Degree Programs & Transferability


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Lenoir Rhyne University provides learning opportunities for all students through various formats and timelines using a semester system (fall, spring, summer).

  • Traditional undergraduate courses are typically offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with some late afternoon and evening offerings Monday through Friday.
  • Fall and spring courses extend for 16 weeks while summer courses are 10 weeks long.  
    • Mini sessions are offered within each semester, running eight weeks during the fall and spring, and five weeks during the summer.
  • Students have the option to participate in seated, online or hybrid courses.
  • LR Online provides a learning experience for undergraduate students who wish to only participate in an asynchronous online course experience. Most programs offer 16 week-long courses, however, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration utilizes an eight-week course format.
  • Graduate programs are offered through various modalities including seated, online and hybrid. Some programs utilize a 16-week course format and others provide an eight-week course format.

Undergraduate Degree Programs  Graduate Degree Programs