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Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601-3760

Official telephone: (814) 949-5000
Fax number: (814) 949-5011
Website: www.aa.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 83%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 148 men, 146 women
Full-time faculty: 96 men, 84 women
Part-time faculty: 52 men, 62 women
Graduation rate: 71% within six years

Penn State Altoona
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: 0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Cross-registration possible.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad possible.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Pennsylvania St U--University Park.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Pennsylvania St U--University Park.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Criminal Justice
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • Letters/Arts/Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Science
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Biology
  • Business
  • Communications
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology
  • Elementary/Early Childhood Education
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • History
  • Human Development/Family Studies
  • Integrative Arts
  • Kinesiology
  • Letters/Arts/Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Science
  • Security/Risk Analysis
  • Visual Art Studies

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

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