Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri
Overview
Founded in 1867, Truman provides a world-class liberal arts and sciences education to a select number of high-ability students. The University offers forty-two undergraduate and six graduate majors.
Truman is recognized nationally for offering top-quality education at an affordable cost to students. The University’s achievements have been featured in such publications as USA Today, Time, Money, IBM Viewpoint, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, and Changing Times.
Total enrollment at Truman State University is approximately 5,800, of whom about 200 are graduate students. International students and American students who are members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
The Location and Community
Truman’s campus comprises 140 acres, located in the heart of Kirksville, Missouri. Kirksville offers numerous social and cultural opportunities, including a variety of recreation areas, shops, restaurants, theaters, and churches. Recreation areas include Thousand Hills State Park and the 700-acre Forest Lake.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Truman State, Missouri’s public liberal arts and sciences university, offers six selective graduate programs leading to the Master of Accountancy, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Education (including teacher certification), and Master of Science degrees. Areas of study include accountancy, biology, communication disorders, education, English, and music.
Most programs require a thesis or other capstone project. For example, the M.A.E. program offers a reflective case study option. Programs range from 30 to 48 semester hours.
Programs with special accreditation include accountancy, accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; communication disorders, accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); education, accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); and music, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Facilities & Resources
Truman’s graduate programs offer a combination of theory and practical application. The University Library supports faculty and student research with a collection of 427,286 volumes, 1,509,988 microforms, and 3,700 serial subscriptions; interlibrary loan services; and access to bibliographic databases online and on compact disc.
Academic computer facilities include seven computer classrooms with 219 stations and 328 workstations in student labs, some available 24 hours a day. Internet access is available at no charge.
Truman’s close association with the birthplace of osteopathic medicine, the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, offers students access to additional graduate-level faculty members and research opportunities. The science facilities have undergone a $24-million renovation and expansion.
Expenses and Aid
Full-time graduate tuition is $4,972 per academic year for Missouri residents and $8,812 for nonresident students.
Financial Aid:
Graduate teaching and research assistantships are available in many programs. Most assistantships include an $8000 stipend for a nine-month contract as well as a waiver of in-state or out-of-state graduate tuition for up to 9 credit hours per academic semester. In addition, the University offers some divisional fellowships and private scholarships and participates in all major federal financial aid programs.
Housing/Living Expenses:
Room and board in residence halls cost $5380-$5540 per person per year for a double room. Apartments rent from $2800 to $3170 per person per year. University family student housing is available for $4500-$4951 per year for a one-bedroom apartment and $5115-$5630 per year for a two-bedroom apartment. The apartments and the University family student housing include most utilities. Many privately owned apartment complexes close to the University are available to single students and families.
How to Apply
Truman State University invites applications from students with outstanding records of undergraduate performance. There is no application fee for American citizens. Application deadlines vary. Official transcripts from each college or university attended are required. In addition, scores on the appropriate entrance exam or exams must be submitted to the Graduate Office. Accountancy majors must submit GMAT scores. The GRE General Test is required by all other programs. Prospective students are advised to take the required exam(s) prior to filing for admission.
Who to Contact
Graduate Office
203 McClain Hall
Truman State University
100 East Normal
Kirksville, Missouri 63501
Graduate Department Directors and Research
Accountancy (AACSB accredited)
• Program Director: Dr. Jeffrey Romine, Professor of Accounting; CPA.
• Areas of Faculty Research: EDP influences on internal auditing, accounting education, informational impacts on audit reports, managerial accounting, FASB’s conceptual framework, accounting standards overload, applications of federal tax laws.
Biology
• Program Director: Dr. Scott Burt, Assistant Professor of Biology.
• Areas of Faculty Research: Ecology, systematics, and evolution (plant/insect/fungus interactions, plant reproductive ecology, ecological genetics, plant population biology, conservation biology, microbial ecology, fungal ecology, microbe-vertebrate interactions, plant taxonomy, biosystematics, aquatic ecology, rare plant ecology, evolution of Caribbean birds, ornithology, paleobotany, evolution of seed plants, evolution and ecology of marine invertebrates); cellular and molecular biology (maize genetics, nerve cell biology, carotenoid genetics, DNA repair, genetics of sperm development, microbial genetics, plant cell biology, membrane transport, steroid receptor biochemistry); physiology and anatomy (plant stress physiology, physiology of drug abuse, neurophysiology, parasitology/immunology, respiratory physiology); biology education (teaching technology and laboratory investigations).
Communication Disorders (ASHE accredited)
• Program Director: Dr. Janet Gooch, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders.
• Areas of Faculty Research: Speech and language characteristics of geriatric populations, microcomputer-assisted language intervention, orofacial anomalies, augmentative communication systems, child phonology, bilingual phonology.
Education (NCATE accredited)
• Program Director: Dr. Sam Minner, Professor and Head of the Division of Education.
• Areas of Teaching Specialty: Communication (speech, theater, journalism), English, elementary education, exercise science, foreign language (French, Spanish), history, mathematics, music, science, special education, visual arts.
English
• Program Director: Dr. Arnold Preussner, Professor of English.
• Areas of Faculty Research: Composition and rhetorical theory, writing poetry and fiction, world literature, postcolonial literature, Old English language and literature, medieval drama, Chaucer and his contemporaries, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, British period literature from medieval through contemporary, Irish literature, Germanic literature, Joyce and his contemporaries, William Blake, Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, American period literature from early through contemporary, literary theory, film studies, cold war culture, cultural studies.
Music (NASM accredited)
• Program Director: Dr. Warren Gooch, Professor of Music.
• Specialty Areas: Musicology, theory, composition, music education, conducting, orchestral instruments, piano, voice. Emphases: Research (thesis), performance (recital), composition (recital), conducting (recital).