Atlantic University
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| Atlantic University | |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Kevin J. Todeschi (CEO) |
| Faculty | 16 |
| Undergraduates | N/A |
| Postgraduates | 250* |
| Location | Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Locations | 1 campus |
| Website | www.atlanticuniv.edu |
Atlantic University is an institution of higher education in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is associated with the Edgar Cayce organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE), and its offices are in the ARE headquarters.
AU was founded in 1930 as a four-year university, but folded two years later due to the Great Depression. It was re-started in 1985 as an M.A. program in "Transpersonal Studies," conducted mainly through distance education. (A few courses are offered residentially, either at ARE headquarters, or in its summer camp facilities at Rural Retreat, Virginia.) Course offerings include transpersonal psychology, alternative healing, dream interpretation, astrology, comparative religion, esotericism, and readings in the works of Edgar Cayce. Some courses purport to train students to develop their own psychic potential.
The school is not regionally accredited. However, it is licensed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and approved by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which make its programs eligible for certain federal programs.
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Coordinates: 36°53′33.9″N 75°59′24.8″W / 36.89275°N 75.990222°W
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