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The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, [13] Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863.
Since 2008, to address the difficulty of obtaining the summa cum laude distinction, in a year where no student manages to meet the GPA cut-off, Harvard will now award summa cum laude to the top student of the year. [137] Howard University School of Law – uses a scale of 72–100; the mandatory mean range for first-year courses is 81–83. [138]
First year students admitted to the Honors College earn a $5,000-per-year academic scholarship which is renewable for four years. Current Penn State students with strong academic and volunteer credentials can apply to the Honors College as sophomores or juniors. These students are not eligible for the $5,000-per-year academic scholarship.
The following were named First Team All-America (by either the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, or Scout.com) while playing American football at Penn State University:
The university has turned to philanthropy to replace state funding, with 2003 marking the end of the Grand Destiny campaign – a 7-year effort which raised over $1.3 billion for the University. [8] In 2004, Penn State started celebrating its 150th anniversary, since 2005 marks the University's sesquicentennial.
List of credits given in one year in European countries [3] Country Credit points per year Hours per credit point Credit point name Status European Union (EU) 60: 25-30 [4] ECTS credits: Austria: 60 25 ECTS (also ECTS-Punkte, ECTS credits) EU member state: Belgium: 60 25-30 ECTS (also studiepunten, crédits, ECTS) EU member state: Bulgaria: 60 ...
Courses are measured in "studiepoeng" according to the ECTS standard (European Credit Transfer System credits). A normal full-time study progression awards 60 credits (studiepoeng/stp) per year (30 per semester). Most institutions either use a 7.5, 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20-credit block system.
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