LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Greetings, Admitted Students and Families -
I am honored to extend a welcome to our Admitted Students Weekend on behalf of our vibrant community - a tapestry woven with nearly 500 passionate employees, 2,300 ambitious and enterprising students, over 17,000 trailblazing alumni, and a global network of supporters who are all integral to making Morehouse College the premiere destination for educating men of consequence and servant leaders since 1867. Your selection to join this prestigious community is not by happenstance. Morehouse College stands tall as a symbol of academic brilliance, visionary leadership, and unbreakable brotherhood, and we are thrilled at the prospect of you becoming a part of our well-chronicled legacy of achievement. Over the next few days, get ready to dive headfirst into the core of the Morehouse experience. Engage with our esteemed faculty, connect with current students who epitomize the values of leadership and service, and brace yourself for an awe-inspiring weekend filled with enlightenment and inspiration.
At Morehouse, we are on a mission to nurture the minds of young men of agency, destined to change the world in word and deed. Here, you’ll encounter a rigorous academic environment and a nurturing brotherhood that fuels your drive to reach unprecedented heights. To the families joining us, we extend our deepest gratitude for entrusting us with the education and growth of your sons. We understand the weight of this decision and are wholeheartedly committed to providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive as we continue to shape the landscape of Black male excellence on a global scale.
Young men, as you embark on this life-changing journey, I urge you to embrace every moment with an open heart and a thirst for discovery. Your path to greatness starts right here, and we are beyond excited to be a part of your remarkable journey. Thank you for attending Morehouse College’s Admitted Students Weekend - the gateway to inspiration, personal discovery, and the genesis of lifelong leadership. Welcome to The House!
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCES BY MELVIN FOSTER, PH.D. DESCATUR “DES” POTIER MOREHOUSE COLLEGE “HOUSE OF FUNK” MARCHING BAND MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB OTIS MOSS JR. AND OTIS MOSS III ORATORICAL CONTEST WINNERS ILLYA DAVIS ’89 LAMARIO PRIMAS, ED.D. Associate Provost for Student Success Executive Director of Admissions & Recruitment Director of Freshman and Senior Academic Success Associate Vice President of Student Financial Services Vice President of Student Services and Dean of the College KEVIN BOOKER ‘90 2
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENTAL
EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 18
Time Event Location 8:00AM - 12:00PM Placement Testing Reservation Only Frederick Douglass Academic Success Center Conference Room 10:00AM - 3:00PM Housing Appointment Appointment Only Thomas Kilgore Jr. Student Center 10:00AM - 3:00PM AUCC Student Health & Wellness Center Appointments Thomas Kilgore Jr. Student Center 12:00PM - 4:45PM Guest Check-In Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Lobby 11:00AM - 11:45AM Business School Social Event Business Major Students Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center Bank of America Auditorium 12:00PM - 4:15PM Campus Tours Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Plaza 12:00PM - 4:15PM Staged Room (Housing) Tours Kilgore Residence Hall 12:30PM - 1:30PM Housing & AUCC Student Health & Wellness Center Presentations Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Main Auditorium 1:00PM - 4:00PM Financial Aid Appointments Appointment Only Welcome Center Admissions Suite 1:30PM - 2:30PM Financial Aid Presentation Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Main Auditorium 5:00PM - 6:00PM Parent Social Event Parents Only Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Student Social Event Sponsored By Atlanta Life Sale Hall
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 19
Saturday, April 20
Time Event Location 7:30AM - 8:30AM Breakfast Chivers Dining Hall 8:00AM - 8:45AM Guest Check-in Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Lobby 9:00AM - 12:00PM Admitted Student Day Morning Program Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Main Auditorium 12:30PM - 2:00PM Admitted Students Lunch Chivers Dining Hall / Food Trucks 12:30PM - 4:15PM Enrollment Services Appointments Welcome Center Room 109 12:00PM - 4:15PM Campus Tours Welcome Center 12:00PM - 4:15PM Staged Room (Housing) Tours Kilgore Residence Hall 4:15PM - 5:00PM Morehouse Accelerated Academic Program Presentation Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Main Auditorium Student Only Events Parent Only Events 2:00PM - 3:00PM Academic and Registered Student Organization Fair Archer Hall Gym 2:00PM2:30PM Financial Aid Presentation Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Main Auditorium 2:00PM - 4:00PM Optional: Band and Glee Club Tryouts Ray Charles Performing Arts Center 2:30PM3:00PM Student Accounts Presentation 3:00PM - 3:45PM Students Social Archer Hall Gym 3:00PM3:30PM Office of Institutional Advancement Presentation 3:45PM - 4:00PM Break MLK Jr. International Chapel 3:30PM4:00PM Break 4:00PM - 4:15PM Glee Club Performance (Students rejoin Parents) 5:00PM - 5:30PM Senior Salute MLK Jr. Inter. Chapel
