2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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Arkansas-Monticello
General Information
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The University of Arkansas-Monticello is located three miles south of
the city of Monticello on a wooded campus adjacent to United States
Highway 425. Monticello, the county seat of Drew County, is located 100
miles southeast of Little Rock and 85 miles north of Monroe, Louisiana.
Situated in the pine forests of Southeast
Arkansas on the edge of the rich Mississippi
delta, the University is ideally located to serve
the state’s educational needs and provides an
excellent setting for the state’s only School of
Forest Resources. Included in the University’s
1,600 acres are 1,036 acres of forest land used
for research, management and instruction, and
300 acres devoted to agricultural teaching and
research. To the west and south are vast forest
lands managed by a rapidly growing private
forest industry to produce wood and paper
products. To the east, farmers raise cotton, rice
and soybeans in the fertile Mississippi delta.
History Of The University
The University of Arkansas-Monticello
was established in 1909 by an act of the General
Assembly of the State of Arkansas to serve the
educational needs of Southeast Arkansas.
Originally called the Fourth District Agricultural
School, the University opened its doors
September 14, 1910. In 1925, the General
Assembly authorized the school’s name to be
changed to Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical
College. A & M received accreditation as a
junior college in 1928 and as a four-year
institution in 1940.
Arkansas A & M became part of the
University of Arkansas system July 1, 1971. The
University is governed by the University of
Arkansas Board of Trustees, which also oversees
the operation of institutions in Batesville,
Fayetteville, Helena, Hope, Little Rock, and
Pine Bluff.
Accreditation
The University of Arkansas-Monticello is
accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
(a Commission of the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools), the National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education,
the National Association of Schools of Music,
the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission, and the Society of American
Foresters. The University offers Associate,
Baccalaureate, and Master’s degree programs.
Documents concerning accreditation are
available for review upon request to the Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Mission
The University of Arkansas-Monticello
shares with all universities the commitment to
search for truth and understanding through