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If you are in search of
reference material, a quiet place
to study, or a good gook to read,
the Behrend College library, first
floor RUB, is the place to go. The
library contains 53,000 volumes
and 568 periodical titles and pro
vides a number of services and
informational resources for stu
dent me. These services include
Most of the students enrolled at
Penn State-Behrend have
already had some contact with
the Office of Student Admissions
and may for a variety of reasios
have some contact in the future.
If a student should have to inter
rupt his or her course of study at
and subsequently should
wish to re-enroll, the
student would initiate the Re
admission process with the Office
of Student Admissions. Students
who have enrolled at Penn State-
Behrend with advanced standing
from other colleges may also
wish to check with the Office of
Student Admissions regarding
their transfer credit evaluations.
A SPECIAL NOTE ON PROVI
SIONAL AND NONDEGREE
STUDENTS
Responsibilities Of An Advisee
You will derive more benefit
from contacts with your advisor
and avoid mistmderstandings if
you know what you can and can
not expect from your advisor and
if you know what is expected
from you. Carefully examine this
list of responsibilities. Any items
which are unclear should be
discussed with your advisor.
1. To be aware that final
responsibility for selecting
courses andmeeting degree re
quirements is YOURS. The ad
visor can suggest, recommend,
and remind you of rules and re
quirements, but you have
primary responsibility for your
education.
2. To obtain a copy of the
Checksheet for your college and
major from your advisor and to
keep it up to date as you fulfill
your requirements.
3. To tae the counseling and in
formation rummies of this col
Career Counseling
Available
Not sure what direction your
education is taking you? If you
need to sort out your educational
and career thoughts, see the
Career Development and Place
ment Counselor in the Ad
ministration Building.
The well-equipped Career In
formation Center provider cur
rent information en several types
of occupations and their re
Library
a monograph collection, pam-
Ads, audio-visual materials,
language lab, a photocopier, a
typewriter and group• study
room, along with reference
books, periodicals and reserve
books. Students may check out
books from the library for a two
week period with an ID. Fines are
charged for materials that are
Admissions
Provisional and nondegree
students who plan to move to
degree status are reminded that
specific prdcedures must be
followed in order to make the
change. A provisional student
seeking admission to a bac
calaureate degree program must
complete a minimum of 18 bac
calaureate credits with a
minimum grade point average of
2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) as a provi
sional student. These credits
must all be earned at this Univer
sity. The applicant must also
satisfy the entrance re
quirements of the college of
enrollment.
Some colleges and/or majors
may require a grade point
average of higher than 2.0. Pro-
lege, including: the Financial
Aid, Career Devel i ...ent, Place
ment Offices, 0 ivision of
Undergraduate Studies Office,
residence hall staff, college
representatives, etc. . .
4. To take the initiative in see
ing your advisor, periodically or
as needed.
5. To provide your advisor with
enough information about
yourself to enable the advisor to
discuss with you your abilities,
potential, and goals.
6. To inform your advisor of im
portant changes in your plans, or
circumstances which directly af
fect your academic and Wuca
fional goals, e.g., your finances,
job, health, difficulty with a
course, etc.
7. To remember that it is better
to see your advisor "too early"
than too late if you encounter
some problems.
8. To know what your advisor's
quirements. Mrs. Mary Beth
Peterson is also available to
discuss specific career problems
and concerns with you. Don't
wait too much longer. Start think
ing about your future right now.
Workshop; on Iftrdm effec
tive personal/career decision
skills will be offered as
- - - throughout the year.
PENN STATE-BEHREND
not returned
The librar i r n i t sg i f ) ; provides
reference services which include
answers to specific questions, aid
in locating sources of information
for book reviews, term papers,
etc., and Inter-library Loan Ser
vice information. The Inter
library Loan Service, provided
free of charge, allows students to
request books and photocopies of
articles in journals not contained
in the Behrend library from the
University Park library, which
houses a collection of nearly two
million volumes.
The library schedule is as
follows:
Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 a.m-10:00 p.m
Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m
Sunday 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m
Quiet Study Area, second floor
Sunday-Thurs
a.m.
10:00 p.m.-1:00
Vacation, summer, and exam
week hours will be posted on the
door.
visional students are urged to ap
ply for degree candidacy as soon
as possible after completing 1E
credits. Students will be dropped
from provisional student status
after completing 27 credits if at
that time the student's grade
point average is less than 2.0.
Students may not register with
provisional status beyond 36
credits regardless of grade point
average.
An applicant for admission to
an associate degree program
must complete at least 9 credits
of Penn State course work with
2.0 average.
For further information please
contact the Office of Student Ad
missions on the second floor of
the Administration Building.
office hours are
9. To be aware that if your
schedule conflicts with your ad
visor's office hours, and you need
to see him/her, you should con
tact the advisor before or after
the advisor's classes, or write the
advisor a note requesting a reply
or arranging a telephone call.