10:00AM12:00PM Placement Testing Reservation Only Frederick Douglass Academic Success Center 10:00AM12:00PM Campus Tours/ Staged Room (Housing) Tours Welcome Center/Kilgore Residence Hall 10:00AM12:00PM Admitted Student Day Program Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center Bank of America Auditorium 7:00PM - 9:30PM Miss Maroon & White Pageant Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17a 17b 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 1. Welcome Center 2. Slim & Husky’s / Which Wich 3. Morehouse Campus Bookstore 4. Parking Deck 5. Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel 6. Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center 7. Walter E. Massey Leadership Center 8. Gloster Hall Annex 9. Benjamin G. Brawley Hall 10. Claude B. Dansby Hall 11. Benjamin E. Mays Hall 12. Chivers Dining Hall 13. Sale Hall 14. Sale Hall Annex 15. Joseph T. Robert Hall / Post Office 16. Campus Police 17. John Hope Hall 17a. John H. Hopps Jr. Technology Tower 17b. Charles Merrill Hall 18. Nabrit-Mapp-McBay Hall 19. Triplex 20. Samuel T. Graves Hall 21. Physical Plant 22. B.R. Brazeal Hall / James B. Ellison College Infirmary 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 23. TRIO Program 24. Wiley A. Perdue Residence Hall 25. Davidson House 26. ROTC Building 27. Robert W. Woodruff Library 28. Otis Moss Jr. Residential Suites 29. Samuel H. Archer Hall 30. Franklin L. Forbes Arena 31. Thomas Kilgore Jr. Student Center 32. Kilgore Residence Hall 33. Charles D. Hubert Residence Hall 34. William Jefferson White Residence Hall 35. Frederick Douglass Academic Success Center 36. LLC Residence Hall 37. W.E.B. DuBois Residence Hall 38. John H. Wheeler Hall 39. Tennis Courts 40. B.T. Harvey Stadium / Edwin Moses Track & Field 41. Physical Plant Maintenance Building 42. AUCC Student Health & Wellness Center 43. Aretha Robinson Hall 44. Ray Charles Performing Arts Center 45. Main Entrance / Westview Security Gate 46. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard Security Booth 6
CAMPUS MAP
ACADEMIC DIVISION OVERVIEW
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & the Arts
• Africana Studies
• Cinema, Television, & Emerging Media Studies
• Communications Studies
• Dance
• English
• History
• Journalism in Sports, Culture, & Social Justice
Dr. Regine O. Jackson Dean of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & the Arts Wheeler Hall
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religion
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Theater & Performance
• Visual Arts
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Dual-Degree Engineering
• Mathematics
Dr. Eddie Red Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Dansby Hall
Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs
Deanof Business & Economics Massey Leadership Building
Dr. Claude Hutto
DeanBusiness & Economics
• Business Administration Concentrations
• Accounting
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Economics
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• Physics
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Software Engineering
Professional & Continuing Studies
• Economics
• Education
• High School Dual Enrollments
• Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education
• Morehouse Online Business Adminstration (Management)
• Morehouse Online Academic and Student Support
• Pre-College/Dual Enrollment
of Professional & Continuing Studies
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STUDENT PROFILE STUDENT LIFE ATHLETICS COST OF ATTENDANCE Total Enrollment 2,350+ Black 95% Other 5% #1 PRODUCER OF BLACK MEN #1 HBCU NATIONALLY #1 HBCU NATIONALLY MOREHOUSE.EDU/ADMISSIONS FACTS AT A GLANCE UNAPOLOGETIC EXCELLENCE LOCATION: ATLANTA, GA | ESTABLISHED: FEB 14, 1867 | CAMPUS SIZE: 66 ACRES The Mission of Morehouse College is to develop men with disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service THE NATION’S ONLY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION DESIGNED FOR BLACK MEN *Other includes Asian, Latin American, Multiracial, Native American, and White Source: National Science Foundation, 2022 Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2022 Source: Diverse Issues in Higher Education/IPEDS, 2021 Welcome to “ATL” - 51% of the population is Black, Hispanic and/or Asian * -Home to the world’s busiest and most efficient airport -Home to 17 Fortune 500 companies -#1 Most Livable City in the U.S. ** -#1 Best City for Diversity in Tech Workforce *** -#3 Filming Center in the U.S. * -#4 Metro in the US for Population Growth * Georgia Population Metro Atlanta Population Total Living Alumni AVERAGE GPA 3.7 1190 23 5 AVERAGE SAT AVERAGE ACT AVERAGE AP/IB COURSES FIRST YEAR RETENTION 86% 12 YES 32 TOTAL RESIDENCE HALLS FIRST YEAR LIVE-ON REQUIREMENT ACADEMIC MAJORS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 40+ 120+ 120+ STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS YEARLY ABROAD PROGRAM PARTICIPATION TUITION $27,984.00 $3,741.00 $4,412.00 $10,552.00 STUDENT FEES FOOD HOUSING BOOKS & SUPPLIES $2,000.00 $1,440.00 $200.00 TRANSPORTATION $1,294.00 $51,623.00 PERSONAL/MISC. TOTAL LOAN FEES VARSITY SPORTS 8 7 SIAC Maroon Tigers CLUB SPORTS NCAA DIVISION II MASCOT SCHOOL COLORS Maroon and White 10.9 MILLION6.1 MILLION* 18,500 who receive doctorates in STEM fields, the arts, education, and the humanities. for First-Year Experiences for Black male graduates in business administration, management, operations, English, foreign languages, mathematics, statistics, philosophy, religious studies, and physical sciences. Morehouse College is proud to offer its own application, in addition to our partnership with the Common App. Start your journey to The House at MOREHOUSE.EDU/APPLY. visit morehouse.edu/admissions. For more information, *MOREHOUSE IS A TEST OPTIONAL COLLEGE Sources * Metro Atlanta Chamber, metroatlantachamber.com, August 2023 ** The Economist, August 2022 *** Beyond HQ, “Best Cities for Diversity in Tech Workforce”, January 2022 APPLY TODAY STAY CONNECTED 8 *Based on 2023-2024 tuition and fees. Subject to change. Does not include cost of books, supplies, or travel expenses. *
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS MOREHOUSE
Morehouse Biology Club
Morehouse Business Assoc.
