York College of Pennsylvania

230 Pages·1995·13.9 MB·English

by  York College of Pennsylvania

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YORK
COLLEGE
OF
PENNSYLVANIA

YORK
COLLEGE
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
General Education Requirements for Students Entering the College Fall 1997:
York College has always required its studentstocomplete a General Education curriculum aspartof
all degree programs. The General Education requirements which form this program enable students to
developthenecessarycognitiveskillsandintellectualperspectivestheywillneedtobesuccessful intheir
majorfield ofstudy.
Students entering York College in Fall 1997 will complete new General Education program
requirements adopted to meet the needs of the graduates of the next century. The General Education
requirementslistedinthecurrent College Catalogwill notbeofferedfollowing 1996, andthe 1997-1999
College Catalogwill provide the correct requirements forstudents entering in 1997.These requirements
are as follows:
General Education Requirements:
All baccalaureate degree candidates must complete aminimum of 124 credits, achieve a cumulative
gradepointaverageof2.0orabove, andcompletetheGeneralEducation Requirementsdescribedbelow.
Courses used to complete general education requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis, and
credits earned in courseswhich are primarily developmental in nature, (E 100, MAT 100, EE 104), may
not be applied to degree requirements.
CommonCore Requirements: Courses in thecommoncoreofstudy mustbecompletedwith aminimum
grade of "2." Based on previous educational performance, students may be required to complete
additional courses to achieve the required level ofcompetency in each area, or they may be exempted
throughthe placement orcredit by examinationprocess.
E 101 English Composition (3credits)
E200 WritingAbout Literature (3 credits)
CM 104 Human Communication (3 credits)
MAT 108 CriticalThinking and Problem SolvinginMathematics (3 credits)
IFS 101 Information Literacy (2credits)
Physical Education (2credits)
Area Distribution Requirements Each student must select courses to satisfy the following area
:
distribution requirements from the list of applicable courses developed by the department. Within the
coursesselected, a minimum offourcourses must becompleted at the 200 level orabove.
Area I: FineArts and Humanhies (6credits)
Area IE Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Area IIL Laboratory Sciences (6-8credits)
Area IV: American Civilization,American Government, andWestern Civilization (6 credits)
AreaV: International Studies/Foreign Language: (6credits in one ofthese two areasofstudy;
iflanguage isselected, both courses must be in the same language)
Elective Requirements Students must complete a minimum of an additional 12 electives in courses
:
outside their majorfield ofstudy. These elective courses may be used to complete a minor, but no more
than 6creditsofelectives may be satisfiedby physical education activity courses.
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YORK
COLLEGE
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
ACOEDUCATIONALCOLLEGEGRANTING
ASSOCIATE,BACCALAUREATEANDMASTER'S
DEGREES.
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administration,nursing,andcriminaljustice
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GENERALCATALOG1995-1997
VolumeXLVIII,1995
Publishedby
YorkCollegeofPennsylvania
York,Pennsylvania17405-7199
Accreditation and Membership
Accreditedby:
CommissiononHigherEducationoftheMiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSecondarySchools
NationalLeagueforNursing
NationalRecreationandParkAssociation
AmericanMedicalAssociation:CommitteeonAlliedHealthEducationandAccreditation
Approvedby:
ThePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEducation
ThePennsylvaniaBoardofNurseExaminers
AmericanMedicalAssociation:CommitteeonAlliedHealthEducationandAccreditation
DepartmentofEducationforTrainingVeterans
Membershipin:
AmericanAssemblyofCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness
