Students wishing to cancel a minor should contact their minor office. To graduate with a minor, you must be accepted in the minor before the late drop deadline of your last semester. Can you drop a declared minor? How to Drop a Major or Minor. If you would like to […]
The Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) is for students who are exploring options in more than one major or academic college. Can you go to Penn State undecided? You can be in undeclared student status for up to four full-time semesters at Penn State. If you are a part-time student, […]
8 Surprising Jobs That Earn 100K with Just a 2-Year Degree Radiation therapist. Health care jobs are a growing field and will continue to grow as baby boomers age and the population increases. Air traffic controller. Executive pastry chef. Master plumber. Real estate sales. Construction supervisor. Court reporter. Bartender. What […]
Students who received either a D or an F in a class will be able to retake the course, attempt to receive a better grade, and have the failed class removed from their GPA calculation. Students can only request for grade forgiveness after they have retaken the course and received […]
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors may be combined, if in different disciplines (or with college approval). Any student requesting more than one major program shall, for each major, meet the same acceptance standards and graduation criteria required of all other students. Can you major in 3 things […]
Theories include the Nittany Lion, Mountain Lion, Puma, Cougar, Bobcat and even an actual black eastern Panther . Today, there are none in existence in this area; the last mountain lions was seen in 1874. The last wild panther known to have walked in the Pennsylvania woods did so in […]
Should any hunter come across a cougar in Pennsylvania, they are advised to leave it alone as hunting them in the state is illegal. Can you shoot a mountain lion if it attacks you? California state law requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue permits to kill […]
What is the Nittany Lion Club? The mission of the Nittany Lion Club is to provide annual scholarship support to Penn State University student-athletes and to develop private support for capital projects, endowments and other needs as prioritized by Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. What is the Nittany Lion Club membership? […]
Isolated juvenile males have been found as far east as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. These young males are looking to establish a new territory and they do not stay in areas without females. No wild cougars have been found in Pennsylvania since their extirpation in 1871. What big […]
The stadium, as well as its predecessors, is named after James A. Beaver (1837–1914), a governor of Pennsylvania (1887–91), president of the university’s board of trustees, and native of nearby Millerstown. Why is it called Happy Valley? Why it’s called Happy Valley? “Happy Valley” is a term synonymous with Centre […]
Here is a list of 10 of the easiest classes at Penn State. HPA 101: Introduction to Health Services Organization. HDFS 249N: Adult Development and Aging. BBH 101: Introduction to Biobehavioral Health. PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology. SOC 119: Race and Ethnic Relations. ENT 202: The Insect Connection. What is the […]
The Nittany Lion is the eastern mountain lion mascot of the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State University: Penn State Nittany Lions. Created in 1907, the “Nittany” forename refers to the local Mount Nittany, which overlooks the university. Is Nittany Lion a real animal? The Nittany Lion is essentially an […]
The Northeastern population of mountain lions has been largely nonexistent since the early 1800s and was officially declared extinct in 2011. This regionally extinct mountain lion is Pennsylvania State University’s official mascot, where it is referred to as the ‘Nittany Lion’. Do Nittany Lions still exist? A Nittany lion is […]
four hours and eleven minutes. Penn State’s ninth-overtime conversion attempt was no good, after a pass intended for Parker Washington fell incomplete, and Illinois clinched the two-point victory with a successful pass from Peters to Casey Washington. The game lasted four hours and eleven minutes in total. What is the […]
Established in 1887, the Nittany Lions have achieved numerous on-field successes, the most notable of which include two consensus national championships (1982 and 1986), four Big Ten Conference Championships (in 1994, 2005, 2008, and 2016), 13 undefeated seasons (1887, 1894, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1947, 1968, How many college […]