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University of Arkansas at Monticello
Introduction
The University of Arkansas at Monticello is part of the state’s public university system, and is overseen by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. The school provides certificate, diploma and degree programs in a wide variety of areas, recently expanding its horizons to include more vocational options to increase the post-secondary opportunities for students in southern Arkansas.
The school is located in Monticello, in the southeastern corner of the state. Having been established in 1910, it was originally named the Fourth District Agricultural School, after which it was called the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College as of 1925. By the 1970s it had joined the state university system and attained four-year status, changing its name to the current and definitive version. Over the last few years, the school has expanded and acquired the College of Technology – Crossett and the College of Technology – McGehee, both previously part of the University of Arkansas as well.
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Academics
Academic accreditation at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is given by several bodies. First and foremost, the school as a whole is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Furthermore, individual accreditation for given academic programs is given by the following corresponding bodies: the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Society of American Foresters.
The academic offering at the University of Arkansas at Monticello ranges from technical certificate courses all the way up to the master’s degree level.
There are six schools that make up the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and they are: the School of Business, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Arts and Humanities, the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, the School of Education, and the School of Forest Resources. Furthermore, there are four divisions offering specialized programs, which are: the Division of Nursing, the Division of Agriculture, the Division of Music, and the Division of Computer Information Systems.
At the four-year level, students may wind up with a Bachelor of Arts, of Business Administration, of Music Education, of Science, of Science in Nursing, or of Social Work degree. Higher still, they may also attain a Master of Science, of Education, or of Arts in Teaching degree at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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The school’s programs (at both the bachelor’s and master’s level) within the School of Forest Resources have drawn a lot of acclaim and respect in the academic and wider community due to their unique nature and solid orientation. The school collaborates with the Arkansas Forest Resources Center as well as the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service to allow students in this program to conduct meaningful research in Arkansas’ rich and diverse forests, one of the principal natural resources the state possesses.
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Admissions
There is an open admissions policy at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, so virtually all qualified candidates are accepted up through the filling of student capacity for a given semester. Of course, as with any school, certain programs may have admissions standards independent of—and more stringent than—those of the school as a whole.
The admissions requirements for incoming, first-time undergraduates include completing the full application form, providing a complete high school transcript (and from any colleges, if applicable), furnishing scores from a recognized academic assessment exam (SAT, ACT, COMPASS, etc.), and offering proof of double immunization against measles/mumps/rubella (MMR).
Athletics
Donning green and white jerseys, the athletics teams at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are referred to as the Bool Weevils in the case of the men’s teams, and as the Cotton Blossoms in the case of the women’s teams. The school competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II within the Gulf South Conference. In total, the school field athletics teams in the following sports: volleyball, football, golf, softball, baseball, cross country, and men’s and women’s basketball. Additional intramural sports teams are available for students to participate in.
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Ranks 2nd in Arkansas and
144th overall
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