by Carolyn Carpenter
Research shows that a vital part of deciding which school to attend is based on a campus visit. When you walk the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University, you’ll find a home away from home.
Situated on 110 acres of scenic hills and woods on the bluffs above the Mississippi River, the campus of HLGU provides spacious facilities for its diverse student body.
Make a campus visit fit your needs by attending a scheduled Experience HLGU Day where you can see for yourself everything HLGU has to offer. While here, you can schedule an athletic tryout or audition for ministry teams and music ensembles.
Spring 2017 Experience HLGU Days:
– Monday, February 20, 2017
Athletic Tryouts & Auditions: Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Track & Field, Cross Country, The New Edition (Ministry Team)
– Friday, March 17, 2017
Athletic Tryouts & Auditions: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Wrestling, Chamber Choir (Ministry Team)
– Friday, April 7, 2017
Athletic Tryouts: Men’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball
Campus visit day Fridays are also offered every Friday. Prospective students and their families can sign up for morning or afternoon sessions at 10 am or 1 pm that include meeting with admissions, meeting a faculty member from the prospective student’s academic interest, touring the campus, having lunch, and trying out for a sports team or auditioning for music, art, or theatre scholarships and ministry teams.
Private tours are also available. To arrange a private tour, contact the admissions office at 800-HLG-1119 or via email at admissions@hlg.edu. You can also register for a visit day online at hlg.edu/admissions.
HLGU’s $10,000 regional scholarship for incoming residential freshmen and $6,500 scholarship for incoming commuter freshmen has been very popular since being created in 2012. To qualify, students must have a 3.0 CGPA, a minimum ACT score of 21, and attend one of the following high schools in the area: in Missouri: Bowling Green, Canton, Community RVI, Elsberry, Hannibal, Highland, Louisiana, Madison, Malvern-Clopton (Pike County RIII), Marion County RII, Mark Twain, Mexico, Monroe City, North Shelby, Palmyra, Paris, Silex, South Shelby, Van-Far, Wellsville-Middletown. In Illinois: Brown County, Central, Griggsville-Perry, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Pleasant Hill, Quincy Christian, Quincy Notre Dame, Quincy Senior, Southeastern, Unity, Warsaw, Western.
Hannibal-LaGrange offers more than 34 majors on the baccalaureate level, and several pre-professional programs are offered at the associate level. Additional programs include an honors program for gifted and highly motivated students, and Master of Science in Education, Master of Education in Education Administration, and Master of Arts in Leadership degrees, and online classes and programs. This historic institution is a four-year, Southern Baptist-based University, fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
With about 1,150 students, HLGU is committed to its students and sized right for personal attention from faculty and staff. The student/faculty ratio is 14:1, and most of our classes have fewer than twenty students, providing for excellent interaction.
HLGU welcomes your visit. Tour the campus, meet the professors, spend some time with students, and get to know HLGU – a University marked by character and purpose.
For more information, contact Admissions at 800-HLG-1119, via email at admissions@hlg.edu,