Shippensburg trustees OK 2012-2013 fees, software program
Shippensburg University's Council of Trustees today (May 18) approved fees for
the 2012-2013 academic year and a software engineering program.
The per semester fees for undergraduate students are:
- Residence Hall (on-campus): $2,090, a $100 increase
- Dining Hall (15 meal
plan): $1,655, a $40 increase
- Comprehensive Health: $155, a $5 increase
- Student Union: $265, a $15 increase
- Recreation Center: $185, a $5
increase
- Student Activity: $240, $15 increase
The per
semester fees for graduate students are:
- Comprehensive Health: $155, a $5 increase
- Student Union: $250, no increase
The
educational services fee will be set after tuition is set by the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors.
The
software engineering program, resulting
in a bachelor of science in software engineering degree, will begin with the
upcoming Fall semester using existing faculty and facility resources. It
is designed to prepare students for careers developing large-scale software
systems while working in highly effective development teams. Graduates will
have the skills necessary to design and construct these systems. They will
understand the tools and techniques used by software development teams to plan
and manage such projects, and will be ready to help meet the large and growing
demand for trained software developers in the Commonwealth and surrounding
region.
The program
also supports the Commonwealth’s goals of continuing to develop high tech
industries and the department’s faculty stands ready to assist public policy
initiatives that will leverage the skills of Shippensburg University graduates
to support economic improvement. It will also use the university’s BROADSIDE Center, where faculty and
students work on projects in collaboration with local industrial
partners.
The
program will provide students with a high-quality, low-cost software
engineering program. Students who choose to study an engineering discipline
must possess above average skills in a wide array of fields, including the
ability to think abstractly and solve complex problems. Students who have those
skills will now have a path to more affordable software engineering careers
from which the Commonwealth will benefit.
5/18/12