Mississippi Valley State University

July 20, 2008

College of Professional Studies

The College of Professional Studies is one of the five colleges within the University and is organized into five degree granting academic departments. In addition, the College houses the Army Reserve Officers Training Corp (Army ROTC). This program offers students the opportunity to attain a commission and serve on active duty in the U. S. Armed Forces.

The five departments withn the College are:

The Department of Business Administration

The Department of Criminal Justice

The Department of Industrial Technology

The Department of Mass Communicatoin

The Department of Social Work

The goals and objectives of these departments are to prepare students to combine their broad and well-rounded general education with specialized training in a way that when the prescribed curriculum is completed, they will be ready to enter into their respective careers and/or into graduate school to further ther formal education.

Some of the profound trends brought about in the last two decades are the increasing intensity of global competitions, rapidly changing markets and unparalled  technological innovation.  In order to stay competitive in the global market, one must understand and cope with dynamic and complex issues.  As a state-supported institution, Mississippi Valley State University is responding to these contemporary societal needs by providing professional degree programs and experiences that will prepare the graduates to take on these societal responsibilities.

College of Professional Studies News[ view all ]

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9/13/07 - Department of Business Administration

Who's Your Advisor?

2007 - 2008 Academic Advisement Assignments

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5/7/07 - Department of Social Work

Department of Social Work Newsletter

Spring 2007

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4/12/07 - Department of Business Administration

New Members

2/12/07 - Department of Business Administration

Grand Opening Ceremony

11/9/06 - Department of Social Work

MSW Accreditation

7/6/06 - Department of Criminal Justice

Senior Exit Exam

Amazing Achievers[ view all ]

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2007-2008 Who's Who

Congratulations to this year's nominees for "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges"

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Honor Students Acknowledged

2007 Inductees into the Alpha Delta chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work majors

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NASW Student of the Year Nominees

Congratulations to Patricia Williams and Marilyn Edwards