Arts
Converse is a nationally recognized arts powerhouse. Get the real-world experience you need for a productive career in the arts.
Converse University
Your Path to Success
Our low 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio means you will receive close, individual attention from faculty who are dedicated to your success. You will have access to global learning opportunities, unique internships, and hands-on academic experiences, preparing you to be a leader.
Degrees & Programs
We offer more than 40 majors, 8 career tracks, and 28 graduate programs, providing you with the professional and technical skills you need to take on the future confidently.
Business and Data Science
Study and research with our dedicated, award-winning faculty, who offer a variety of insights and experiences.
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Our School of Liberal Arts and Sciences helps students to pursue their passions and develop skills for lifelong success.
School of Education
Converse’s School of Education prepare future educators, administrators, and researchers for careers in education.
The Graduate School
Housing all our Graduate offerings, join a legacy of award-winning teachers, leaders, and creative thinkers.
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98%Of full-time faculty have terminal degrees
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12:1Student/Faculty ratio ensures personal attention & mentoring
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86%Of our courses are taught by full-time faculty
See Yourself at Converse.
Whether you live on campus or commute, your student life experience is where your learning goes beyond the classroom.
You’ll score an internship or find a mentor — or both. You’ll groove on downtown Spartanburg’s art and music vibe, while finding local opportunities to flourish personally and professionally. You’ll venture out into the nearby outdoors, so bring your kayak and hiking boots.
Beyond Converse
Converse graduates are passionate, service-oriented citizens who make a positive difference in their professions and communities.
Our students set themselves up for career success through independent or collaborative research, creative projects, service-learning, work-study options, and our vast alumni network.
Experiential learning opportunities such as internships, clinical experiences, student teaching, and study-travel offer transformative, out-of-the-box experiences to develop problem-solving skills and expand their ability for innovative thinking.
We will guarantee your education.
Converse is committed to empowering and transforming our students. We guarantee our undergraduate students will graduate in 4 years and gain employment or graduate school acceptance within 6 months after graduation.
Leading the Way
We are agents of transformation.
2025 Converse MFA Alumni Book Award Winners Announced
The Converse Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the winners and finalists for the 2025 Converse MFA Alumni Book Award. This year’s award series was judged by award-winning writer …
Chloe Cleland ’25 Named Finalist for Prestigious Murphy Osborne Award
Triple major Chloe Cleland ’25 (History, Psychology, Philosophy; Nisbet Honors) was named as a finalist for the 2024-25 Murphy Osborne Award. Cleland has been a member of Converse’s Acrobatics & Tumbling …
Communications Staff Win Three Awards from Media Women of SC
Four Converse Communications and Marketing staff members and three students have earned top honors in three categories of the 2025 Media Women of South Carolina (MWSC) Communications Contest. The contest, …
Converse Attends Higher Education Day at the State House
In early April, Converse leaders and students traveled to Columbia, SC, to represent the University at the SCICU Higher Education Statehouse Day. Converse President Boone J. Hopkins and Converse students connected with …