JH ACADEMIC YEAR ADOPTED A£
The Pennsylvania State University
has announced the adoption of a four
term academic year*
Dr* Eric A* Walker, university pre
sident, said the change will go in effect
at University Park and at the fourteen
affiliated campuses June 15, 1961, when
a ten-week summer term will begin*
The summer term will extend from
Juße 15 to August 24. The fall term will
run from October 2 to December 12, the
winter term from January 3 to March 13,
and the spring term from March 21 to May
31. All terms will run ten weeks.
The present academic year consists
of two semesters of fifteen weeks each*
Under the new academic year, class
periods will be lengthened from fifty
minutes to seventy five minutes, with a
twenty-minute interval between classes*
However, total time spent in classes will
remain unchanged, so will course organi
zation and credit structure.
The tuition also will remain the Student parking and traffic regulat
same„ The student who now pays $4BO tui- ions* including penalties fox violations,
tion for two semesters (thirty weeks) as established for the University Park
sl6o pe:r term, or $4BO for three Campus* will be enforced for all students
terms weeks)* of the University* regardless of the
parti:ular campus which the student
attends.^
The new academic year will make it
possible for a student to graduate in
three calendar years by attending school
all four terms of each year.
Mr. Walker said the continuing in
crease in enrollment necessitated the a
doption of the new plan.. He pointed out
it also would utilize the university
facilities on a year-round basis.
PENN STATE
We are requesting all students who
plan to return to the Hazleton Campus
for the Spring 1961 semester to pre-re
gister before November 4th on the follow
ing basis*
Week of Oct*. 17 3rd -semester students
Week of Oc w 24 2nd semester students
Week of Ocs o 31 Ist- semes t-'-r -tr: idonvs
Students who do not plan to return
to the Hazleton Campus for spring term
classes should report that fact to Mr.
Schneider as soon as possible c
Cheek the rules that govern pre-re
gistration on the bulletin boards.
Late registration fee of $2.00 may be
put into effect for late pre—regist w ~
rants®
parking and traffic regulations for
COMMONWEALTH CAMPUS STUDENTS Oh mnVERSITC
PARK CAMPUS
Commonwealth Campus students who
wish to drive cars on the University Park
Campus are not required to register their
cars or purchase parking permits at
University Park® Any regulations concern
ing registration and parking permits as
established at each Commonwealth Campus
will be honored when these cars are on
the University Park Campus $ permitting
parking under the University Park student
t'egulationsr,
22 s£k STUDENTS