accreditation by the LCME and approval for substantive changes by SACSCOC, the school (to be physically positioned on the campus of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C.) plans to begin recruitment of an inaugural class of 80 students.
== Athletics ==
Methodist University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Monarchs are a member of the USA South Athletic Conference (USA South). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and indoor/outdoor track and field. Women's sports include basketball, cheer, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor/outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
Methodist University's teams have won 83 team and individual national championships along with 183 conference championships. To date, Methodist University has also produced 375 NCAA Division III All-Americans and 65 Academic All-Americans.
== Notable alumni ==
Becky Burleigh, …
