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