Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Clarion, Pennsylvania. Catalog Issue 1992-93.

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by  Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion University
of Pennsylvania
Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214-1232
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Catalog Issue 1992-93

student Responsibility for Academic Program
Students are held responsible for academic policies and procedures as well as
the general education requirements as published in the catalog for the year in
which they entered the university.
Students are held responsible for the requirements ofamajor as published in
the catalog at the time they declared a major.
If students change majors they are responsible for the requirements of the
major as published in the catalog during the year in which they changed the
major.
With the permission ofthe appropriate department chair and dean, students
maychoosetomeetcurricularrequirementsaspublishedinacatalogsubsequent
to the time atwhich theyentered the universityor declared a major.
Information included in the catalog after publication and distribution is subject
to change at the discretion ofthe university.
Clarion UniversityofPennsylvania is authorized underfederallawto enroll non-
immigrant alien students.
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Table of Contents
Calendar viii
GeneralInformation 1
Campus and Facilities 2
StudentAffairs 6
AcademicInformation 18
Admissions 26
Withdrawals 29
ScholarshipRequirements 29
AcademicSupportServices 36
Degree Programs 38
FinancialInformation 41
FinancialAssistance 46
Loans 47
Employment 48
Scholarships 50
UniversityCurricula "5
GeneralEducation 65
CollegeofArts and Sciences 67
CollegeofBusinessAdministration 89
College ofCommunication, ComputerInformationScience,
andLibraryScience 102
College ofEducationand HumanServices 110
College ofGraduate Studies and ContinuingEducation 143
VenangoCampus 144
SchoolofNursing 154
Cooperative Education/InternshipProgram 162
CourseDescriptions 167
Directories 283
Index 314
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Clarion University
Academic Calendar 1991-92
(Subject to change without notice)
Summer Sessions 1991
Firstfive-weeksession June 3-July 5
Secondfive-weeksession July8-August 9
Fall Semester 1991
Registration for dayand evening classes Monday, August 26
Classes begin 8 a.m Monday, August 26
LaborDayholiday Monday, September 2
Thanksgivingholidaybegins 10 p.m Tuesday, November 26
Thanksgiving holidayends 8 a.m Monday, December 2
Classes end 10 p.m Friday, December 6
Reading day Saturday, December 7
Final examination period begins Monday, December 9
Final examination period ends 10 p.m Friday, December 13
Semester ends 10 p.m Friday, December 13
Winter Commencement Saturday, December 14
Spring Semester 1992
Registration for dayand evening classes Monday,January 13
Classes begin 8 a.m Monday,January 13
Martin Luther King,Jr. holiday Monday,January 20
Winterholidaybegins 10 p.m Friday, February 28
Winterholiday ends 8 a.m Monday, March 9
Springvacation begins 10 p.m Wednesday, April 15
Springvacation ends 8 a.m Tuesday, April 21*
Classes end 10 p.m Friday, May 1
Reading day Saturday, May 2
Final examination period begins Monday, May4
Final examination period ends 10 p.m Friday, May8
Semester ends 10 p.m Friday, May8
Clarion Campus Commencement Saturday, May 9
Venango Campus Commencement Sunday, May 10
*OnTuesday, April 21, the Mondayschedule ofclasseswill be observed.
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