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School and College structure (1940-1962)

In 1940, St. Cloud State organized its academic programs into eight separate divisions. The structure was then codified in the school's first constitution, which was approved in 1941 and subsequently modified until the late 1960s.

A compelling reason for reorganization was St. Cloud State seeking admission into the North Central Association (NCA), an accrediting body. St. Cloud State's first attempt to for membership into the NCA failed in 1941. St. Cloud Cloud State's membership into the NCA was accepted in 1947 until the accrediting body dissolved in 2014.

Nearly all of the information regarding specific divisions came from the course catalogs.

Arts and Music

Business

Education

Education, Philosophy, Psychology

Health and Physical Education

Languages and Literature

Mathematics and Science

Professional Laboratory Experience

Psychology

Social Sciences

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