College Profile:
Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a nationally distinguished university with a central campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and a network of more than 60 extended learning centers, including seven in the Detroit Metro area and many others located across Michigan and the rest of North America.

CMU offers more than 170 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist’s, and doctoral levels. Students can choose from among 25 degree options offered through the eight academic divisions that follow:

• College of Business Administration
• College of Communication and Fine Arts
• College of Education and Human Services
• Herbert H. And Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions
• College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Science and Technology
• College of Graduate Studies
• College of Extended Learning

Although CMU is the nation’s 46th largest four-year public university, its main campus remains a friendly, reasonably-sized learning environment where 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students can experience learning through close interaction with full professors.
CMU faculty members are active scholars and researchers, and CMU students are active learners. Among respondents to last year’s Career Services survey of graduates, 54 percent of students said they completed internships and cooperative work experiences, and 93 percent reported they found jobs or were accepted into graduate or professional programs.

Many CMU students also become involved through leadership training, community service, international study and membership in more than 200 on-campus professional clubs and student organizations.

The university’s park-like 480-acre campus blends classic early 20th century architecture with modern facilities for music, science, business, industrial and engineering technology, student activities, and more. CMU’s newest facilities are described in the following sections.

Charles V. Park Library
Central Michigan’s newly remodeled and expanded library is a highly technological information center with advanced support for Internet use, video distribution, interactive teleconferencing, and hands-on training in multimedia information systems. The library has more than 400 public computer workstations and 300 available high-speed network connections for laptops.

Health Professions Building
The health professions building currently under construction will unite Central Michigan’s reputable health care programs in one technologically advanced environment that is conducive to learning, treatment, collaboration, and discovery. The facility will open in 2003.

Theunissen Stadium
A new baseball stadium opened for the 2002 baseball season.

Residence Halls
Three new residence halls opening in 2003 will provide additional first-class accommodations for the growing on-campus student population.

Other new construction has included the Indoor Athletic Complex, 1999; Kelly/Shorts Stadium remodeling, 1999; The School of Music Building, 1997; Dow Science Complex, 1992; Student Activity Center, 1992; and the Industrial Technology Building, 1989.

First-Class Accommodations
Central Michigan University is more than just a great place to learn. It’s also a great place to live. More than 5,300 students occupy CMU’s 17 residence halls during the academic year.

Each of CMU’s residence halls is within a 10-minute walk from all campus locations. Halls feature academic advisors’ offices, computer labs, and suites with private bathrooms, separate bedrooms, and free cable television and Internet connections.

Admission
Factors considered in the CMU admissions process include overall academic achievement, academic achievement in the most demanding subjects, pre-CMU course selections, ACT scores, and trends in academic progress.

Interested students are advised to apply for admission early in their high school senior year. Throughout the year, CMU receives more than 11,000 applications. The freshman class of approximately 3,500 is filled on a rolling basis.

CMU’s 2001 freshman class had an average high school grade point average of 3.36 and an average ACT score of 22.1. These numbers do not represent minimum or cutoff grades or scores for admission.

History
Central Michigan Normal School was founded in downtown Mount Pleasant on Sept. 13, 1892, as a small college committed to training teachers and business professionals. By 1918, the school had become a four-year public college with 450 students attending classes in five buildings at the current campus location.

Fire destroyed the school’s main building and library on Dec. 7, 1925. The building was replaced in 1928 with Warriner Hall, which today remains the historic center of a growing campus that features modern facilities and advanced technology. Central Michigan College became Central Michigan University in 1959.

Editorial provided by Fran Dysinger, Assistant Director of Advertising at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI.