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York College of Pennsylvania

York College of Pennsylvania
441 Country Club Road
York, PA 17403-3651

Official telephone: (717) 846-7788
Fax number: (717) 849-1607
Website: www.ycp.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late spring and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Four summer sessions, one of three weeks, one of 13 weeks, and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, criminal justice, public relations
Majors with the lowest enrollment: recreation, secondary education/general science, self-designed
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 240 men, 257 women
Full-time faculty: 95 men, 77 women
Part-time faculty: 145 men, 180 women
Graduation rate: 61% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
computer science, engineering, hospitality management
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 business program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Affiliated programs in Austria, England, Italy, and Japan; additional short-term study abroad options vary each year.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Criminal Justice
  • General Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Analytics
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Elementary Education
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • General Music Education
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Lab Science
  • Middle Level Education
  • Music
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Professional Writing
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations
  • Radiography
  • Recreation
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Secondary Education/Biology
  • Secondary Education/English
  • Secondary Education/General Science
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics
  • Secondary Education/Social Studies
  • Self-Designed Major
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Education
  • Sports Management
  • Supply Chain Operations Management
  • Theatre
Doctorates

  • Nursing Practice
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Nursing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
score of 4 required for chemistry, calculus AB, calculus BC, physics C - mechanics, and physics C - E and M.

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