Morehouse Sports Business Assoc.
National Society of Black Engineers (AUCC NSBE)
Morehouse Filmmakers Assoc.
Morehouse Model United Nations
Phi Mu Alpha SINFONIA of America, Inc.
LYTEhouse (Lifting Youth Through Enrichment)
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Inter.
PropelU
The Maroon Muses Dance Comp. The Agency
Morehouse Spanish Club Psi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Morehouse Texas Club
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
American Advertising Fed.
Morehouse College Pre-Dental Society
SparkHouse Capital African Students Assoc.
404 Club Tech&
New Jersey Student Assoc.
Achieve M.O.O.R.E. (Morehouse Chapter)
The National Action Network Morehouse College Democrats NAACP
Brown Street Pavaler Tree Enduring Truth Book Club
Black Students Roll Boxing Club Indoor Strikers
Morehouse College Rugby Football Club - Black Sabers
ACADEMIC/PRE-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATONS
ARTISTIC/CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
Morehouse Health Careers Society
The Black Odyssey Chess Society
Morehouse Music Group
The ELITE Educators Assoc.
Morehouse Pre-Law Society
Howard Thurman Honors Program Student Assoc.
Morehouse Sociological Assoc.
Morehouse College Theatre Ensemble
Morehouse Intl. Student Org. Atlanta United Caribbean VYBZ
Cali Club
Morehouse ADODI
New York Club
Actively Changing Tomorrow through Service (A.C.T.S.)
D.C. Metro Student Assoc.
Collegiate 100 of Morehouse College
National Marrow Donation Program (NMDP) Peacemakers
House of Strength
Maroon Tiger Gaming
Morehouse Entrep. Club
Morehouse Lacrosse Club Team
Morehouse Polo Club
Morehouse Soccer Club
SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Rho Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Counseling Humans In Life Lessons (C.H.I.L.L.)
Protect Your Peace
Morehouse Motors
Chi Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc
National Society of Pershing Rifles
GreenHouse
Lifting Our Voices (LOV)
The Cycle Atlanta Orators
The Black Puroresu Collective
UNCF Pre-Alumni Assoc.
Morehouse Ultimate Club
REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (RSOS)
SERVICE & SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS
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WHAT’S NEXT?
MAY 1
PAY YOUR DEPOSIT AND SECURE YOUR SPOT!
MAY - JUNE
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The FAFSA is used to determine your eligibility for federal, state, and Morehouse aid programs. Use school code 001582 for Morehouse College.
Access and Pay Your Bill.
Between May 10 and June 30, 2024, you can access and pay your bill through BannerWeb.
Get Academic Advisement.
Weekly between May 10 and June 30, 2024, you’ll also have access to regular advisement sessions.
Submit Final Transcripts.
You have until August 1, 2024 to submit final transcripts. You can check the Applicant Status Portal to confirm that your final high school transcript has been received.
Resolve Your Balance.
To avoid your classes being dropped, you must resolve your balance.
JULY - AUGUST
Get Your Photo ID.
Your Morehouse identification card says that you are a valued member of our family, and opens the doors to campus facilities, resources, programs, and events for you.
Attend New Student Orientation (NSO).
Visit the Admissions Resource Center for more information as it becomes available.
Register for Courses.
Registration will happen at 10:30am and 2:30pm during Registration Tuesday sessions beginning on May 14, 2024.
Attend Your First Day of Class!
The time has come. Welcome, future Man of Morehouse!
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, VISIT ADMITTED.MOREHOUSE.EDU
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