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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, which is famous as Florida A&M or FAMU, it is located at Tallahassee, Florida, USA. This university is considered to be historically black. This university is included into 11 universities of the Florida’s State University System.

Undergraduates are those who prevail within the Florida Agricultural and mechanical University, FAMU presents 63 Bachelor’s Degrees in 103 major’s; 36 master’s degrees in 56 major’s; 2 professional degrees; 11 PhD degree programs.

A&M is famous for its School of Business & Industry (SBI) and College of Pharmacy. The school of Agriculture is also that one to be claimed for.

FAMU is considered to be the first one for African-Americans to be educated there, such statistics was presented by the Black Enterprise Magazine’s in 2006.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a member of Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. In 1997, FAMU was proclaimed to be the University of the Year. Moreover, FAMU is the permanent leader in recruitment of National Achievement Scholars (NAS).

Besides, FEMU possesses eight scholars’ chairs in Scholars of Journalism and Graphic Communications, in School of the Business and Industry, in College of Education, in Arts and Science, in School of Pharmacy (which is also considered to occupy the first place in the students enrolling).

Before speaking about the universities of Florida, I think it is reasonable to speak about State University System of Florida first. In state, it is abbreviated as SUS, out of the state it is abbreviated as SUSF. SUS is a system of Universities, governed by Florida Board of Governors. Before 1905, the system was under the govern of Board of Education, if speaking about 1838 and taking into account the constitution adopted in 1838, the U.S Congress was that one to control the education in Florida.

During 1905-1965, Florida Board of Control has under its consideration only few universities. In 1965, Florida Board of Regents was the responsible institution for the education in Florida. However, it was disbanded on 2001, and since that time two powers to control the process of education were established - Florida Board of Education and (it was controlling the public education at all the levels), and Board of Trustees (it was governing separately to each institution).

In 2002, Florida was under the government of U.S. Senator Bob Graham, who has established a new body of governing the education - Florida Board of Governors.

That is a history of the development of the State University System of Florida.