The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Overview
Graduate study is offered in more than 150 major programs, and twenty-one types of advanced academic and professional degrees are conferred by Penn State. The faculty of the Graduate School numbers about 2,800. In addition to the University Park campus, Penn State Great Valley near Philadelphia; Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College; the College of Medicine at Hershey; and Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, offer graduate degree programs.
Graduates of the University typically proceed to a wide variety of academic and nonacademic professional careers in colleges and universities, private industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.
The Location and Community
The main campus, University Park, is located in the center of the state in the borough of State College. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C., are each within a few hours’ travel by car and are readily accessible by bus or air. The beautiful mountain country surrounding the community offers seasonal recreation, including boating, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, skiing, and swimming. Although Penn State is a major graduate and research institution, the community retains a collegiate atmosphere.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Programs of graduate study are offered in the following fields (asterisks precede fields in which only a master’s degree is offered; all other fields offer both master’s and doctoral programs, except where noted): acoustics; adult education; aerospace engineering; agricultural, environmental, and regional economics; agricultural and extension education; agricultural and biological engineering; agronomy; *American studies; anatomy; animal science; anthropology; *applied behavior analysis; *applied clinical psychology; applied linguistics (Ph.D. only); *applied psychological research; *applied statistics; architectural engineering; *architecture; *art; *art education; art history; astronomy and astrophysics; biobehavioral health; biochemistry and molecular biology; biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology; bioengineering; biology; *biotechnology; business administration; cell and molecular biology; chemical engineering; chemistry; civil engineering; *college student affairs; communication arts and sciences; communication sciences and disorders; *community psychology and social change; *community and economic development; comparative and international education; comparative literature; *composition/theory; computer science and engineering; *conducting; counseling psychology (Ph.D. only); counselor education; *criminal justice; crime, law, and justice; curriculum and instruction; demography; *earth sciences; ecology; economics; educational leadership; educational psychology; educational theory and policy; electrical engineering; energy and geo-environmental engineering; *engineering mechanics; *engineering science; engineering science and mechanics; English; entomology; *environmental engineering; *environmental pollution control; food science; forest resources; French; genetics; *geographic information systems; geography; geosciences; German; *health administration; health education; *health evaluation sciences; health policy and administration; higher education; history; horticulture; hotel, restaurant, and institutional management; human development and family studies; *humanities; industrial engineering; *industrial relations and human resources; *information science; information sciences and technology; *information systems; instructional systems; integrative biosciences; kinesiology; *laboratory animal medicine; *landscape architecture; *leadership development; leisure studies; *manufacturing systems engineering; mass communications (Ph.D. only); materials science and engineering; mathematics; mechanical engineering; *media studies; meteorology; microbiology and immunology; music and music education; *music theory; *music theory and history; neuroscience; nuclear engineering; nursing; nutrition; *oil and gas engineering management; operations research; pathobiology; *performance; petroleum and mineral engineering; pharmacology; philosophy; physics; physiology; *piano pedagogy and performance; plant pathology; plant physiology; political science; *project management; psychology; public administration; *public health preparedness; quality and manufacturing management; rural sociology; Russian and comparative literature; school psychology; sociology; software engineering; soil science; Spanish; special education; statistics; systems engineering; *teaching and curriculum; *teaching English as a second language; *telecommunications studies; *theater; *training and development; *voice performance and pedagogy; wildlife and fisheries science; women’s studies; workforce education and development; and *youth and family education. Level I Instructional, Supervisory, Educational Specialist, and Administrative certificates are offered.
Facilities & Resources
The University Libraries System has more than 4.7 million cataloged volumes, 57,000 current serials, and 5.1 million microforms. Automated services are provided through the Library Information Access System developed at Penn State. The Center for Academic Computing (CAC) is the principal provider of central academic computing services. The center operates computers capable of providing not only numerically intensive computing but also electronic access to higher education facilities and research centers worldwide. Penn State and Internet resources include electronic bulletin boards, news and conferencing systems, publications, library catalogs, research databases, discussion groups, and much more. Public laboratories with terminals and desktop computers provide facilities for those without their own equipment.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition for full-time study (except for medical students) is $7,259 per semester for residents and $13,502 per semester for nonresidents at all campuses except Penn State Great Valley and business, science, and engineering programs. Further information is available on the Web at http://www.bursar.psu.edu.
Financial Aid:
Fellowships, traineeships, or assistantships are held by 70.5 percent of all University Park students. These awards involve remission of tuition and payment of stipends averaging $1,850 per month. Awards are usually made by the student’s department or on recommendation to another administrative unit. Student loans and work-study funds are available through the Office of Student Aid.
Housing/Living Expenses:
Residence hall accommodations and University-owned apartments are available through the Assignment Office for Campus Residences (phone: 814-865-7501).
How to Apply
Admission is granted jointly by the Graduate School and the department to which the student is applying. Applicants interested in programs at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Penn State Great Valley; and Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College, should apply directly to these campuses. Students should contact the Office of Certification and Educational Services, 181 Chambers Building, for information on Level I Instructional, Supervisory, Educational Specialist, or Administrative certificates. Application materials and detailed information about specific graduate programs and GRE requirements are available from the individual graduate programs. Because the admission process is time consuming, applications should be submitted as early as possible.
