Harris Stowe State University originated in 1857 as a normal school and became the first public teacher education institution west of the Mississippi River. The school was only for white students and named Harris Teachers College. In 1920, they became a four year institution and were able to grant a Bachelor of Education degree. In 1890, a normal school for future black teachers was established as Stowe Teachers College. By 1924, they had become a four year institution. The two schools were merged in 1954, as a way to integrate public schools of St. Louis. In 1979, the names were merged together to create Harris Stowe State College. In 1981, the college received approval of a new degree- Bachelor of Science in Urban Education, the only college to offer this program and the under-graduate level. In 2005, they gained university status, and now collaborative graduate degree programs with Maryville University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Webster University.
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