the high cost of renovating such an old building.
=== Off-campus centers ===
Appalachian State University offers off-campus courses through three off-campus centers and online. These centers are:
The Appalachian Center at Hickory
The Appalachian Center at Burke in Morganton
The Appalachian Center at Caldwell in Hudson
Off-campus programs offer students the ability to maintain family and careers while working toward a degree. Full-time undergraduate programs are available in Elementary Education, Advertising, Criminal Justice, Management, Social Work and Psychology. Appalachian provides a variety of off-campus, part-time undergraduate and graduate programs.
=== Publications ===
The university publishes or holds copyrights to several other periodicals, including:
IMPULSE: The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Appalachian Business Review, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Walker College of Business
Appalachian Journal, Center for Appalachian …
