Southeast Missouri State University

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Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public, liberal arts
university located in rural Cape Girardeau, Missouri. SEMO offers
degrees on the bachelors, masters, and Ed.D. levels in over 200
programs. It was founded as the Southeast Missouri State Normal School
in 1873 and was renamed the Southeast Missouri State University in
1973. Attendance as of Fall 2013 was at 11,367. SEMO has four regional
campuses in Kennett, Malden, Sikeston, and Poplar Bluff, as well as the
Perryville Higher Education Center and the Cape Girardeau Partnership
for Higher Education.

Admissions Information

There is a $25 application fee. Approximately 97% of
students who apply are admitted, and 72% return for their Sophomore
year. For first year freshmen, students should aim to have scores of 21 or higher
on their ACT and 980 or higher on their SAT, with a high school cumulative GPA no
lower than 2.00. Incoming freshmen are expected to have the following:
four units of English, three of math, three of social studies, three of
science, one visual or performing arts, and three additional units.

College Majors

SMSU Academic Hall

SEMO offers the following majors for undergraduates:

• Accounting
• Agribusiness
• Agricultural Education
• Art
• Athletic Training
• Biology
• Business and Marketing Education
• Chemistry
• Commercial Photography
• Communication Disorders
• Communication Studies
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Computer Technology
• Corporate Communication
• Criminal Justice
• Cybersecurity
• Dance
• Early Childhood Education
• Economics
• Elementary Education
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Technology
• English
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Studies
• Exceptional Child Education
• Family and Consumer Science Education
• Finance
• French
• General Studies
• Health Management
• Historic Preservation
• History
• Human Environmental Studies
• Industrial Education
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Mass Communication
• Mathematics
• Medical Technology
• Middle School Education
• Music
• Music Education
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-Architecture
• Pre-Chiropractic
• Pre-Dental
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Veterinary
• Psychology
• Recreation
• Social Studies
• Social Work
• Spanish
• Sport Management
• Technology Management
• Theater

Undergraduate Programs

SEMO is well-known as a school that produces quality educators, and as such,
many of the majors have an education degree available, such as
Agricultural, Art, Biology, Business and Marketing, Chemistry, English,
French, Mathematics, Physics, and Spanish.

Graduate Programs

SEMO offers a wide variety of Master’s degrees, as well as a few Specialist
degrees, and one doctoral program. The Master’s degrees are available in
Biology, Business Administration, Career Counseling, Chemistry,
Communication Disorders, Community Wellness, Criminal Justice,
Elementary Education, English, Environmental Science, Exceptional Child
Education, Higher Education Administration, History, Human
Environmental Studies, Middle and Secondary Education, Mathematics,
Mental Health Counseling, Nursing, Nutrition and Exercise Science,
Public Administration, School Administration, School Counseling,
Science Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and
Technology Management. SEMO offers three Specialist degrees in
Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, and Counseling. The
one Doctoral degree is a Cooperative Doctoral Degree in Educational
Leadership.

Online Degrees and Programs

SEMO has an extensive array of online degrees offered at both the bachelor’s
and master’s degree levels. Bachelor’s degrees are available for the following
fields: Business Administration, Technology Management, Nursing,
General Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Criminal Justice, Computer
Information Systems, and Social Science. Master’s degrees are available
in the following fields: Business Administration, Organizational
Management, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education,
Secondary Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages,
Criminal Justice, and Technology Management. Online certificate
programs are also available for alternative education certification,
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Rankings

SEMO typically ranks high on US News and World Report's list of best
regional universities in the Midwest. In the past, they have also been
rated as the safest school in Missouri. Geteducated.com has listed them
before as the best value for their online MBA program.

Accreditation

SEMO is accredited by the North Central Association. SEMO's Harrison College
of Business is accredited by AACSB International, an honor awarded only
to the top five percent of business schools.

Departments, Colleges, and Schools

Southeast Missouri State is made up of five colleges and four schools. The five
colleges are: the Donald L. Harrison College of Business; the College of
Education; the College of Health and Human Services; the College of
Liberal Arts; and the College of Science, Technology, and Agriculture.
The four schools are: the School of Extended Learning; School of
Graduate Studies; School of University Studies; and the Earl and Margie
Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

SEMO accepts Federal Pell Grants, the Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education Grant Program, and the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. They also participate in
the Federal Work Study and Federal Perkins Loans. SEMO also offers a
large variety of potential scholarships. No forms are required to be
eligible. There are also scholarships from local institutions that can
help many students out.

Library System

Southeast's primary campus library is the Kent Library. It offers services that
give access to archival media, subscriptions to online magazine and
scholarly journals, and MOBIUS, which links into other Missouri
libraries.

Athletics

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

The SEMO Redhawks compete in the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley
Conference. The Redhawks offer the following men's intercollegiate
sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, and track and
field (indoor and outdoor). They offer the following women's
intercollegiate sports: basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer,
softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.

Student Housing

SEMO offers eleven different residence halls that allow for double
occupancy for students. Costs for housing include either a 15+ or 19+
meal plan and range in price from $6,500 to $8,800.

General Information

Admissions Information

College Majors

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