Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army and Study Abroad. Penn State Lehigh Valley is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General, Statistics

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Medieval/Renaissance Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

History:

History – General

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Acting, Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Directing/Theatrical Production, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Production/Cinematography

Computer Science:

Information Sciences/Systems

English Language and Literature:

English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, recreation & fitness – general

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Insurance/Risk Management, International Business, Labor/Personnel Relations, Logistics/Materials Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Research, Real Estate

Education:

Adult/Continuing Teacher Education, Art Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Physical Sciences:

Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Planetary Sciences

Popular majors:

forty-three percent liberal arts, twenty-nine percent business per marketing, twenty-nine percent computer and information sciences, sixty-three percent business per marketing, twenty-one percent computer and information sciences, eleven percent psychology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health Services – General, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Again, for international students, the application fee is 50. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and six total number of transfer students who applied and seventy-three total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 75%. Remember that this can change at any time.

Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 30th of November. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Additionally, For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-eight percent scholarships per grants and fifty-two percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Minority Status and ROTC. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and Minority Status.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Students

Penn State Lehigh Valley offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students, four percent out-of-state students, four percent part-time students, thirty-five percent women, sixty-five percent men, eight percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, eight percent hispanic, seventy-eight percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, four percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-three percent in top half of graduating class, three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-seven percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The university is a Public, Branch Campus, Four-year, Coed, where 75 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately five hundred and ninety-two degree-seeking undergrads, one hundred and fifty-three first-time degree-seeking freshmen and fifty graduate enrollment.

On the whole, the school is located 15 miles from Allentown, 30 miles from Easton.This school features the Suburban setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Commuter campus.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Basketball
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball