News Release

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April 25, 2006

New Nights-Only Boise State Program Leads to Bachelor’s Degree in Communication

Boise State University students can now earn a bachelor’s degree in communication by taking classes only at night. Although the university has offered a variety of night classes for many years, this is the first time that classes have been coordinated so that all courses needed to earn a bachelor’s degree in communication will be offered during evening hours. The program is the first of a number of programs planned in this format and is one more step toward fulfilling Boise State’s metropolitan mission.

“There are people in the Treasure Valley who would like to earn a college degree but whose daytime jobs don’t allow them to do so,” said Rick Moore, chair of the Department of Communication. “Not only will this program greatly benefit those new students, but they will also learn important aspects of human communication that can have a positive impact on their families, their places of employment and their community at large.”

A bachelor’s in communication was chosen as the first degree to be offered in part because the degree has great applicability in terms of how it can be used following graduation. “A lot of classes focus on basic communication, good thinking skills and working as a group,” Moore said — all skills that translate easily into the workplace.

Nine different courses are currently on the fall 2006 evening schedule, in addition to a number of sections of Communication 101, a core class taken by students in many different majors. Classes offered range from public speaking and news reporting to mass communication and democracy and the psychology of entertainment media.

The university created a new faculty position to help the department cover the evening course load, and faculty members are taking turns handling night classes.

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Contact: Rick Moore, Department of Communication, (208) 426-3562, rmoore@boisestate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
 
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

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