WEST PLAINS, Mo. – A total of 1,744 students are enrolled this fall at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), according to official enrollment statistics for the 2022 fall semester released today. In 2021, 1,953 students were enrolled, university officials said. "Overall student numbers this fall show different aspects of our enrollment picture this year, some good, some really good and some disappointing," MSU-WP Chancellor Dennis Lancaster said. "Although total enrollment is down, that is almost entirely due to a large drop in new students in the dual credit courses we provide at area high schools and in many parts of southern Missouri. "Even so, there is a lot to celebrate and in areas critical to our strategic plans in recruitment and retention going forward," Lancaster added. Returning student enrollment is up 2%, going from 870 students last fall to 890 students this fall; First-time full-time freshmen enrollment is up 1.5%. Continuing high sch
West Plains, MO. - Area residents interested in applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) regular track program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) have until Oct. 1 to submit their application. The Oct. 1 deadline is for students who wish to apply for a seat in the cohort that will run from January 2023 through December 2024. The deadline was extended from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 to allow more prospective students apply for the program, according to Amy Ackerson, associate dean of allied health and director of nursing. Prospective nursing students must be admitted to the university to apply for the nursing program. They also must have completed required testing, including the Kaplan Nursing Admissions test. Additional testing dates have been added to the September schedule at MSU-WP's testing center to accommodate the extended deadline. More information about those testing dates can be obtained by calling 417-255-7739. The ASN program accepts 25 new regular tr
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Officials with Missouri State University's (MSU) Outreach Program and the Department of Counseling, Leadership and Special Education in Springfield will offer a new cohort for the Master of Science in Counseling degree in fall 2022 at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), provided enough students apply. Students must apply by Feb. 15, 2022, and be accepted into the program after an admissions interview on the Springfield campus for the cohort to begin, officials said. Because of the lengthy admissions process, area residents interested in the program should begin that process as soon as possible, officials said. "The admission process involves completing either the GRE or MAT exam, as well as the graduate college application and the departmental application. The GRE exam may be taken on the MSU-WP campus in the Testing Center. Students also must provide references," said Deanna Smith, regional outreach administrator of Missouri State Outrea