Original sentence: In April 2000, the College was approved to offer the Master of Science in Education
Edited sentence: As evident in the rapid changes, Missouri Baptist University continues to thrive as the St.In April 2000, the College was approved to offer the Master of Science in Education, a move that proved to be the beginning of a highly successful and extensive graduate program.Louis area’s only accredited evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution.MBU is a premier Christian university in Saint Louis, offering graduate and undergraduate studies in over thirty specialized fields and nine degrees.MBU is currently one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Missouri with an enrollment of over 4,200 students at four locations in the greater Saint Louis area — West County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County.MBU's education and fine arts programs are nationally known in addition to business, religion, administration of justice, and more.Now, approaching a half-century later, the fruits of that decision are plainly visible on the 53-acre campus of Missouri Baptist University and beyond.Today, MBU offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies in over thirty specialized fields and nine degrees