OVU Celebrates 50th Anniversary by Offering Discounted Summer Courses

Vienna, WV, April 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Ohio Valley University has announced that it will celebrate its 50th anniversary by offering its own version of an economic stimulus package in the form of deeply discounted summer courses. In recognition of the impact of a sluggish economy, OVU is offering both on-campus and online courses this summer at only $50 per credit hour.

"We recognize how challenging it is in these economic times to afford the costs of higher education and, at the same time, how critical it is for students to pursue a college education in order to qualify for good jobs," said Dr. Jim Bullock, OVU Vice President for Academic Affairs. "Lowering the rate for summer classes is one way to help students meet this challenge while celebrating our 50th year as an institution of higher learning."

Courses offered at the discounted rate include the following:

Summer I

(on campus May 11-22): Accounting I, accounting EXCEL lab, computer applications for ministry, intro to education, WV history, Western literature since the Enlightenment, management info systems, and personality theories

Summer II

(on campus May 25-June 5): Accounting II, classroom management, tech apps in education, English Composition II, human growth and development

Summer III

(online June 8-July 31): art appreciation, scheme of redemption, intro to business, economics, educational psychology, personal finance, Western Civilization II, principles of management, principles of marketing, and general psychology

(online June 8-July 3): Asian history

(on campus June 8-July 31): physical science, intro to astronomy

Anyone who meets university admissions standards is eligible to enroll this summer in one course at the discounted tuition rate of $50 per credit hour. All applicable fees, such as a technology fee for online courses, will apply as usual. Students may take additional courses at the normal summer tuition rate of $350 per credit hour plus applicable fees, which rate itself is lower than OVU's standard fall and spring rates.

For more information about summer courses, contact OVU Registrar Tammi Pavan at (304) 865-6106 or email her at tammi.pavan@ovu.edu. To enroll, contact Admissions Director Amy Bortell at (304) 865-6221 or email her at amy.bortell@ovu.edu.

For more information about Ohio Valley University, visit www.ovu.edu.

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About Ohio Valley University
Ohio Valley University is located in beautiful Vienna, WV, on the Ohio River in the historic Mid-Ohio Valley, a community of approximately 80,000. Chartered in 1958 by members of the churches of Christ, Ohio Valley University is a private, independent, regional, faith-proclaiming, liberal arts university. Classes officially began in 1960. Ohio Valley University is annually recognized as one of the nation’s best comprehensive baccalaureate universities in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges Guide.” For more information on Ohio Valley University, please visit www.ovu.edu.

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