Overview

The University began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The private school closed in the spring of 1922 when the Kentucky General Assembly established Morehead State Normal School. The state institution accepted its first students in the fall of 1923 and graduated its first class in 1927. Name changes occurred in 1926 when "and Teachers College" was added, again in 1930 when it was shortened to Morehead State Teachers College, again in 1948 when "Teachers" was dropped and, finally, to university status in 1966.

MSU delivers a strong and affordable education for friendly, ambitious students who thrive in a student-focused learning environment defined by small class sizes and faculty committed to teaching and student success. Morehead State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and specialist degrees.

Accreditation

• AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
  
• American Bar Association approval of Paralegal Studies
  
• American Veterinary Medical Association
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs/Joint Review
• Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  
• Council on Social Work Education - Baccalaureate Level
  
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
  
• National Association of Industrial Technology
  
• National Association of Schools of Music
  
• National Association of Schools of Theatre
  
• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
  
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Memberships

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
  
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  
• American Council on Education
  
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
  
• American Technical Education Association
  
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  
• Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
  
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
  
• Council for Opportunity in Education
  
• Council of Graduate Schools
  
• Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing - Southern Regional Education Board
  
• Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
  
• International Technology Education Association
  
• Kentucky Academy of Science
  
• Kentucky Allied Health Consortium
  
• Kentucky Association of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs
  
• Kentucky Association of College of Music Departments
  
• Kentucky Council of Associate Degree Nursing
  
• KentuckySpace
  
• National Association of Industrial Technology
  
• National Commission on Accreditation
  
• National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing
  
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
  
• Ohio River Basin Consortium
  
• Southern Regional Education Board
  
  

Location & Facilities

Located in Morehead , Kentucky
Classes are offered at regional campuses in Ashland, Jackson, Maysville, Mt. Sterling, Pikeville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty and other locations.
There is bookstore and library facility, athletic center, coed residence hall, health clinic.

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

• College of Business and Public Affairs
  
• College of Education
  
• College of Science and Technology
  
• Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  

Courses Offered

Scholarships

Morehead State University offers international student scholarships to qualified international students. International students who have been unconditionally admitted and meet one of the following criteria will be eligible for our international undergraduate and graduate scholarships.

Value per year: 1.5 times the instate tuition rate.
1. Be an entering freshman or a transfer student with less than 24 total semester hours and meet all: a minimum Admission Index of 450 or higher and have a minimum ACT composite score of 20 or higher or SAT combined score of 950 or higher, regardless of place of residence; or
2. Be a transfer student with a cumulative college GPA of 3.0 on at least 24 semester hours; or
3. Be an incoming graduate, unconditionally admitted as an international graduate student.

All scholarships are subject to the availability of funds.

Graduate assistantships are available in each field of study and the compensation package for GA's includes free housing and a waiver of non-resident tuition for those students from outside Kentucky. Graduate students enrolling at any of MSU's regional centers or other off-campus instructional sites pay in-state tuition, regardless of place of residence.

Intake

Intake is Spring, Summer, Fall. Major intake is Fall.
The recommended application deadlines are:
October 31 for the Spring semester
April 30 for Summer I/II

Download Application Form

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Click here to Download UG Application form