Clarion – Allied Health Leadership - BS

Clarion University of Pennsylvania is offering an online Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program in Allied Health Leadership. The interdisciplinary focus of the program is unique within PASSHE and provides core courses in health care (with a significant clinical component) and business administration combined with courses in the liberal arts that support the development of decision makers and leaders.

This program will provide a career ladder for working professionals who have completed an accredited allied health educational program, and will position graduates for employment and career advancement opportunities in high-demand fields such as health services management as well as positions in health care education and medical sales. Further, the BS in Allied Health Leadership will prepare highly-qualified students for graduate education in fields such as health policy and health care administration.

California – Jurisprudence - BA

Cal U’s new Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence degree is designed with a multi-dimensional approach and will offer graduates immediate employability in rising demand careers, including title examiners, administrative judicial personnel, not-for profit advocacy groups, think tank researchers, insurance analysts, securities enforcement, commodities regulators, inspectors and disability evaluators. It also will provide a pathway for graduates to pursue advanced study in graduate and professional schools in fields such as public policy and law.

Bloomsburg – Technical Leadership - BAS

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is the first university in the System and the Commonwealth to offer a low-cost, affordable Bachelors of Applied Science degree to students with Applied Associate degrees.

The Technical Leadership program will provide graduates of Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) technical degree programs with a direct pathway to a baccalaureate degree. It is designed to offer technical professionals in the Commonwealth the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to not only go beyond their knowledge in their specific technical field but also to effectively assume technical supervisory or management roles. The degree’s focus on the leadership, supervision and management skills required in today’s high-technology work environment makes it an applied baccalaureate degree well suited for students with an A.A.S. degree.

Bloomsburg University offers this B.A.S. degree completion program by co-locating and offering the program through varied instructional delivery methods in partnership with a community college(s). The proposed methods include, but are not limited to, face-to-face and online.

Millersville – Integrated Scientific Applications - MS

Unique in the state and nation, this interdisciplinary program will include specializations in environmental systems management, geo-informatics, weather intelligence and risk management and climate science applications. Each area of specialization represents an area of current or emerging workforce demand, and will engage Millersville’s existing and readily accessible business and employer partners throughout the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States for internship, research and immediate employment opportunities.

Indiana – Safety Sciences - PhD

This Doctoral program will be unique in the Commonwealth and the nation, designed to address a critical shortage of safety professionals with advanced skills. It will be offered via both distance education and through on-site experiential learning providing graduates of the program with advanced skills in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control and prevention of safety, health and environmental hazards in the workplace.

Shippensburg – Science Education - MAT

Maintaining a corps of highly-qualified science teachers is an important component of increasing economic competitiveness in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. 

The eighteen month 30-credit program is designed for those who have earned a baccalaureate degree in a scientific discipline from an accredited institution. At present, no other science-specific, post-baccalaureate teacher certification programs exist within PASSHE or the region for highly qualified, second career teachers.

This cohort-based program consists of technology blended coursework as well as extensive field-based experiences.

Indiana – Strategic Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction - MS

Developed in response to a specific request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the new Master of Science in Strategic Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction degree program will provide career agents with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify threats to critical assets; to prevent, delay, intervene and respond to attacks on critical assets; and to fulfill the growing need for experts in the field of strategic studies in weapons of mass destruction.