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CONTACT:
[NAME]
PA Department of Education
Division of Data Services
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126-0333
[NAME]:  [NAME]
Phone:  (717) 783-6763
Fax:  (717) 787-3148
Text Telephone TTY:  (717) 783-8445
This workbook contains data for completions awarded in Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
Data in the following worksheets are summarized by level of program, gender and race:
Institution Summary
Main & Branch Campus Summary – Includes the following institutions:
PSU/ Main & Branch Campuses
Univ of PGH/ Main & Branch Campuses
Saint Vincent College and [NAME]
Widener Univ/ Main & Branch Campus
Institutional Category Summary
State Summary
A more detailed data file, Degrees and Awards Conferred by Institution, Program, Level of Program, Gender, and Race can be found on this web page:
http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=42024&g=150&higherNav=|2933|2971|&higherNav=|2930
LEVEL OF PROGRAM DEFINITIONS:
Below the Baccalaureate -
Awards of Less Than 1 Year - A postsecondary award, certificate or diploma that requires completion of an organized program of study in less than one academic year (less than 900 contact or clock hours).
Awards of Less Than 2 Years - A postsecondary award, certificate or diploma that requires completion of an organized program  of study in at least one but less than two academic years (at least 900 but less than 1,800 contact or clock hours).
Associate Degree - A degree based on at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work.
Awards of Less Than 4 Years - A postsecondary award, certificate or diploma that requires completion of an organized program of study in at least two but less than four academic years (at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 contact or clock hours).
(One academic year equals 30 semester credit hours or its equivalent, or 900 contact or clock hours.)
Baccalaureate and Above -
Bachelor's Degree - A degree based on at least four but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college work.
Postbaccalaureate Certificate - An award that requires completion of an organized program of study requiring 18 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree; designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree program, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of master.
Master's Degree - A degree based on at least one but not more than two full-time academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.
Post-Master's Certificate - An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24 credit hours beyond the master's degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctor's level.
Doctor's Degree - A degree normally based on at least three years of graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree, usually granted as a Ph.D. in any field or, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, etc.
First-Professional Degree - A degree based on at least six years of college work, usually granted in Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Theology, etc.  It signifies completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in the profession.