Diversity
The development of critical thought is one of the cornerstones of the University. Such critical thought is dependent upon demographic and cultural diversity. The units of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School define diversity as “a climate which encourages representation of faculty, staff, and students from typically underrepresented entities, including those from racial/ethnic minority groups, various countries and cultures, both genders, persons with disabilities, and those from a mixture of religions and sexual orientations.”The Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs leads the Graduate School’s efforts to foster diversity and to provide a welcoming climate for both prospective and current graduate students of underrepresented groups. The office designs and implements mentoring programs; recruitment programs; professional development and retention programs; and conferences, seminars, workshops, and lectures.
International Students
Students whose native language is not English or who have not received baccalaureate or master’s degrees from an institution in which the language of instruction is English must submit TOEFL scores
Who to Contact
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park Campus
Graduate School
114 Kern Graduate Building
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Graduate Departments
• Unless otherwise indicated, the mailing address is The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802. (Penn State Harrisburg is in Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057; the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, is in Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033; Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is in Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355; and Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, is in Erie, Pennsylvania 16563).
Agricultural Sciences
• Agricultural and Biological Engineering: Roy Young, 249 Agricultural Engineering. Agricultural and Extension Education: Blannie Bowen, 323 Agricultural Administration. Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics: David Abler, 103 Armsby. Crop and Soil Sciences: David Sylvia, 116 Agricultural Sciences and Industries. Dairy and Animal Science: Terry Etherton, 325 Henning. Entomology: Gary Felton, 501 Agricultural Sciences and Industries. Food Science: John D. Floros, 111 Borland. Forest Resources: Charles Strauss, 113 Ferguson. Horticulture: D. R. Decoteau, 102 Tyson. Pathobiology: C. Channa Reddy, 115 Henning. Plant Pathology: Barbara Crist, 212 Buckhout. Rural Sociology: Stephen Smith, 103 Armsby. Wildlife and Fisheries Science: Charles Strauss, 113 Ferguson. Youth and Family Education: Blannie Bowen, 323 Agricultural Administration.
Arts and Architecture
• Architecture: Daniel Willis, 206 Engineering C. Art Education: C. Marme-Thompson, 207 Arts Cottage. Art History: Craig Zabel, 229 Arts. Composing: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Composition/Theory: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Conducting: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Integrative Arts: William Kelly, 9 Brumbaugh Hall. Landscape Architecture: Brian Orland, 121 Stuckeman Family Building. Music and Music Education: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Music Theory and History: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Performance: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Piano Pedagogy and Performance: Sue Haug, 233 Music. Theater: Dan Carter, 103 Arts. Visual Arts: C. Garoian, 210 Patterson. Voice Performance and Pedagogy: Sue Haug, 233 Music.
Business Administration
• Business Administration: Hans Baumgartner, 482 Business Building.
Communications
• Mass Communications: John Nichols, 208 Carnegie. Media Studies: John Nichols, 208 Carnegie. Telecommunications Studies: Matt Jackson, 208 Carnegie.
Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Earth Sciences: Timothy Bralower, 209 Deike. Energy and Geoenvironmental Engineering: Yaw Yeboah, 110 Hosler. Geographic Information Systems: World Campus: Mark Gahegan, 302 Walker. Geography: Roger Downs, 302 Walker. Geosciences: Timothy Bralower, 503 Dieke. Materials Science and Engineering: Gary Messing, 121 Steidle. Meteorology: William Brune, 503 Walker. Petroleum and Mineral Engineering: Yaw Yeborah, 110 Hosler.
Education
• Adult Education: Edgar Farmer, 314 Keller; Edward Taylor, Penn State Harrisburg. College Student Affairs: R. Reason, 400 Rackley. Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education: Robert Slaney, 327 Cedar. Curriculum and Instruction: Murry Nelson, 142 Chambers. Educational Leadership: Jacqueline Stefkovich, 300 Rackley. Educational Psychology: Robert Hale, 125 Cedar. Educational Theory and Policy: Jacqueline Stefkovich, 300 Rackley. Higher Education: Roger Geiger, 400 Rackley. Instructional Systems: Alison Carr-Chellman, 314 Keller. School Psychology: Kathy Ruhl, 102 Cedar. Special Education: Kathy Ruhl, 227 Cedar; Charles Hughes, Great Valley. Workforce Education and Development: Edgar Farmer, 301 Keller.
Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering: George Lesieutre, 225A Hammond. Agricultural and Biological Engineering: Roy Young, 249 Agricultural Engineering. Architectural Engineering: Richard Behr, 104 Engineering A. Chemical Engineering: A. Zydney, 158 Fenske. Civil Engineering: Andrew Scanlon, 212 Sackett. Computer Science and Engineering: R. Acharya, 111 IST Building. Electrical Engineering: W. Kenneth Jenkins, 129 Electrical Engineering East. Engineering Mechanics: Judith Todd, 212 EES. Engineering Science: Judith Todd, 212 EES. Environmental Engineering: Andrew Scanlon, 212 Sackett. Industrial Engineering: Richard J. Koubek, 310 Leonhard. Mechanical Engineering: Joseph Sommer, 136 Reber. Nuclear Engineering: Joseph Sommer, 138 Reber.
