Today, Bowie State University is the regional comprehensive university serving central Maryland. The University offers masters' degrees in eleven fields, from organizational communications and human resource development to computer science and management information systems. It also provides an honors program, Army ROTC, and athletics, fielding teams in eight intercollegiate sports in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The University's interdisciplinary College of Excellence strengthens the freshman and sophomore experience, preparing students for later graduate and professional study. Bowie State University also is the nation's first historically African-American institution to offer graduate programs in Europe.
Within the University are the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies, and the School of Education and Professional Studies.
The School offers courses in the evenings and on weekends. Classes also are held at off-campus sites such as Andrews Air Force Base Center (Camp Springs); Fort George G. Meade Center (Odenton); Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (California); University System of Maryland Shady Grove Center (Rockville); Montgomery College (Rockville); and Garrett Community College (McHenry).
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
The School of Arts and Sciences includes six departments: Communications; Computer Science; English and Modern Languages; Fine and Performing Arts; History and Government; and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION & GRADUATE STUDIES
The School of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies was formerly the School of Continuing Education and Extended Studies. It adopted its present name in July 2000.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Origins of the School of Education and Professional Studies parallel the origins of Bowie State University when by 1893 it had organized as the Baltimore Normal School for the training of teachers. Presently, the School has four departments: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services; Business, Economics, and Public Administration; Education and Physical Education; and Nursing.
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