| The second largest state university of US is | | | | the Provost, there are various colleges and |
| Southwest Missouri State University, located at | | | | departments in the university. There is college of arts |
| Springfield, Missouri. As a fourth district normal school, | | | | and letters, college of business administration, |
| the university was founded in 1905 and it received its | | | | education, health and human services, natural and |
| status of state college in 1945. With graduate and | | | | applied sciences, etc. various departments range from |
| undergraduate courses, the university offered varied | | | | Academic development center, agriculture department, |
| subjects to students in 1971. However, it is only recently | | | | biology, computer science, criminology, dietetics, |
| in 2005, when its name is further changed to Missouri | | | | economics, fashion and interior designing, hospitality and |
| State University. The campus is located on 225 acres | | | | restaurant administration, library science, music, etc. |
| of land in central Springfield. | | | | Among the distance learning courses offered by the |
| Among the academics, the university offers more than | | | | university, Internet based instructions, tele-courses and |
| 150 undergraduate major courses and 43 graduate | | | | interactive CD courses, off-campus and Bearnet |
| courses. To help students select their faculty and | | | | interactive video, off-campus high school dual credit |
| decide about future planning, student academic support | | | | program, etc are available. For students are also |
| services are there. The career counselors available | | | | available national and international fellowships, |
| with the university aid in exploring the aptitude of the | | | | scholarships and grants through fellowship office of the |
| students especially while selecting majors. Also it | | | | university. |
| offers cooperative education program and assists in | | | | The campus of the university contains nine residence |
| job search of the students. Different orientation | | | | halls. There are also student organizations in the |
| programs, special activities, immigration problems and | | | | university. Whether ethnic, political, religious or any |
| their solutions, and providing naturalized services to the | | | | special interest, these organizations are the places for |
| international students are also some of the works of | | | | venting out the emotions of students of the university. |
| cooperative education programs. For campus based | | | | Missouri Virtual School is operated through the Center |
| and internet based courses, one has to take support | | | | for Scientific Research and Education where virtual |
| from blackboard system. | | | | learning communities are operational for the |
| For evaluating all the academic performances and | | | | educational needs of all the students. |
| faculty affairs, there is Office of the Provost. Under | | | | |