Health and Human Development
• Biobehavioral Health: Lynn Kozlowski, 315 Human Development East. Communication Sciences and Disorders: Gordon Blood, 110 Moore. Health Policy and Administration: Dennis Shea, 116 Henderson. Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management: Anna Mattila, 201 Mateer. Human Development and Family Studies: Steven Zarit, 211 South Henderson. Kinesiology: Philip Martin, 276 Recreation Building. Leisure Studies: John Dattilo, 201 Mateer. Nursing: Paula Milone-Nuzzo, 201 Human Development. Nutritional Sciences: M. Green, 126 South Henderson.
Hershey Medical Center
• Anatomy: A. Leure-duPree. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Judith Bond. Cell and Molecular Biology: Robert Levenson. Health Evaluation Sciences: Vernon Chinchilli. Laboratory Animal Medicine: Ronald WIlson. Microbiology and Immunology: Richard Courtney. Neuroscience: Robert Milner. Pharmacology: Kent Vrana. Physiology: Leonard S. Jefferson.
Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs
• Acoustics: Anthony Atchley, 217A Applied Science. Bioengineering: Herbert Lipowsky, 205 Hallowell. Business Administration: John Fizel. Demography: Gordon DeJong, 601 Oswald. Ecology: David Mortensen, 101 Life Sciences. Environmental Pollution Control: Herschel Elliot, 249 Ag. Eng. Building; Samuel A. McClintock, Penn State Harrisburg. Genetics: Richard Ordway, 208 Mueller. Integrative Biosciences: Richard Frisque, University Park; Anita Hopper, Hershey. Operations Research: Susan Xu, 509 Business Building. Physiology: James Ultman, 101 Life Sciences. Plant Physiology: Teh-hui Kao, 407 Life Science Building. Quality and Manufacturing Management: Jose Ventura, 344 Leonhard.
Liberal Arts
• Anthropology: Dean Snow, 409 Carpenter. Applied Linguistics: Karen Johnson, 305 Sparks. Communication Arts and Sciences: James Dillard, 234 Sparks. Comparative Literature: Caroline Eckhardt, 311 Burrowes. Crime, Law, and Justice: Paul Amato, 211 Oswald Tower. Economics: Robert Marshall, 604 Kern. English: Robert Caserio, 117 Burrowes. French: Thomas Hale, 211 Burrowes. Germanic and Slavic Language and Literature: Adrian Wanner, 311 Burrowes. History: Sally McMurry, 108 Weaver. Labor Studies and Industrial Relations: Paul Clark, 133 Willard. Philosophy: John Christman, 240 Sparks. Political Science: Frank Baumgartner, 220 Pond Lab. Psychology: Kevin Murphy, 417 Moore. Sociology: Paul Amato, 201 Oswald Tower. Spanish: William Blue, 211 Burrowes. Teaching English as a Second Language: K. Johnson, 305 Sparks.
Penn State Erie, Behrend College
• Business Administration: Margaret Thoms. Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Robert Simoneau. Project Management: John Magenau.
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
• Business Administration: Ellen Foster-Curtis. Information Science: David Russell. Leadership Development: Ellen Foster-Curtis. Software Engineering: David Russell. Systems Engineering: David Russell.
Penn State Harrisburg
• Adult Education: E. Taylor. American Studies: Charles Kupfer. Applied Behavior Analysis: R. M. Foxx. Applied Clinical Psychology: B. Bremer. Applied Psychological Research: B. Bremer. Business Administration: T. Brown. Community Psychology and Social Change: Stephen Couch. Computer Science: Linda Null. Criminal Justice: Shawn Gabbidon. Electrical Engineering: Peter Idowu. Engineering Science: Peter Idowu. Environmental Engineering: Charles Cole. Environmental Pollution Control: Charles Cole. Health Administration: Cynthia Mara. Health Education: Samuel Monismith. Humanities: Glen Mazis. Information Systems: Gayle Yaverbaum. Public Administration: Jack Rabin. Teaching and Curriculum: Steven Melnick. Training and Development: Margaret Lohman.
School of Information Sciences and Technology
• Information Sciences and Technology: Joseph Lambert, 332 IST Building.
Science
• Applied Statistics: J. L. Rosenberger, 326 Thomas. Astronomy and Astrophysics: Lawrence Ramsey, 525 Davey. Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology: Robert Schlegel, 108 Althouse. Biology: Douglas Cavener, 208 Mueller. Biotechnology: Ronald Porter, 455 Frear North. Chemistry: Ayusman Sen, 104 Chemistry Building. Mathematics: Nigel Higson, 224 McAllister. Physics: Jayanth Banavar, 104 Davey. Statistics: J. L. Rosenberger, 326 Thomas.