Offerings expand each year.
The University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and individual programs are accredited, where appropriate, by professional associations. MSU's distance education programs are offered by the individual academic departments, not by a centralized continuing education unit. Access to a computer with a modem is important. Programs of Study At sites throughout the state, MSU offers master's-level programs in advertising, business, child development, community services, educational administration, family studies, nursing, public relations, social work, and teacher education. The distance learning programs currently available worldwide include courses and programs offered via the MSU Virtual University in chemical engineering, computing, computer-aided design, criminal justice, education, facility management, hospitality management, international food law, Jewish studies, medical lab diagnostics, nursing, packaging, physics, social work, telecommunications, and watershed management.