AmericanAssociationofCollegiateRegistrarsandAdmissionsOfficers
AmericanCollegePublicRelationsAssociation
AmericanCouncilonEducation
AssociationofAmericanColleges
AssociationofGoverningBoardsofUniversitiesandColleges
CollegeEntranceExaminationBoard
CommissionforIndependentCollegesandUniversities-Pennsylvania
CouncilfortheAdvancementandSupportofEducation
CouncilofIndependentColleges
NationalAssociationforBusinessTeacherEducation
NationalAssociationofCollegeAdmissionsCounselors
NationalCommissiononAccrediting,Inc.
NationalLeagueforNursing,CouncilofBaccalaureateandHigherDegreePrograms
PennsylvaniaAssociationofAdministrationofJusticeEducation
PennsylvaniaAssociationofCollegeAdmissionsCounselors
PennsylvaniaAssociationofCollegesandUniversities
NationalAssociationofStudentPersonnelAdministrators
PotomacChesapeakeAssociationofCollegeAdmissionsCounselors
PennsylvaniaTravelCouncil
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Harrisburg,PA:
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Turnpike(Route76west),takeTurnpiketoExit21,Route222southto (RathtonRoad).Approximatedrivingtime:45minutes.
Route30west.TakeRoute30west,andfollowdirectionsfromLancaster.
Appproximatedrivingtime:i'Ahours. Baltimore,MD:
TakeBeltway695northtoInterstate83north,takeExit5,BusinessRoute
83north.Approximatedrivingtime:1hour.
Philadelphia,PA:
Take the Pennsvlvania Turnpike (Route 76west) to Exit21, Route222 Washington,DC:
southtoRoute30west.TakeRoute30westandfollowdirectionsfrom TakeBeltway495northtoRoute95north,toBalhmoreBeltway695,(east
Lancaster.Approximatedrivingtime:2hours. orwest),thentakeInterstate83north,toExit5,BusinessRoute83north.
Approximatedrivingtime:2hours.
YORK
COLLEGE
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
CORRESPONDENCEDIRECTORY
CollegePolicy Dr.GeorgeW.Waldner
Presidmt
AcademicMatters Dr.JeanA.Wyld
DeanofAcademicAffairs
Admissions Mrs.NancyC.Spataro
DirectorofAdmissions
AlumniAffairs Ms.MichelleShellenberger
DirectorofAlumniandCommunityAffairs
GeneralCollegeInformation Mr.DavidF.Salter
DirectorofPublicRelations
BusinessMatters Mr.JohnP.Ort
ChiefFinancialOfficer
Scholarships,StudentAid Mr.CalvinH.Williams
FinancialAidOfficer
StudentAffairs Mr.JosephF.Merkle
DeanofStudentAffairs
Transcripts/AcademicRecords Mrs.DebraL.Shimmel
Recorder
Theaddressforallofthepersonslistedaboveis:
YorkCollegeofPennsylvania
York,Pennsylvania17405-7199
Telephone[phone]
Visitors:YorkCollegewelcomesvisitors.Officehoursduringtheacademicyear(SeptemberthroughSpringCommencement)
are8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.weekdays.Duringthesummermostofficescloseat11:30a.m.onFriday.Thereceptiondeskisopen
from9:00a.m.1:00p.m.Saturdays.PleaserequestappointmentswiththeDirectorofAdmissionswellinadvance.
Rules:Studentsaregovernedbytherules,regulationsandprovisionsincludedinthispublication.TheCollegereservesthe
righttowithdrawormodifyanycourse.
TheGeneralCatalogofYorkCollegepresentsessentialinformationoninstitutionalpur-
poses,programs, faculty,extracurricularactivities, facilities, and costs. Itis designed to
assistprospectivestudentsindecidingwhetherYorkistherightplaceforthemtopursue
theireducationalgoalsandtoprovideareadyreferenceforenrolledstudents.
Althoughthisbulletinwaspreparedonthebasisofthebestinformationavailableatthe
timeofpublication,theCollegereservestherighttochangeanyprovisions,regulationsor
requirementssetforthwithin,withoutnoticeorobligation.
York College of Pennsylvania does not discriminate because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, sex,
handicapsorageinemploymentproceduresorinrecruitmentandacceptanceofstudents.
YORK
COLLEGE
OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Welcomes You
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MessagefromGeorgeW.Waldner,President 7
InstitutionalProfile,Mission,andGoals 8
Location 10
Facilities 10
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StudentLife 15
AdmissionsandFinances 29
AcademicStandards,Policies,andProcedures_ 41
ProgramsofStudy 51
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CourseDescriptions 139
Rosters 201
Calendars 220
Index 222