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Specifically, the mission of Graduate Studies at Fairmont State is to provide programs that both serve the needs of our geographic service area and create opportunities for career enhancement for our graduates. This mission is accomplished by meeting these objectives:
Offering an expanding number of competitive graduate degree programs that
- To provide high quality graduate degree programs in fields in which there are needs for people with such qualifications, for which there are prospective students seeking such advanced qualifications, and to which the University can devote the requisite human and material resources;
- To provide advanced educational opportunities, beyond the baccalaureate, for professionals and others who are not seeking a graduate degree, or who already have a graduate degree, but who need to develop new knowledge and skills to meet changing conditions, or to continue to keep current with advancing knowledge in their specialties;
- To enhance the academic environment of the University by attracting qualified students to the campus, by giving faculty the opportunity to teach their specialties at an advanced level, and by fostering research and creative activity among graduate students and faculty;
- To assure that the graduate student’s experience in Fairmont State’s programs is a coherent experience of intellectual growth, enabling each student to meet reasonable academic, intellectual, and professional goals.
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