Governors State University
One University Parkway, University Park, IL 60466
www.govst.edu

This is a very well known university where the costs of tuition , boarding and lodging are very reasonable. The university has three semester system and students can join in August, January, or May. The university is an upper level institution and as such it offers only third year and fourth year of Bachelor’s programs, apart from several Master’s programs. It allows students who have completed two years of study at the Bachelor’s level to transfer to third year of their Bachelor’s program. SAT is not required for Bachelor’s programs. TOEFL is required for all programs. The university is prepared to accept 3 year bachelor’s degree students to their master’s programs. The university has international students from 20 countries around the world.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Founded in 1969. Current enrollment more than 6,000 students.
• Located in University Park, Illinois, about 30 miles south of Chicago's Loop. Convenient to major cities south of Chicago, including Joliet, Kankakee, and Orland Park.
• An upper-division university: offers undergraduate courses at the junior and senior level leading to completion of a baccalaureate degree and graduate level courses leading to a master's degree.
• Four colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Administration, Education, and Health Professions; also offers a Bachelors of Liberal Arts degree from its Board of Governors program which gives credit for life experiences.
• Affordable—Financial aid is available, even to part-time students. GSU was rated the most accessible university in the Chicago area in terms of affordability by the Lumina Foundation.
• 47 degree programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university also offers 11 certificate programs.
• 14 million dollars of financial aid is distributed to students each year.
• 90 percent of faculty hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their discipline.
• The university also provides distance learning programs which serve students around the world.

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

Accounting
Addictions Studies
Analytical Chemistry
Art
Business Administration
Communication Disorders
Communications and Training
Computer Science
Counseling
   Community Counseling
   Marriage and Family
   School Counseling
Early Childhood Education
Education
Educational Administration
English
Environmental Biology
Health Administration
Management Information Systems
Multicategorical Special Education
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Political and Justice Studies
Psychology
   School Psychology Sequence
        Program Eliminated in 2004
    Thesis Sequence
Public Administration
Reading
Social Work

BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

Accounting
Art
Biology
    Teacher Education
Board of Governors Degree
Business and Administration
   Finance
   Human Resources Management
   International Business
   Management
   Management Information Systems
   Marketing
   Operations Management
   Public Administration
Business and Applied Science
Chemistry
   Teacher Education
Communication Disorders
Communications
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
English
   Teacher Education
Health Administration
Integrative Studies
Management Information Systems
Mathematics
   Teacher Education (pending ISBE approval)
Nursing
Psychology
   Mental Health
Social Sciences
Social Work

TUITION

$ 10,000 per annum.

BOARDING AND LODGING

$ 5,000 per annum

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid is available by way of graduate assistantships. Tuition and fee waivers and stipends are also available.