
The teacher education degree is offered through the Education Department. The degree meets the state of North Carolina licensure requirements in the areas of elementary, middle grade, and secondary levels. STUDENTS PURSUING LICENSURE ONLY who hold a degree from an accredited higher education institution are not required to complete general education requirements in any major in education. (Major requirements for secondary [ English, Mathematics, or Social Studies] or special subject areas (Art, Music, Physical Education, or Spanish) may not be offered in the Adult ACCESS evening program.) Licensure is available through Adult ACCESS, and classes are offered at the Mars Hill campus and satellite sites in Asheville, Hendersonville, Burnsville, Waynesville and Marion.


Licensure Add-On Programs
Candidates who have completed licensure requirements in any field may earn an additional teaching license in English as a Second Language (ESL), AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted), Reading, and Special Education (General Curriculum) by completing specific courses (re: Adult ACCESS Handbook) and passing PRAXIS II as required by the state.



Special Education
The major in Special Education is designed to prepare students for teaching in a general curriculum (K-12). The curriculum is structured so that prospective teachers will acquire competencies in learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotional disorders. All students completing this major will participate in a full semester internship in a public school while taking related college methods courses. [more]


Social Work [handbook, PDF, 89KB]
The Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW) is offered in conjunction with the Business Department at MHC and prepares adults for "generalist" social work practice. The curriculum focuses on values, knowledge, and skills requisite for professional practice so graduates can assist various individual, family, group, neighborhood, and community client systems. Adults can add a concentration in the fast-growing field of gerontology as well.  (delete last sentence)