Academics
UPJ offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in more than 40 areas. Additionally, UPJ offers several associate degrees in the allied health area. The college offers more than 40 academic majors, with minors available in most of the major fields, as well as in other areas of arts and sciences. The average class size is 25–30, and the student to teacher ratio is 19:1. The college is strictly undergraduate, and all courses are taught by college faculty. The 149 faculty members have outstanding credentials and remain active professionally. Special opportunities include internships, the President’s Scholars program, independent and directed studies, a self-designed major, the Freshman Seminar Series, an International Studies Certificate, and the Academic Success Center.
UPJ operates on a modified trimester calendar. The standard school year includes a 15-week fall term (September to mid-December) and a 15-week spring term (January to mid-April). Optional summer term offerings from 5-week to 15-week sessions allow students to accelerate their degrees.
The University of Pittsburgh, including UPJ and other regional campuses, is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Commission on Higher Education. The engineering technology programs at Johnstown are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc.
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