Atlantic University
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Atlantic University is an American institution of higher education in Virginia Beach, Virginia
. It is associated with an Edgar Cayce
organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment
(A.R.E.). Its offices are in the A.R.E. headquarters.
The university was founded in 1930 as a four-year university, but folded two years later due to the Great Depression
. It was re-started in 1985 as an M.A. program in Transpersonal Studies
, conducted mainly through distance education
. A few courses are offered as residentials, either at A.R.E. headquarters or at other locations in Virginia. The program contains six tracks: applied spirituality, consciousness, creativity, general Ssudies, leadership and conflict transformation, and transpersonal visual arts.
The school is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and licensed to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
. Although nationally-accredited, Atlantic University is not a Title IV institution and therefore does not offer Federal Aid.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It is associated with an Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce was an American psychic who allegedly had the ability to give answers to questions on subjects such as healing or Atlantis while in a hypnotic trance...
organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment
Association for Research and Enlightenment
The Association for Research and Enlightenment , also known as Edgar Cayce's A.R.E., was founded by Edgar Cayce in 1931 to research and explore subjects such as holistic health, ancient mysteries, personal spirituality, dreams and dream interpretation, intuition, philosophy and reincarnation...
(A.R.E.). Its offices are in the A.R.E. headquarters.
The university was founded in 1930 as a four-year university, but folded two years later due to the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. It was re-started in 1985 as an M.A. program in Transpersonal Studies
Transpersonal
The term transpersonal is often used to refer to psychological categories that transcend the normal features of ordinary ego-functioning. That is, stages of psychological growth, or stages of consciousness, that move beyond the rational andprecede the mystical...
, conducted mainly through distance education
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
. A few courses are offered as residentials, either at A.R.E. headquarters or at other locations in Virginia. The program contains six tracks: applied spirituality, consciousness, creativity, general Ssudies, leadership and conflict transformation, and transpersonal visual arts.
The school is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and licensed to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is the Commonwealth's coordinating body for higher education. SCHEV was established by the Governor and General Assembly in 1956...
. Although nationally-accredited, Atlantic University is not a Title IV institution and therefore does not offer Federal Aid.