Jaired Collins
Incoming Freshmen Requirements
for Admission
• Complete application for admission.
• Pay one-time $25.00 application fee.
• Submit high school transcripts from the 6th, 7th, or 8th semester transcript
showing a GPA and rank in class.
• Mail or fax high school transcript in a sealed envelope to MSSUAdmissions, 3950 E Newman Road, Joplin MO 64801.
• Provide ACT/SAT scores.
• Investigate your financial aid options.
To be admitted you must have a high school GPA of 2.25 or higher OR rank in
the top 50% of your class OR have an ACT composite score of 21 or higher.
Housing Types
Cost of Attendance
(Dependent resident, based on 14 hours per semester)
On Campus
Off Campus
Tuition
$2,282
$2,282
Fees
$263
$263
Books and Supplies
$260
$260
Transportation
$536
$766
Miscellaneous
$994
$1178
Total
$4,335
$4,743
Computer Information
Sciences Degree
• MSSU offers a B.S. in CIS with
six other bachelor degree
options:
• Information Technology
• Information Systems
• Bioinformatics
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Forensics
• Computer Technology
CIS Core Requirements
Credit Hours
CIS
110
Programming I
3
CIS
202
Information Systems I
3
CIS
210
Programming II
3
CIS
310
Database Management Systems I
3
CIS
315
Computer Networks
3
CIS
345
UNIX System Administration
3
CIS
350
Data Structures
3
CIS
375
IT Project Management
3
CIS
410
Information Systems II
3
CIS
425
Database Management II
3
CIS
450
Operating Systems
3
Total
33
Mathematics
Degree
• MSSU offers a bachelor in
science or associate of arts
degree in Mathematics, and
also offers Computational
Math, which results in a dual
major in Math and CIS.
• Mathematics classes require a
“C” in any prerequisite class.
MSSU also uses the math
section in the ACT for
placement.
Mathematics Bachelor of Science Requirements
Semester Hours
General Education
39
Mathematics Requirements
40
MATH 150 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
5
MATH 250 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
5
MATH 260 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
3
MATH 300 Fundamentals of Mathematical
Thought
3
MATH 340 Discrete Mathematics
3
MATH 342 Abstract Algebra
3
MATH 351 Linear Algebra
3
MATH Electives numbered above 320
15
Supporting Requirements
16
PHYS 250 General Physics I
2
PHYS 260 General Physics II
3
CHEM 151 General Chemistry I
5
CIS 110 Programming I
3
CIS 201 Programming II
3
Electives: 29
Total 124
Interesting Fact: Alumni
• Dennis Weaver, famous for
playing David Mann in the
Steven Spielberg movie Duel,
studied at Missouri Southern
State University. At that time
MSSU was called Joplin
Junior College.
Interesting Facts
• Missouri Southern State
University originally
opened as Joplin Junior
College in 1937.
• President Obama has
been to this college twice,
once on May 29, 2011,
and again on May 21,
2012.
Sources
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"Missouri Southern State University." COLLEGEdata. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec.
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Id=382>.
"Missouri Southern State University." Missouri Southern State University.
N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2012. <http://mssu.edu/>.