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  Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Dr Ste 359
Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
General information
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Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Master's degree, Certificates/Post-Master's certificate
Carnegie classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Number of students: 3,584 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$ ----

Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$4,324$4,156$3,919
Out of State$9,810$9,332$8,887
Books and Supplies$1,354$1,345$1,320
On-Campus
Room and board$4,880$4,616$4,272
Other Expenses$4,514$4,482$4,400
Off Campus
Room and board$4,566$4,322$4,361
Other Expenses$5,839$5,755$5,650
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$5,839$5,755$5,650

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 62% $3,687
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 15% $466
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 28% $6,646
Loans to students 60% $5,330
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Associate degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administrati...

Bachelor degree
Technology Teacher Education + Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Technology Teacher Education + Industrial Arts Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach technology education/industrial arts programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Special Education and Teaching
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Special Education and Teaching, General: A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education tea...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social ch...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups,...

Bachelor degree
Plant Sciences
Other
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Plant Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in plant sciences not listed in the Plant Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree
Physical Therapy + Therapist
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Physical Therapy + Therapist: A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction ...

Bachelor degree
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Physical Education Teaching and Coaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Parks
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public.

Bachelor degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administratio...

Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Music Performance
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other ...

Bachelor degree
Mass Communication + Media Studies
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Mass Communication + Media Studies: A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communicatio...

Bachelor degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular progr...

Bachelor degree
Industrial Technology + Technician
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Industrial Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial pr...

Bachelor degree
History
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studie...

Bachelor degree
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Other
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in the health professions and related clinical sciences not listed in the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, General category.

Bachelor degree
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the role of foods and nutrition in human health and wellness. Includes instruction in nutritional care and education, the planning and provision of food services, the development of consumable fo...

Bachelor degree
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectu...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education sub...

Bachelor degree
Educational Psychology
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Educational Psychology: A program that focuses on the application of psychology to the study of the behavior of individuals in the roles of teacher and learner, the nature and effects of learning environments, and the psychological effects of methods, resources, organization and...

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, mic...

Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice + Safety Studies
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the ad...

Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confus...

Bachelor degree
Child Development
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Child Development: A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; parent...

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accou...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of b...

Bachelor degree
Animal Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Animal Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding and husbandry of agricultural animals, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural animal products. Includes instruction in the animal sciences,...

Bachelor degree
Agriculture
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Agriculture, General: A program that focuses on the general principles and practice of agricultural research and production and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of practical agricultural problems. Includes instruction in basic animal, plant, ...

Bachelor degree
Agricultural Economics
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Agricultural Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economics to the analysis of resource allocation, productivity, investment, and trends in the agricultural sector, both domestically and internationally. Includes instruction in economics and related subfields...

Bachelor degree
Agricultural Business and Management
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Agricultural Business and Management, General: A general program that focuses on modern business and economic principles involved in the organization, operation, and management of agricultural enterprises.

Bachelor degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word pr...

Bachelor degree
Accounting
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accoun...

Master's degree
Teacher Education
Multiple Levels
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Teacher Education, Multiple Levels: A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level, such as a combined program in elementary/secondary, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle school, or junior high/high school teacher education.

Master's degree
Secondary Education and Teaching
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Secondary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or sp...

Master's degree
Nursing
Other
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Nursing, Other: Any instructional program in nursing not listed in the Nursing, General category.

Master's degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular progr...

Master's degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education sub...

Master's degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confus...

Master's degree
Community College Education
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Community College Education: A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of administering community and junior colleges and related postsecondary systems, the study of community and junior colleges as objects of applied research, and that may prepare individuals to f...

Master's degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accou...

Master's degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of b...

Master's degree
Agriculture
General
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Master's degree Agriculture, General: A program that focuses on the general principles and practice of agricultural research and production and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of practical agricultural problems. Includes instruction in basic animal, plant, ...

Certificates/Post-Master's certificate
Elementary Education and Teaching
Alcorn State University

General Description for:
Alcorn State University Post-Master's certificate Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary edu...

 
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