Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkil

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 Schuylkil Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, 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. Penn State Schuylkill – Capital College is unique in its study options. That is, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major and Study Abroad. 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, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Penn State Schuylkill – Capital College.

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy & Religion – General, Religion/Religious Studies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health Services – General, Medical Laboratory Assistance, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biology

Business, Management, & Marketing:

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

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Applied Economics, Cartography, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management

Popular majors:

twenty-eight percent computer and information sciences, twenty-eight percent health professions, twenty-two percent family and consumer sciences, nine percent business per marketing, six percent liberal arts, forty percent psychology, thirty percent security and protective services, twenty-eight percent business per marketing

Physical Sciences:

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology, Physics, Planetary Sciences

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Production/Cinematography, Film Studies

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General, Statistics

Psychology:

Psychology – General

History:

History – General

English Language and Literature:

English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Medieval/Renaissance Studies

Foreign Language and Literature:

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

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

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkil 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 one thing, there were sixty-five total number of transfer students who applied and forty total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 81% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 75%. Remember that this can change at any time.

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

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkil Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at fifty-one percent scholarships per grants and forty-nine percent loans per jobs. 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 forms are FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and Minority Status.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkil Students

Penn State Schuylkill – Capital College offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Public, Branch Campus, Four-year, Coed, where 81 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Additionally, the student body consists of eighty-four percent in-state students, sixteen percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-three percent women, forty-seven percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, thirty-eight percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, fifty-five percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, six percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, two percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The school’s size is approximately seven hundred and seventy-eight degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and eighty-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and forty-two graduate enrollment.

Students should note the housing policies: twenty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Definitely, the school is located 4 miles from Pottsville.This school features the Suburban setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkil Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball