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6 Morehead State University 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog American Association of Colleges for Teacher EducationAmerican Association of Colleges of NursingAmerican Association of State Colleges and UniversitiesAmerican Bar Association approval of Paralegal StudiesAmerican College Health AssociationAmerican Council on EducationAmerican Registry of Radiologic TechnologistsAmerican Technical Education AssociationAmerican Veterinary Medical AssociationAssociation of Technology, Management and AppliedEngineering (formerly National Association of IndustrialTechnology)Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health EducationPrograms/Joint Review Committee on Education in DiagnosticMedical SonographyCommission on Collegiate Nursing EducationCommittee on Education in Diagnostic Medical SonographyCommittee on Education in Radiologic TechnologyConference of Southern Graduate SchoolsCouncil for Opportunity in EducationCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator PreparationCouncil for the Advancement and Support of EducationCouncil on Collegiate Education for Nursing - Southern RegionalEducation BoardCouncil on Social Work Education - Baccalaureate LevelDANTES - Defense Activity for Non-Traditional EducationSupportGulf Coast Research LaboratoryInternational Technology Education AssociationKentucky Academy of ScienceKentucky Allied Health ConsortiumKentucky Association of Baccalaureate and Higher DegreeNursing ProgramsKentucky Association of College of Music DepartmentsKentucky Council of Associate Degree NursingKentuckySpaceMasters in Psychology Accreditation Council, MPACNational Association of Industrial TechnologyNational Association of Schools of MusicNational Association of Schools of Public Affairs andAdministrationNational Association of Schools of TheatreNational Commission on AccreditationNational League for Nursing Accrediting CommissionNational Organization of Associate Degree NursingOhio River Basin ConsortiumSouthern Regional Education BoardU.S. Army Cadet CommandSOAR: MSU Vision and Strategic PlanUniversity Vision, Mission and Core ValuesUniversity VisionWe aspire to be the best public regional university in the South.Mission StatementAs a community of lifelong learners, we will: Educate students for success in a global environment; Engage in scholarship; Promote diversity of people and ideas; Foster innovation, collaboration and creative thinking; and Serve our communities to improve the quality of life.Core ValuesWe strive to exemplify these core values in all that we do: PEOPLE come first and are treated with dignity and respect; LIFELONG LEARNING, SCHOLARSHIP and SERVICE; DIVERSITY and INCLUSION of people and thought; EXCELLENCE, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, and TRUST.Student SuccessMorehead State University will support student success by investingin and providing experiences that enrich academic, co-curricular, andcareer goals in order to prepare students for a diverse and everchanging world.Goal 1Recruit - To recruit a diverse and engaged population ofstudentsStrategies:1. Expand recruitment pipelines and strengthen connections forunder-represented minority populations.2. Use predictive analytics to identify and guide student recruitmentpractices.3. Expand and identify additional resources for advising and supportfor all transfer students.4. Expand involvement of, set accountability standards for, andreward excellence by faculty and staff in the student recruitmentprocess.5. Enhance orientation initiatives.Goal 2Retention/Persistence and Degree Completion - To support theoverall success and retention of a diverse student bodyStrategies:1. Provide support structures from recruitment to degree completionfocused on underrepresented minority students.2. Use predictive analytics to proactively identify “at-risk” students toaid in retention.3. Evaluate the effectiveness of and provide sustained support forservices and courses provided to underprepared students inEnglish and math.4. Utilize comprehensive tools that focus on student success byproviding the opportunity for coordinated case management.5. Implement High Impact Learning Practices(internships/practicums, clinical experiences, student researchprojects, study abroad, service learning, mentorships) with a goalof all undergraduate students participating in at least one HighImpact activity.6. Provide opportunities for career exploration and planning with ameans for students to illustrate academic, engagement andleadership experiences throughout the educational career.7. Create a first-year experience that includes meaningful academicexperiences, cohort-building, leadership and civic opportunities,diversity training, career planning and financial literacy.8. Expand peer mentoring/coaching groups to increase studentsuccess.9. Evaluate and improve the student employment experiences toensure meaningful work/career experiences.

