Montana State University Campuses
 Role and Scope Statement

Since receiving its charter as Montana's first institution of higher education on February 16, 1893, Montana State University, as the state's Land Grant University, has grown and changed to meet the needs of the people of Montana. MSU is now a multi-campus university with students in programs including workshops and extended studies classes, certificate and two-year associate programs, Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees, and advanced research on problems affecting Montana citizens and businesses. With campuses in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls and Havre, Cooperative Extension Service programs in 56 counties, Experiment Stations in seven sites throughout the state, and an ever changing array of both remote site and electronically delivered courses and services, MSU is uniquely designed and motivated to fulfill its three part mission of teaching, research and public service to and for the people of Montana.

Each of the MSU campuses has a specific and unique curricular charge in meeting the breadth of the overall mission of the University. The MSU-Billings campus has exclusive responsibility for degree programs in special education, special education supervision, rehabilitation counseling and the Master's of Information Processing and Communication. These are supported by the excellent programs in the Colleges of Allied Health Professions, Education, Business, Arts and Sciences, and Technology. The MSU-Bozeman campus has exclusive responsibility for agriculture, home economics, is part of the WAMI medical program and is the state's lead in nursing, non-mining engineering, adult/community and higher education and vocational teacher education. In addition, the campus remains a focal point for education in the physical and biological sciences and science-math education. The MSU-Northern campus in Havre has emphasis in degree programs of applied and engineering technologies. In addition, the campus offers professional teacher education programs and has a statewide mission in vocational teacher preparation. Programs are also offered in both LPN and Bachelor's completion in nursing programs and in business technology. The College of Technology campus in Great Falls has programs in allied health, business and office technology, trades and industry and related general education. It is also the site for the MUS Higher Education Center in Great Falls.

Each of the campuses is expected to produce the next generation of leaders for communities, businesses, professions and government as well as for the disciplines in which degrees are offered. To support these goals, each of the campuses offers general education coursework and a variety of leadership experiences for students. In addition, each of the campuses houses some of the current generation's best minds; faculty and staff dedicated to advancing the boundaries of knowledge through research and creative activity, teaching the most up-to-date knowledge in their disciplines to current students and sharing knowledge with businesses, the professions, government agencies and agricultural producers.

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