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Penn State Beaver

Penn State Beaver


Official telephone: (724) 773-3500
Fax number: (724) 773-3557
Website: www.br.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 36 men, 28 women
Full-time faculty: 22 men, 13 women
Part-time faculty: 14 men, 15 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
First two years of most Penn State baccalaureate degree programs offered.
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, engineering, technologies

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agricultural Business
  • Biomedical Engineering Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Aided Manufacturing
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Hotel/Restaurant/Institutional Management
  • Letters/Arts/Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Science
  • Telecommunication Technology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Business
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Information Sciences/Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate