Grad program enrollment rises
Hank Balling IV
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: News
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The population of the graduate studies program has increased from 459 students in 2007 to 482 in 2008, Campbell said. This includes 251 students at St. Bonaventure. The remaining portion takes classes at Hilbert College in Hamburg, N.Y. Hilbert has been affiliated with St. Bonaventure's graduate program for 16 years.
"(Students) may not be aware of the breadth of our programs, but we've had (graduate) programs here for a long time," Campbell said.
Currently, St. Bonaventure offers five graduate degree and certification programs in the schools of arts and sciences, business, education, journalism and mass communication and the Franciscan Insitute.
Campbell said participation in dual degree programs is rising. In the past two years, the fall enrollment for all dual-degree programs has grown from 30 to 76 students. The dual-degree program allows students to take some graduate programs during senior year and finish with a master's degree in five years. Five-year programs are available in the schools of business, education and journalism and mass communication.
The increase may be because of the schools' accreditations, Campbell said. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredits St. Bonaventure's master's in business administration program, according to the association's Web site.
Brian McAllister, director of the MBA program, said St. Bonaventure's graduate programs have a lot to offer.
"Everything you need is right here," McAllister said. "(Some programs) don't even require going to Buffalo to take classes. It's a lot of work, but you'll come out a more polished individual."
Many programs have sought to expand within the university, as with the integrated marketing communications (IMC) program. This is the first year students will be able to take the IMC program exclusively at St. Bonaventure. Previously, the program was split between the Bonaventure and Hilbert campuses, Kathleen Mason, director of the IMC program, said.
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