Read or survey the material that will be covered in the upcoming lecture. Read over your notes from the previous class. Look at the course outline to see where you've been, where you're going, and how it all fits together. Meet with your instructor/TA to clarify concepts from the last lecture.
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With more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students, we’re among the largest of Penn State’s campuses—but small class sizes mean you’ll connect with award-winning faculty, and plentiful student support resources will help you learn and grow as you pursue your interests. Through Open Lab learning opportunities, you’ll get hands-on experience doing research and solving real-world problems to prepare you for your future.
Behrend students learn in state-of-the-art facilities, including the Black School of Business finance lab in Burke Center.
Behrend students represent 40 states and 40 countries. Many students participate in activities sponsored by the Multi-Cultural Council, which advances diversity and inclusion at the college.
Enroll in one of our more than forty four-year degree offerings or take advantage of our 2+2 plan and begin nearly any of Penn State’s 275+ majors here before transitioning to another campus, like University Park. No matter which major matches your interest, you’ll be backed by the strength of the Penn State network, our top-ranked research enterprise, faculty experts, and more than 750,000 alumni worldwide ready to open doors to future opportunities.
Behrend’s Innovation Commons is a collaboration space for industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and students. Projects include a large-scale 3D scanner, which was designed and built by School of Engineering students.
Students work with industry partners on research and development projects in the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center at Penn State Behrend.
At Penn State Behrend, boredom is not an option—whether you live on campus in a traditional residence hall, suite, or apartment or commute from your home or a nearby off-campus apartment. With more than 140 student clubs and organizations plus intramural sports, there’s something for every student.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, gives undergraduate and graduate students the best of two worlds: The friendly, student-centered environment of a smaller college with the academic resources of a major research university . We offer an academically rigorous, globally respected Penn State education in a setting where students can have close interaction with faculty and meaningful out-of-classroom experiences. With more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students, 80-plus academic programs, and an inspiring 854-acre campus, Penn State Behrend is among the largest campuses in the Penn State system. We’re one of the top public colleges and universities in Pennsylvania for student-to-faculty ratio, SAT scores, first-year student retention rate, and graduation rate, based on U.S. News & World Report data. Penn State Behrend’s faculty-to-student ratio is 1:16, and the average class size is 26.
With more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students, 80-plus academic programs, and an inspiring 854-acre campus, Penn State Behrend is among the largest campuses in the Penn State system.
A student in academic warning who fails to maintain a semester grade-point average of 2.00 or higher will be academically suspended. A student who has been academically suspended may not schedule courses at the University for two consecutive semesters. (Note: Summer session is equal to one semester.)Students wishing to re-enroll at Penn State Behrend after Academic Suspension must prepare a written statement requesting re-enrollment and submit an Undergraduate Re-Enrollment Form.
The Office of Personal Counseling offers free individual counseling, support groups, and psychiatric and crisis intervention services to Penn State Behrend students. All services are free and confidential.
There are six hallmarks of the Penn State Behrend experience:
Penn State Behrend’s open-lab philosophy creates relevant learning experiences by bringing business and industry together with students and faculty members. Together, these academic-professional teams work to solve business, industry, and community challenges and pursue research and development initiatives.
A Concurrent Majors Program is one in which students take courses to concurrently meet the requirements of at least two majors, with graduation for all majors in the program occurring during the same semester. At the baccalaureate- or associate-degree level, students may be approved for admission to more than one major under the Concurrent Majors Program.
Embedded programs are Penn State classes that students take while on campus, but they feature a required travel portion that typically occurs over breaks or at the end of the term. These programs offer students a chance to go abroad if they cannot fit a more traditional term abroad in their schedule.
Calling all students: Penn State Education Abroad offers 300+ programs in 50+ countries, Fall, Spring or Summer! Programs available for all majors and academic schedules. Whenever you want to study, wherever you want to study, you have options. And, our Education Abroad Office in Global Programs is here to assist you as you find your program, figure out your schedule, and plan for your experience.
Penn State Behrend offers 39 baccalaureate degrees and 4 associate degrees that can be completed in their entirety at Penn State Behrend. Nearly all of Penn State's more than 275 baccalaureate programs may be started at Penn State Behrend as part of the 2+2 Plan.
Penn State offers more than 275 majors, with four-year degrees offered at all 20 of our undergraduate campuses. 2+2 Plan. Starting a program at a Commonwealth Campus and completing at University Park. The most common path to a Penn State degree.
First-year students not from Erie County or with a permanent residence more than 30 miles from campus are guaranteed on-campus housing and are required to live on campus.