10. To complete advanced
preregistration each term during
the time scheduled to do so.
11. To use campus resources
other than your advisor to inform
yourself about courses you are
taking. Among these resources
are: course Syllabus, course
description found in DUS,
Library, Baccalaureate Catalog,
teaching faculty, and other
students.
12. To know the academic rules
of this university, the University
Faculty Senate's academic rules
and regulations for students,
which are described in the
Policies and Rules for Students,
distributed at the Fall Orienta
tion welcome session.
13. To make explicit the stu
dent's responsibility for formally
initiating changes in records with
appropriate forms, signed by
academic advisor, and turned in
by students to Records Office.
14. To know how many terms of
your degree program are offered
at Pem State-Behrend.
15. To know which of the ma
jors at this 'adversity are closed,
for various reasons, to all
students not already in that
major.
Division of
Undergraduate Studies
The Division of Undergraduate
Studies (DUS) is an academic
unit of Penn State-Behrend which
offers services relating to:
- precollege testing and
counseling for entering
freshmen;
- enrollment and registration
for those students who wish to ex
plore several areas of study
before selecting a specific major,
and for those students who en
counter changes in interest and
career objectives and seek enroll
ment in DUS on an interim basis;
- professional advising and
referral services coordinated
through the services of the col
leges and faculty; and
- an undergraduate academic
information center which pro
vides students and faculty with
current information on the many
and varied programs offered at
The Behrend College and
throughout the University.
The office of the Division of
Undergraduate Studies is located
in the Administration Building.
You should direct your questions
and concerns to Mr. Ernest
Terms You Need
To Know
PRE-REGISTRATION -
Available to all students at
Behrend. Pre-registration is the
opportunity for students to
reserve a schedule of classes for
the upcoming term. Students are
not guaranteed the classes and
section no.'s they request when
they pre-register since many
classes have limited enrollment.
The student will learn what
courses he/she received by pick
ing up a print out of classes when
it is available in the Records Of
fice. This print out should be
checked carefully since it can
reflect different sections than the
student originally attempted to
schedule.
All Freshmen and Sophomore
level students should protect
their scheduling options by using
the alternate course selection
card with the pre-registration
number 2 card. Every student
must still finalize his/her pre
registration by either attending
early registration or regular
registration. A student who fails
to finalize his/her pre
registration will have the pre
registration invalidated.
REGISTRATION - All students
must complete registration. Pre
registration DOES NOT complete
the registration process. A print
out in hand does not mean you are
done with the registration pro
cess; it only reflects the outcome
of pre-registration.
A student may complete the
registration process in two dif
ferent ways. EARLY
REGISTRATION is conducted
during final examination week
ONLY for students who pre
registered and will accept the
pre-registration schedule as
printed on their print outs as their
schedule. Students may
make changes in their Early
Registration schedule only dur
ing the drop/add period. A stu
dent must show a tuition receipt
in order to Early Register,
hoivever, if it hasn't been receiv
ed yet in the mail, a student may
sign a card which states that tui
tion and fees have been paid.
FALL 1982
I'ryer head of DUS. Purther in
formation about DUS is available
in the Policies and Rules for
Students, 1982-83, p. 20.
Mr. Ernest Fryer, head of DUS
is available to offer academic
counseling and advising to
students. Mr. Fryer's office is
located in the Administration
Building.
REGULAR REGISTRATION
is conducted one working day
prior to the first day of classes.
Every student not Early
Registered must attend Regular
Registration. Students who pre
registered and did not Early
Register must attend Regular
Registration or the pre
registration schedule will be
invalidated.
LATE REGISTRATION is held
for any student who did not early
register or attend Regular
Registration. Late Registration
must be completed during the
first ten days of the term. A Late
Registration fee will be charged
to all students.
ADD PERIOD - A student may
add a course to his/her schedule
during the first ten calendar days
of the term. A change of schedule
form must be filed in the Records
Office in order to add a course to
a schedule. A fee of six dollars is
charged for this process after the
fifth day of the term.
REGULAR DROP - A student
may drop a course from his/her
schedule during the first twenty
one calendar 011'4 the term.
Regular course do not ap
pear on the student s transcript.
Fee: six dollars after fifth day of
term.
LATE DROP - A student may
late drop a course from the 2201
calendar day of the term to the
last day of the eighth week.
Senate Policy 34-89 limits the
number of credits a student may
drop. A late drop is recorded on
the student's transcript. Fee: $6
for each late drop filed.
Honors And Awards
Convocation
Those students who have con
tributed throughout the year to
co-curricular activities or who
have achieved academic honors
are recognized at the Honors and
Awards Convocation held in the
spring. family,
and friends join ty t ogethe rg to honor
the award recipients.