February 15, 1973
Regional Planning
Program Receives
Accreditation
The administration of Capitol
Campus has been informed that
another of its programs has
received accreditation by a
national professional accrediting
association.
Dr. Robert E. McDermott,
Provost, has announced the
Regional Planning Program has
been accredited by the American
Institute of Planners. Capitol's
Planni Program is the first in the
Penn State system to receive this
recognition.
Dr. Francis Ferguson,
chairman of the program
reported that accreditation is
based on a number of factors
including an adequate number of
full-time faculty members who
are qualified professional
planners, curriculum, and
sufficient administrative
support. To qualify for the
latter, the program chairman
must be directly accountable to
the top administrative officer on
campus.
The Regional Planning
Program is a five term program
which leads to the degree of
Master of Regional Planning. It
was first initiated at Capitol in
September, 1967, and was the
third formal graduate program
offered at the campus. Since
that time, the graduate course
offerings have been expanded
and master's degrees are now
DTK STAGES GRAD SEMINAR
by Bob Bonaker
There will be a Graduate
School Information Seminar
staged on campus on Thursday,
February 22 besipninti at 1;:30
p.m. in the audlii:irlfinl.
The session will be conducted
by Capitol's Alpha Chapter of
Delta Tau Kapiia, the
international social science
honor society. The seminar will
be a three part program.
The initial portion of the
program will be conducted by
Counseling Center
representatives Marian Krieger
and Ed Beck. They will explain
the numerous basic steps that
should be utilized when applying
to grad schools.
Then, Peggy O'Hara and
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by Robert W. Bonaker
Dr. Robert J. Brown,
Associate Dean of Faculty, has
announced a significant change
in grading procedures,
specifically failing grades.
The change in University
Rule M-3 states that failing
grades will not be figured into
the cumulative grade point
average upon repetition of the
course in which the
unsatisfactory mark was
achieved. However, contrary to a
previous statement released by
Brown, the failing mark will
remain on the transcript.
The new policy will go into
effect with the Spring Term,
1973. Anyone who has received
a 'D' or and 'F' in any course
may repeat that course in
subsequent terms and only the
higher grade will be included in
the GPA. For example, if a
student received an 'F' in SO SC
365 in the coming Spring Term,
then receives a 'D' upon
repetition of the course in the
offered in six fields
From its inception, the
program has attempted to focus
on the needs of planning in the
Harrisburg-York-Lancaster area.
Courses are scheduled at hours
which enable these individuals to
obtain their professional degree
on a part-time evening basis
while working full-time in
planning occupations.
Program administrators now
are studying various curriculum
options which will allow
students to develop a specialty
within a general planning
framework.
In commenting on the
program, Dr. Ferguson said, "An
increased need for planning is
manifested at all levels of
government. Not only do we
hope to prepare planners to
meet this need, but our program
is also providing services to
outside agencies and institutions.
"We currently are developing
plans for the Evelyn Frederick
Health Center which will be
built in Millersburg as a part of
the family medicine curriculum
of Penn State's Milton S.
Hershey Medical School. We also
are conducting a study in
computer mapping of crime and
accidents in the York area for
the Pennsylvania State Police."
** * *
Patrica -L. Young of the
Financial Aid Office will
elaborate on the ins and outs of
graduate assistantships, student
loans, scholarships and other
areas of graduate financial aid.
At approximately 2:30 p.m.,
students will be able to meet
with faculty from the different
programs in classrooms to be
announced at a later date. The
faculty will reportedly discuss
the advantages and disadvantages
of various graduate institutions
(including law schools) and their
relevancy to a particular field of
learning.
The seminar was organized by
Elaine Parker, Vice-President of
Programs for Delta Tau Kappa.
Fall Term, 1973, and repeats
again with an 'A' in the Winter
Term, 1974, only the 'A' will
count for the GPA but the other
grades will remain on the
transcript.
The new policy is not
retroactive, according to Brown.
He warns "that students
opting for a Special Topics
course should understand that if
the course is never repeated an
`F' can never be erased."
Brown also explained he is
concerned about "... what
happens now to the students
when we approve course changes
to take place in the middle of
the academic year. For example,
we have just processed a large
package of courses. Any of those
students who failed any of those
courses that were (hopped will
have no chance to remove the
`F' in any of those courses that
would have been offered in
Spring or Summer."
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