174.250. 1. If the facilities of the present Missouri Western JuniorCollege are made available, there shall be established in St. Joseph,Missouri, a state college, which shall make available those third- andfourth-year college level courses that lead to a baccalaureate degree.
2. This state college shall in the year 1967, or at such a time asthe present Missouri Western Junior College has acquired a campus for athird- and fourth-year college which meets the requirements established bythe board of curators of Missouri University and its enrollment trendsconstitute sufficient justification for the operation of a four-yearcollege in the opinion of the board, whichever occurs later, become anindependent two-year state senior college, to be known as the "MissouriWestern State University". Its district shall be Buchanan County andcounties contiguous to Buchanan County.
(L. 1965 p. 304 ยง 2, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)Revisor's note: Conditions set out in this section were met and Missouri Western State College became a four-year college October 22, 1968.