The Graduate School 710. Provide intentional/intrusive advising for all first-year, sophomoreand other key student populations.11. Develop a campus wide training model for advising (bothprofessional and faculty advising) for all colleges.12. Create and implement a Sophomore Experience.13. Improve the process for identifying students who are near degreecompletion with financial need, distributing funds and monitoringprogress of students who receive them.4. Evaluate current academic program offerings - maintainprograms that are consistent with MSU’s mission, grow highquality programs and develop new programs that producesuccessful graduates.5. Retain and provide funding for current accreditations andattainment of new accreditations.6. Develop and maintain a cohesive General Education program.14. Expand and invest in mental health support services for students.7. Increase the number and quality of programs and coursesdelivered online.15. Develop a model to help students navigate and assist withcampus-wide communication of University policies, proceduresand appropriate contacts.8. Enhance the learning experience for online students, developingan engaging university experience for online students andensuring that online faculty have proper resources and support.16. Allocate adequate resources, both financial and personnel, toprovide co-curricular experiences outside of the classroom toinclude campus life, the arts and diversity/multicultural events.9. Develop a robust course scheduling approach that integratesmultiple terms and sessions.17. Create a communication plan that incorporates campus-wideusage of an interactive calendar.Academic ExcellenceMorehead State University will enhance academic excellencethrough the scholarship and active mentorship of a well-rewarded,diverse, and dedicated faculty and staff that employ innovative, highquality academic programs and services to engage students in theculture of experiential, life-long learning, citizenship andachievement.Goal 1Recruit, retain, and support an outstanding and diverse facultyand staffStrategies:1. Place a priority on addressing faculty shortages in academicprograms.Goal 3Provide coordination for high-quality, high-impact, co-curricularand experiential learning opportunities as a distinctive featureof students’ learning experienceStrategies:1. Create a center for high-impact learning.2. Evaluate the possibility of providing University-wide academiccredit for high-impact experiences.3. Develop a robust system to track student participation in all highimpact practices.4. Ensure that faculty are rewarded with workload credit forparticipation in high-impact activities.5. Ensure that departments/colleges are granted latitude in creatinghigh-impact activities.Goal 42. Offer nationally competitive faculty and staff compensationpackages.Enhance physical learning environments, core instructionalinfrastructure, and faculty teaching capacityStrategies:3. Increase departmental recurring funding for faculty developmentactivities.1. Create and maintain high-quality learning spaces for all academicprograms.4. Create a centralized unit that provides resources to supportfaculty teaching and research.2. Provide and maintain high-quality IT infrastructure and supportfor academic programs.5. Increase tenured and tenure-track faculty diversity throughintentional recruiting approaches/practices.Goal 56. Recruit, retain, and reward well-qualified faculty and staff withinclusive and diverse mindsets in thought and practice with astrong affinity for interacting with students.Foster a culture of research, scholarship and creative activitythat supports and rewards faculty involvement and engagesstudents and external partnersStrategies:7. Authorize and provide the necessary resources for AcademicAffairs to conduct and manage faculty hiring processes.8. Review and improve the onboarding training plan for faculty andstaff.Goal 21. Develop a process to document, recognize, and disseminatefaculty scholarship, research and creative activities, especiallyscholarly activities with students.2. Enhance support for faculty research/creative capacity andoutput.Offer innovative, high-quality, effectively delivered academicprograms that attract and retain students and promoteacademic successStrategies:3. Increase engagement of staff in research activity by maximizingstaff and related personnel supported by grant money.1. Offer courses that are of high quality, grounded in theory, anddelivered with excellent pedagogy.5. Ensure scholarly activity is valued through the development ofuniform faculty evaluation plans.2. Develop more extensive on-campus summer programming thatmight include programs such as requiring underpreparedstudents to attend the Summer Success Academy.6. Incentivize faculty scholarship by revising the indirect distributionformula to return research funds to the research accounts of thefaculty members who generated those funds.3. Enhance the Honors Program.4. Encourage cross-collaboration of faculty and staff in researchendeavors through identifying existing space for interaction.

