McNeese State
University (MSU) is a member of the University of
Louisiana System. It was established in 1939 as Lake
Charles Junior College and in 1940 was renamed after
a local educator. It became a four-year institution
in 1950 and a university in 1970. MSU is a
comprehensive institution with six Colleges
(Business, Education, Engineering & Technology,
Liberal Arts, Nursing and Science) which awards
associate, bachelor, master and specialist degrees.
It is accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, serving about 8500 students.
MSU is a regional university as the majority of the
students come from Southwest Louisiana and the
second largest group of students comes from east
Texas.
McNeese State
University is in the city of Lake Charles, which is
located in the southwest corner of the state. The
city's population is approximately 72,000 while the
five parish (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron
and Jefferson) area that comprises Southwest
Louisiana contains about 275,000 people and is still
growing. Lake Charles is a viable center for
commerce with its deep-water port, abundance of oil
and natural gas resources, a sprawling petrochemical
complex and a newly established aviation
refurbishing facility. The outline areas around Lake
Charles are mostly agricultural with mature fishing
industry to the south along the gulf coast. All of
these factors lead to a very diverse and growing
setting for McNeese State University.
The College of
Science at MSU offers the basic service courses in
the natural, physical, and mathematical sciences;
specialized courses leading to academic majors in
most of its departmental disciplines; and various
professional and pre-professional curricula. Within
the College of Science, the departments of
Agricultural Sciences, Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Chemistry, Family and Consumer Sciences,
Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, and
Physics offer curricula leading to the Bachelor of
Science Degree. All departments are accredited by
their respective State and national accreditation
agencies.
The College of
Engineering & Technology is one of six Colleges
within the University. It consists of two
departments, Engineering and Technology. The
Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Science
in Engineering degree with concentrations in four
major disciplines: Chemical, Civil, Electrical and
Mechanical which is accredited by the Accreditation
Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The
Department of Technology offers a Bachelor of
Science degree and an Associate of Science degree in
Engineering Technology with concentrations in
Electronics, Instrumentation, Process Plant with
Technical Pathway, and Process Plant with Management
Pathway (only at the B.S. level).
Support for this work was provided
by the National Science Foundation's
Community-Based STEM Education Initiative Program Award No. 0525334.
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reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
McNeese State
University (MSU) is a member of the University of
Louisiana System. It was established in 1939 as Lake
Charles Junior College and in 1940 was renamed after
a local educator. It became a four-year institution
in 1950 and a university in 1970. MSU is a
comprehensive institution with six Colleges
(Business, Education, Engineering & Technology,
Liberal Arts, Nursing and Science) which awards
associate, bachelor, master and specialist degrees.
It is accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, serving about 8500 students.
MSU is a regional university as the majority of the
students come from Southwest Louisiana and the
second largest group of students comes from east
Texas. 
The College of
Engineering & Technology is one of six Colleges
within the University. It consists of two
departments, Engineering and Technology. The
Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Science
in Engineering degree with concentrations in four
major disciplines: Chemical, Civil, Electrical and
Mechanical which is accredited by the Accreditation
Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The
Department of Technology offers a Bachelor of
Science degree and an Associate of Science degree in
Engineering Technology with concentrations in
Electronics, Instrumentation, Process Plant with
Technical Pathway, and Process Plant with Management
Pathway (only at the B.S. level).
