The college has organized faculty into disciplinary areas called divisions. Each faculty member in the college is assigned to a college division and is also a member of a University-wide disciplinary faculty group. For more information about the degree programs offered and the organization of the Commonwealth College, refer to Appendix 1. A master's degree is offered in Business Administration. Students can complete two years of most other baccalaureate degree majors offered by the University before relocating to the University Park campus or Penn State Harrisburg for completion of the degrees.
Students have numerous opportunities to engage in research as part of their undergraduate education.
The provost and dean at Penn State Erie is the principal academic and administrative officer of the campus and reports directly to the executive vice president and provost of the University. The provost and dean maintains contact with the faculty through a system of appropriate academic officers and faculty bodies. The school also will deliver information solutions to organizations and individuals through research generated by its students and faculty. By spring semester 2000, the school had a total enrollment of more than 460 students in bachelor and associate degree programs at fourteen Penn State locations across the Commonwealth. During the summer, the IST Solutions Institute will offer its second session of the Governor's School for Information Technology.