Belhaven University

Belhaven University ("Belhaven" or "BU") is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in 1883. The university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian Ministry, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Nursing.

Belhaven has extended its reach geographically and to adult and evening students at satellite campuses for graduate and undergraduate studies in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Dalton. Houston, Madison, Memphis, Orlando, and online programs.

Belhaven University offers Bachelor's Degrees in 27 different major areas of study.[8] Master's Degrees are offered in Business Administration, Leadership, Public Administration, Teaching, and Education, among others.

The five most popular majors among 2009 graduates were Visual and Performing Arts (22%), Business, Management, Marketing, and related support services (17%), Health and Physical Education/Fitness (11%), Education (9%), and Psychology (8%).

Belhaven University teams are known as the Blazers. The university is a member of NCAA Division III, primarily competing in the American Southwest Conference (ASC). The Blazers formerly competed in the NAIA. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track & field, and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field, tennis and volleyball.

The football program, established in 1998 under head coach Norman Joseph, remains the largest and most popular sports team on campus. The Belhaven Blazers are the mascots for all teams and Belhaven's colours are Green and Gold. In 2014, Belhaven named journeyman coach Hal Mumme as its new head football coach. Mumme replaced Joseph Thrasher, who coached the Blazers for five seasons.