An open house for the graduate program commenced Feb 25. at the Dillard College of Business and Administration. The purpose of this event is to attract students hoping to further their studies at MSU and to explain in depth, what each college within the graduate program has to offer.

Deborah Garrison, associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the graduate school, said, “(MSU) is the most challenging atmosphere for a fine tuition.”

The graduate program is kind of hidden on campus so our two goals are to bring more awareness to our program and to raise enrollment of course, Cantu added.

The open house was filled with graduate coordinators such as biology professor William Cook, Roe Roberts, coordinator in the the health administrative program, English professor Robert Johnson and three other coordinators there to answer any questions.

Graduate coordinators enlightened graduate and undergraduate students about their specific programs then later had personal interviews with students about what to expect in the curriculum, the prerequisites needed to be admitted, as well as any other question the students had.

There was also students already within the graduate programs that voiced their personal experiences and lessons learned since being with in the MSU graduate program.

“The administration process was the easiest, it wasn’t as bad compared to some, it was clear cut,” said Whitney Wells, a first-year graduate student in the psychology program. “I applied to 10 schools, got accepted by seven, but picked MSU because of how welcoming they were during the admission process.”

The graduate program attracts many students due to its accreditation, 25 master programs and affordable graduate tuition compared to other major universities.