Penn State Schuylkill offers several options for your education and enrichment, where you can begin any one of over 275 Penn State majors, or you can stay at the Schuylkill campus to earn your degree. We offer 12 baccalaureate and four associate degree programs, as well as 11 academic minors and 10 certificate programs.

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Bachelor Degrees at Penn State Schuylkill

You have the option of starting and completing your bachelor's degree at Penn State Schuylkill in any of the following majors:

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BACHELOR'S DEGREES
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Associate Degrees at Penn State Schuylkill

You can earn your associate's degree in any of the following majors, many of which feed into bachelor degree programs offered on our campus:

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATE DEGREES
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Academic Minors

Students can also complete any of 10 academic minors while they are at Penn State Schuylkill.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MINORS
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Undergraduate Certificate Programs

Penn State Schuylkill offers a variety of undergraduate certificate programs to complement students' degrees and offer further specialization. Many of these programs do not require students to be enrolled in a degree program and can be completed as non-degree certificates. These certificates include:

  • Behavioral Health and Counseling Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Crime, Psychology, and Public Policy
  • Foundations of Business
  • Health Science Professions
  • Healthcare Informatics
  • Introduction to Business Management
  • Premedical Sciences
  • Security and Risk Analysis
  • Sports Administration
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
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2+2 Degree Plan

At Penn State, students have the opportunity to start any one of the University's 275+ majors at one campus and finish their degree program at another, including University Park. This is the 2+2 degree plan and, with more than half of our students choosing this path each year, it's the most common path to a Penn State degree. Learn more!

2+2 Degree Plan
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Master of Science in Nursing

Penn State Schuylkill is pleased to bring masters-level nursing education to Schuylkill County. This new program features two specialty options for aspiring nurse practitioners.

View our nurse practitioner options
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Special Programs

Learn about opportunities for international study and other programs available on campus. 

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Registrar

The office of the Registrar handles course scheduling, transcript requests and registration. 

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Academic Support

Penn State Schuylkill provides learning and technology resources to students.

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Office of Academic Affairs

The mission of the staff in the office of Academic Affairs is to enrich the learning environments of the undergraduate programs at Penn State Schuylkill.

They support instruction by assisting professors and instructors in their efforts to design courses and curricula that encourage meaningful, long-term learning, and they create programs and opportunities to support learning and engaged scholarship activities outside of class.