BACHE Consortium Program

The Birmingham Area Consortium in Higher Education (BACHE) consists of five (5) institutions in the Birmingham area:

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham Southern College, Samford University, Montevallo University and Miles College. Students who are enrolled in one of the institutions may be permitted to enroll at another institution during the current semester. Contact the Office of Academic Records to apply for BACHE.

Miles College students enrolled full-time during the semester, in consultation with their faculty advisor, may register in one BACHE course per semester (not to exceed 12 semester hours cumulatively). Student enrolled during the Summer Term should be registered for a minimum of 6 hours. (Exceptions require the approval of the Office of Academic Affairs).

Enrollment in courses at the host institution is on a space-available basis and the student may not enroll after classes have begun at the host institution. The Miles College student must adhere to host institution’s policies and procedures governing enrollment in the course (i.e., the drop or withdrawal dates may not be the same as Miles College). It is the student’s responsibility to notify Miles College when they are no longer enrolled in the course. The final grade in the course will be forwarded to the College. BACHE forms must be approved and received in the Registrar’s office no later than 7 business days prior to the first day of class at the host institution.

Graduating seniors or students in their last semester at the College are not permitted to take a BACHE course.

See the Office of Academic Records web site for additional information governing BACHE policies and procedures.