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Dr. Guy-Alain Amoussou
Interim Provost
PROVOST’S MESSAGE

At Bowie State University, graduate education has a unique and varied history from its
inception in 1970, seeking to respond to the evolving educational and professional
development needs required of its community and the region. Our ultimate goal at BSU is to
build a very strong academic and learning capacity by providing an enabling environment that
will result in the intellectual growth of our students’. We assure academic excellence for our
students’ by providing them with relevant educational, cultural, social and multinational
experiences that will prepare them to participate actively in a fast changing technology driven
global society.
As the oldest HBCU in the state of Maryland, Bowie State University takes great pride in
continuing to evolve and expand in several ways to meet and exceed the changing demands of
the educational systems and the employment markets in the nation and particularly in the state
of Maryland. It is particularly noteworthy that our graduate educational program is
characterized by a small class size. Our distinguished faculty, among whom you will find award
winning authors and professors of repute who achieved great honors for excellence in teaching,
research and community services in their respective academic endeavors. This group of finest
and nationally acclaimed faculty is matched with our students on the basis of their mutual
teaching, research interest and scholarly orientations.
This graduate catalog will serve as an official guide to the programs we offer, the policies and
procedures you are expected to follow, the student services we provide, the knowledge of our
facilities, internships and co-curricular activities we engage you in. As we encourage you to
become familiar with the materials provided in this catalog as they pertain to your degree
program, we also recommend that you make sure that in collaboration with your respective
graduate program coordinator that you are in compliance with all the requirements necessary
to obtain your degree.
We are very delighted that you have chosen Bowie State University to pursue your graduate
education, and we are here to serve you in any way we can. As we wish you the very best in
your educational pursuits, be assured that we are committed to your success.

Sincerely,

Guy Alain Amoussou, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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