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From: Communications [mailto:Communications@hssu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:09 AM Subject: Harris-Stowe State University to Offer First-Ever Marketing Degree for Fall 2015 Semester Hello, We thought you might be interested in the following news from Harris-Stowe. Please contact Pier Scott at scottp@hssu.edu<mailto:scottp@hssu.edu> or 314.340.3391 for more information. Thank you. News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Pier Scott (314) 340-3391 scottp@hssu.edu<mailto:scottp@hssu.edu> Harris-Stowe State University to Offer Marketing Degree for Fall 2015 Semester New marketing degree brings total programs to 31, doubled since July 2014 ST. LOUIS, MO (June 17, 2015) - Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) is pleased to announce the Coordinating Board of Higher Education has approved the university's proposal to offer a Bachelor of Marketing degree. Beginning in the fall 2015 semester, Harris-Stowe will have a total of 31 majors, minors and certificate programs; 17 were added since summer 2014 (see list below). For the first time in university history, Harris-Stowe will offer completely online courses for degrees in Criminal Justice, Healthcare Management and General Education. In addition, HSSU added its first-ever certificate program in Urban Agriculture as a part of the university's ongoing quality educational plan. "Harris-Stowe is in the midst of a tremendous renaissance that is demonstrated in our ever-expanding academic programs, which is at the heart of our academic excellence agenda," said Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, president, Harris-Stowe. "The breadth of baccalaureate offerings - from urban politics and pre-law to urban agriculture and now marketing - means that Harris-Stowe students can fill a greater range of exciting careers." This fall Harris-Stowe will offer new degree programs in 19 majors, 11 minors and 1 certificate program, including: Online Degrees (First fully online degree programs in HSSU history) Criminal Justice Healthcare Management General Education Degrees and Minors 1. Accounting 2. Biology 3. Business Administration 4. Criminal Justice 5. Education-Early Childhood 6. Education-Elementary 7. Education-Middle School 8. Education-Secondary 9. Education-Educational Studies 10. Finance* 11. Health Care Management 12. Information Sciences and Computer Technology 13. Mathematics 14. Marketing* 15. Professional Interdisciplinary Studies 16. Urban Affairs 17. Political Science* * Minor in Urban Politics* * Minor in Public Policy and Administration* * Minor in Pre-Law* * Minor in International Relations* 18. Sociology* * Sociology* * Law, Justice, and Society* * Urban Sociology* * Social Justice* 19. Urban Agriculture and Sustainability* * Concentration in Science (Biology-Chemistry*) * Concentration in Urban Agriculture* * Concentration in Computation and Physical Science* * Certificate in Urban Agriculture (First Certificate Program in HSSU history)* *denotes new program instituted since July 2014 About Harris-Stowe State University Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU), located in midtown St. Louis, is a fully accredited four-year institution that offers 31 majors, minors and certificate programs in education, business and arts & sciences. In 2014, HSSU ranked No. 1 in the state of Missouri and No. 47 in the nation in granting degrees in mathematics and statistics to African-Americans according to Missouri Department of Higher Education and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, a newsmagazine that has ranked institutions conferring the most degrees to minority students for the past 30 years. The university, which has origins dating back to 1857, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri. # # #