California University of Pennsylvania
Located: California, PA 15419-1394
Ph: (724) 938-4404 Fax: (724) 938-4564
Full-time: 2620 men, 2780 women
Part-time: 250 men, 425 women
Graduate: 515 men, 750 women
Application Deadline: Open
SAT/ACT: recommended
Faculty: 266
Ph.D.s: 55%
Student/Faculty: 20 to 1, medium
Tuition: $6,700
General Description: Founded in 1852 as part of the State of Pennsylvania University system, California State University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and numerous other professional accrediting agencies. Approximately 80% of students are commuters, tuition is about $6,700, ($9,800 for out-of-state students) and 78% of students were accepted.
Online bachelors offerings include a bachelor of science degree in science and technology: legal studies, and bachelor of science in sport management: fitness & wellness.
Online continuing education post masters certificates are awarded in performance enhancement and injury prevention, rehabilitation science, sport psychology, wellness and fitness, and superintendent letter of eligibility.
California University of Pennsylvania also offers ten top online masters degrees programs, including master of arts in teaching: advanced studies in secondary education, master of arts in tourism planning and development, master of education: administrative program for principals K-12 principal, master of education: administrative program K-12 principal certification, master of science in exercise science and health promotion: performance enhancement & injury prevention, rehabilitation sciences, sport psychology, wellness and fitness, master of science in legal studies: law and public policy / homeland security, master of science in legal studies: law and public policy / law and public policy, and master of science in sport management studies.
Requirements for Acceptance: The SAT is required with a minimum combined score of 870 (400 verbal, 400 math). The ACT may be used as a substitute, with a minimum score of 20. Applicants should submit an academic record that includes 4 credits in English and History, 3 each in math and academic electives, 2 in science, and 1 each in social studies and a foreign language. An essay and interview are recommended. A GPA of 2.5 is required. AP and CLEP credits are accepted.
The College of Education and Human Services
The principle goal of the College of Education and Human Services is to maintain a diversity of contemporary curricula appropriate for the preparation of new teachers and the improvement of teachers already in the field. In addition, the College sponsors the development and delivery of a variety of special programs for the purpose of educating practitioners in a number of human service areas.
The College of Liberal Arts
Through traditional courses of study, the College of Liberal Arts attempts to teach reflective thinking that enables graduates to make responsible social decisions in a multi-cultural world. The Liberal Arts programs are designed to present students with options that call upon precise knowledge, cultural perspectives, aesthetics, and personal and professional communication skills in order to create informed, as well as technologically literate, graduates.
The Eberly College of Science and Technology
The Eberly College of Science and Technology’s goal is to make available an array of scientific, technological and career-oriented programs which prepare students for the increasingly complex demands of the industrial, business and health fields as well as for further study in graduate and professional schools.
The School of Graduate Studies and Research
The goal of the Graduate School is to provide an opportunity for those who already have undergraduate training to further develop their experience at the graduate or post-graduate level.
