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'''Indiana State University''' ('''ISU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs.<ref>http://www.indstate.edu/majors/ |title=Academics &#124; Indiana State University </ref> Indiana State is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".<ref>http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=14235&start=782</ref>
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==History==
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[[File:Indiana State Normal School, 1903.png|thumb|Indiana State Normal School in 1903]]
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A seminary building was constructed and later used for [[Vigo Collegiate Institute]]. After several years the school closed and the property sold to be part of a public institution of education. It is now part of the Indiana State University campus.
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Indiana State University was established by the [[Indiana General Assembly]] on December 20, 1865, as the '''Indiana State Normal School''' in [[Terre Haute]]. As the State Normal School, its core mission was to educate elementary and high school teachers.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=RP8_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA325&lpg=PA325 Legislative and State Manual of Indiana </ref> The school awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1908 and the first master's degrees in 1928. In 1929, the Indiana State Normal School was renamed as the '''Indiana State Teachers College''', and in 1961, it was renamed '''Indiana State College''' due to an expanding mission. In 1965, the Indiana General Assembly renamed the college as '''Indiana State University''' in recognition of increasing student population and expansion of degrees offered.
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HeadquartersIndiana, US
Small Midwestern university, not to be confused with Indiana University

Not to be confused with Indiana University.

Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs.[1] Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".[2]

History

Indiana State Normal School in 1903
Fairbanks Hall Dome

A seminary building was constructed and later used for Vigo Collegiate Institute. After several years the school closed and the property sold to be part of a public institution of education. It is now part of the Indiana State University campus. Indiana State University was established by the Indiana General Assembly on December 20, 1865, as the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute. As the State Normal School, its core mission was to educate elementary and high school teachers.[3] The school awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1908 and the first master's degrees in 1928. In 1929, the Indiana State Normal School was renamed as the Indiana State Teachers College, and in 1961, it was renamed Indiana State College due to an expanding mission. In 1965, the Indiana General Assembly renamed the college as Indiana State University in recognition of increasing student population and expansion of degrees offered.


 

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