Northwest, Missouri Southern formalize MBA agreement

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Dr. Dean L. Hubbard, president of Northwest, and Acting President Terri Agee of Missouri Southern
State University sign copies of a memorandum of understanding declaring the institutions' intent to
offer a cooperative online MBA in fall 2008.

The presidents of Northwest Missouri State University and Missouri Southern State University met Friday, Sept. 7, at Northwest's Kansas City Center in Liberty to lay the foundation for a new online master's degree program in business administration.

Northwest President Dean L. Hubbard and Acting President Terri Agee of Missouri Southern, located in Joplin, singed a memorandum of understanding creating the jointly administered program, which is scheduled to launch in fall 2008.

The schools earlier joined forces on two other collaborative programs, a master's degree in teaching (instructional technology) and a master's degree in elementary education (early childhood).

The new MBA's curriculum will mirror Northwest's traditional MBA, which requires candidates to complete 33 hours of graduate credit in addition to a research component. Courses will be delivered via the Internet, instructional television and other electronic means. Northwest's Melvin and Valorie Booth College of Business and Professional Studies and Missouri Southern's Robert W. Plaster School of Business Administration will each provide equal numbers of faculty.

Under the terms of the memorandum, students will be subject to Northwest policies for admission, retention and program completion and pay Northwest tuition rates.

Each institution will retain revenue generated through courses taught by its own faculty. Likewise, instructors will be paid by their home university, though other costs, such as marketing and promotion, can be shared.

According to the MOU, an advisory board comprising representatives from both institutions will oversee the program, and diplomas issued to graduates will bear the names of both schools.

In addition to serving Missouri residents, however, administrators are hoping the new MBA will attract students from neighboring counties in Oklahoma and Kansas.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone (660) 562-1704
Fax (660) 562-1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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