8 Morehead State University 2021-2022 Graduate CatalogRankings, Reputations and RegionalResponsivenessMorehead State University will engage in productive relationshipswith constituents in order to enhance the reputation of the University,improve the way we are ranked compared to benchmark peers,increase the private support we provide to our students andstrengthen our efforts toward serving our state-defined region.Goal 1Enhance the promotion of MSU as a highly respected universityfor learning and working, and continue to cultivate ourreputation of excellenceStrategies:1. Clearly identify and communicate MSU’s distinctive attributes toattract students, donors, faculty, staff and industry partners.2. Highlight notable/successful alumni to promote MSU’sdistinctiveness.3. Analyze and implement best practices to ensure our mosteffective digital presence including social media platforms andthe external website.Goal 2Strengthen student success by cultivating increased privatefinancial support for scholarships, experiential education,learning spaces, awards and fellowshipsStrategies:1. Conduct a comprehensive campaign focused on raising funds forstudent scholarships.2. Strategically involve academic departments and faculty infundraising efforts to enhance the quality of learning spacesthroughout the campus.3. Assess resources and staffing devoted to marketing andfundraising and strengthen where necessary in accordance tobenchmark institutions.Goal 3Provide strategic engagement and service to address regionalneeds through strengthened and expanded partnershipsStrategies:1. Coordinate and focus initiatives to support regional outreach.2. Identify and support economic development opportunities toimprove the standard of living in Eastern Kentucky.Goal 1Direct resources in support of high potential return OutcomesBased Components of Performance-Based Funding ModelStrategies:1. Increase support for “high-impact learning” practices to increaseretention and progression rates.2. Evaluate models to increase graduate enrollment includingdifferential tuition pricing models and enhanced graduateassistant packages.3. Support innovative course scheduling and program deliverymodels, which could enhance progression.4. Invest in record-keeping technologies and processes needed toprovide current and accurate information related to performancefunding model metrics.Goal 2Optimize facilities footprintStrategies:1. Confirm that all MSU square footage is being coded correctly andexplore space reallocation to maximize potential under theperformance-based funding model.2. Update the campus master plan based on a cost-benefit analysisof all University properties and programs.3. Explore ways to generate new revenue with existing squarefootage through a more efficient utilization of space – includingduring offline periods.Goal 3Increase targeted investment in instruction and student supportservicesStrategies:1. Invest in comprehensive advising tools focused on studentsuccess.2. Explore models for fractionalized workloads for staff to utilizeexpertise and to optimize funding based on direct instructionalcosts in the performance funding model.3. Increase investment in targeted retention programs for underrepresented minority students.Goal 4Increase enrollment through targeted recruitment programsStrategies:3. Identify and address the educational needs of our service region.1. Increase the number of transfer students from KCTCS throughan expansion of articulation/transfer agreements.Goal 42. Increase the MSU matriculation of students participating in theEagle Scholars program through more frequent and plannedcontact with the University faculty/staff.Elevate our rankings in select national publicationsStrategies:1. Direct resources to campus units whose continuous improvementimpact our rankings.2. Increase alumni giving as a way to improve rankings.3. Allocate support and resources to promote MSU’s reputation(internally and among peer institutions) in academic excellenceand student success.Outcomes (Performance-Based Funding)Morehead State University will strengthen its financial positionthrough alignment with the state’s performance-based funding modelsupported by strategic resource reallocation decisions and overallsound fiscal management.3. Optimize the University’s student scholarship program toenhance enrollment including that of out-of-state andinternational students.4. Increase investment in merit-based scholarships for deservingCraft Academy, Governor’s Scholars, Governors School for theArts, Governors School for Entrepreneurs, and other giftedstudent high school program participants, specifically targetingthose students who have attended programs at MSU.5. Competitively position the University among regionalcomprehensive universities with respect to cost of attendance.

The Graduate School 9Goal 5Reallocate resources in support of the core University missionStrategies:1. Reallocate resources to support the “direct cost of educatingstudents” category of the performance funding model byincreasing the amount spent on actual instruction and seekingefficiencies in support areas not primarily designed to enrollstudents or track their academic progress.2. Develop and apply a consistent process for assessing theUniversity’s portfolio of degree programs to ensure bothrelevance and financial viability.3. Incentivize development of revenue-generating programs.4. Evaluate and develop alternatives to effectively manage theUniversity’s rising pension costs.

10 Morehead State University 2021-2022 Graduate CatalogAdmission to Graduate StudyGeneral RequirementsAdmission to graduate study is granted to students who meet theacademic requirements and who hold a baccalaureate degree from aregionally accredited institution of higher education, and to certainqualified MSU seniors. A one-time, non-ref

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