Update 6/1/06

Dear Students,

Montana State University-Billings is fully committed to continuing to serve your educational needs.

We are in the process of finalizing arrangements to provide you with the following resources and services to enable you to successfully enroll in and complete the accounting and business related courses which had previously been offered through our partnering agreement with ANJO International. Additional details will be provided to you as soon as we complete the necessary arrangements. However, we hope that the following information will provide you with reassurance during this transition in our operations. At this time, our intended action plan includes:

1. Opening a New MSU-Billings Japan Office & Hiring Experienced Japanese Staff:

MSU-Billings will be opening a new office location in Tokyo, staffed by Japanese professional employees, who had previously worked at ANJO International. Ms. Kitazawa will be serving as our new Office Manager and she and other office assistants will be working to provide you with the resources and services you need to successfully enroll in and complete the courses being offered by MSU-Billings.

2. Providing Official Transcripts:

Student records, grades, and official University transcripts of completed courses will be permanently recorded in the Registrar's Office at Montana State University-Billings. Beginning immediately and at any time in the future, students are able to order copies of official transcripts to be mailed to their personal address or to have them mailed to specific Accountancy Boards as requested by the student. During this transition period, MSU-Billings will send copies of official transcripts at no cost to the student. At a later date, once our transition is complete, there may be a small transcript processing and mailing fee that will be charged to students.

3. Continuing Course Registration & Delivery of Course Materials:

Our intent is to continue the delivery of the accounting and business related courses which had previously been offered through our partnering agreement with ANJO International, for at least the next two years. This will enable all students currently enrolled in our credit courses and those students still needing additional courses to satisfy the requirements to take the U.S. CPA examination an opportunity to register for the needed courses, to receive the appropriate course materials (Textbooks, DVD's, Internet Video, etc), and to complete the final course examinations required to earn University credit from MSU-Billings. Additionally, we also intend to explore a number of options that will enable us to continue the delivery of these courses after the initial 2 year period, but at a minimum, we are committed to the delivery of these course offerings to serve students for at least the next two years.

4. Continuing Exams Offered in Japan:

MSU-Billings will schedule, at locations in Japan, a specific set of dates and times that students can complete examinations for any of our credit courses. These examination opportunities will occur every month for at least 2 years. Once the schedule is finalized, students will be asked to register in advance of each exam.

MSU-Billings is hopeful that by providing students with the above services and resources, that all students affected by this situation can be successfully served, and that any new students who are interested in enrolling in these courses can be confident that MSU-Billings will continue to honor its commitment to serve the educational needs of our students.

Additional details on the above action plans will be provided as arrangements are finalized in the next few weeks. In the meantime, please continue to check our website at http://www.msubillings.edu/uscpa for further updates and information. Also, please send any questions, issues, suggestions, or concerns that you may have to anjostudent@msubillings.edu and we will do our best to assist you.

Sincerely,

Kirk

Dr. Kirk Lacy
Dean – College of Professional Studies & Lifelong Learning
1500 University Drive
Billings, Montana 59101

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