Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Introduction

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (http://www.iup.edu) (known by the acronym "IUP") is a public university in Indiana, Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (http://www.passhe.edu). IUP has branch campuses in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and Kittanning, Pennsylvania.

History

IUP was founded in 1875 as a Normal School. In 1927, it became a State Teacher's College. In 1965, the institution achieved university status and had its name changed to "Indiana University of Pennsylvania". More history information is available here (http://www.iup.edu/about_iup/a_long_tradition.htm).

Education

IUP offers over 100 undergraduate degree programs and 40 graduate degree programs. The university is split into several colleges of related programs:

Eberly College of Business and Information Technology (http://www.iup.edu/business)
College of Education and Educational Technology (http://www.iup.edu/education)
College of Fine Arts (http://www.iup.edu/finearts)
College of Health and Human Services (http://www.iup.edu/healthhumanserv)
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (http://www.iup.edu/natsciandmath)
School of Continuing Education (http://www.iup.edu/continuing-ed)

Also, IUP has the Robert E. Cook Honors College (link (http://www.iup.edu/honors/)) for academically talented students. This college replaces regular liberal studies classes with challenging "Honors Core" classes. This college was made possible through donations by Robert Cook.

External Links

The Penn Student Newspaper (http://www.thepenn.org/)
IUP Main Website (http://www.iup.edu/)

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