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 nine baccalaureate and four associate complete degree programs, as well as seven academic minors.

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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:

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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:

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Academic Minors

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

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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.