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Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601

Official telephone: (814) 949-5000
Fax number: (814) 949-5011
Website: https://altoona.psu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 110 men, 115 women
Full-time faculty: 89 men, 87 women
Part-time faculty: 21 men, 28 women
Graduation rate: 64% within six years

Penn State Altoona
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agricultural Business and Management, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Metallurgical Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Advertising
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Archeology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astronomy
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics, General
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • Forest Technology/Technician
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horticultural Science
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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