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Accreditation FHSU College Students

Fort Hays State University is a public-supported, four-year institution, located in Hays, Kansas, and accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency. Documentation supporting this accreditation is on file and available in the President's Office.

Location

Fort Hays State is a medium-sized, liberal and applied arts institution located midway between Kansas City and Denver. The main campus occupies about 200 of the total 4,160 acres owned by the university. In 1999, the university expanded to include the new Sternberg Museum of Natural History in northeast Hays. FHSU has approximately 9,000 students, representing 37 U.S. states and 30 countries with a student-faculty ratio of 17-1.

Mission Statement

Fort Hays State University, a regional university principally serving western Kansas, is dedicated to providing instruction within a computerized environment in the arts and sciences, business, education, the health and life sciences, and agriculture. The university's primary emphasis is undergraduate liberal education, which includes the humanities, the fine arts, the social/behavioral sciences, and the natural/physical sciences. These disciplines serve as the foundation of all programs. Graduates are provided a foundation for entry into graduate school, for employment requiring well-developed analytical and communication skills, and for lives of ethical and civic responsibility to better understand global complexities and an American society of increasing diversity.

Natural outgrowths of the university's primary emphasis include pre-professional, professional, master's, and education specialist programs. A statewide strategic focus of the university is the integration of computer and telecommunications technology with the educational environment and the work place.

Scholarship at FHSU is supported because it stimulates faculty and students, provides new knowledge, connects the disciplines, and builds bridges between teaching and learning while linking theory with practice to address the needs of a diverse society.

The university is responsible for providing public service to the community, the region, and the state of Kansas. Programs consistent with the university's academic and research activities emphasize the importance of FHSU as the cultural center of western Kansas.

University Goal

FHSU has been involved in distance learning for more than 20 years. Due to the large distances in western Kansas, the university has built a reputation of serving students at times and in locations that are convenient for them. FHSU's goal is to serve an equal number of students in its Virtual College through distance education as it does in its on-campus, traditional classrooms with its highly qualified faculty.

Non-discrimination Statement

It is the policy of Fort Hays State University to provide all persons with equal employment and educational opportunities regardless of race, creed, sex, religion, origin, age, handicap, or marital status and/or medical condition.

Servicemembers Opportunity College/Navy (SOCNAV)

Fort Hays State University is a proud member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College programs for the Navy (SOCNAV) which provides articulation of courses between participating institutions.