Information for High School Guidance Counselors
--Helping your Students be Ship Ready.
--Visit Shippensburg University.
--Apply to Shippensburg University.
--Important Resources for New Students.
--Helping your Students Succeed
Help your Students be Ship Ready
As HS counselors, you have your job cut out for you—helping students with varied interests chart their best college course. Your students are on the verge of setting out on a whole new stage of educational voyage. To help them, and you, navigate the myriad of challenges and choices that encompass the college admissions process, here is a carefully collated list of resources for Shippensburg University. https://www.ship.edu/admissions/recruitment_map/
Visit Shippensburg University
The best way for your students to discover what Ship has to offer is to check us out for themselves. Follow simple steps to register for a visit that fits every schedule today...https://www.ship.edu/visit/
Ask Us Anything
From Ship’s College Entrance Examination Board Code to application deadlines, credit transfers and finance options, our Admissions FAQs resolve most of your students’ pressing queries with the click of a button. https://www.ship.edu/admissions/faqs/
Admissions Staff
Our admissions staff is always ready and willing to provide assistance, whether your students want to visit campus, request information, or apply. You can also find a recruiter at an event near you. https://www.ship.edu/admissions/
Apply to Shippensburg University
Whether your students are just beginning their educational endeavors or advancing careers with a professional degree, you'll find what they are looking for at Ship. Help them take the next step and start their online application today! https://www.ship.edu/admissions/apply/
Undergraduate Application
All high school seniors and transfers (including Online Degree Completion Program)
Please note: If someone has an application fee waiver, it must be sent directly from your high school counseling office to our Office of Admissions.
Application for Fall/Spring (https://apply.ship.edu/apply/?sr=596dbddb-ba69-4843-989f-c1725a4c32ba)
The Common App
Ship is now a member of the Common Application! Students may submit the Common Application to Ship. https://apply.commonapp.org/login?ma=948
Seniors Earn College Credit with 66% Discount
Ship Start allows area high school students to earn college credits at Shippensburg University for a fraction of the price. Through the Ship Start program, students save money and time by getting a jump start on a college education. Students will earn credits that count toward your Ship degree or be transferred to another college of your choice. Students receive a 66% discount off standard tuition rates!
Application form: https://apply.ship.edu/register/ship-start-application
Program information: https://www.ship.edu/admissions/shipstart/
Undergraduate Admission Process & Requirements
Shippensburg students are a cut above the rest. Most of our entering freshmen have SAT or ACT scores above the national average, but in our admissions decisions, we only consider grade point average for both admission and scholarships. https://www.ship.edu/admissions/undergraduate/requirements/
International Students Admissions
To be considered for admission, they are required to follow and complete certain steps. https://www.ship.edu/admissions/international/international_undergraduate_admis%20sions/
Money Matters
Shippensburg offers highly competitive tuition and fees that ensure your students are able to afford quality education. There are various aids and other options that further help our students achieve their dream of graduating.
Undergraduate Cost of Attendance
While most undergraduates attend Shippensburg full-time and carry 12 to 18 credits of classes per semester, many others attend part time. Depending on course load, housing plans and whether your student is a Pennsylvania resident, find out how much they are expected to pay for tuition, fees, meals, and housing.
Tuition: detailed breakdown of tuition and fees:https://www.ship.edu/student_accounts/tuition_and_fees/
Meal Plans: details of various meal plans and cost:https://www.ship.edu/student_accounts/meal_plans/
Housing: information regarding diverse housing options: https://www.ship.edu/student_accounts/housing_options/
Financial Aid
We offer five types of aid — Shippensburg scholarships, federal and state grants (grants and scholarships are gift aid and do not need to be re-paid), federal and alternative loans (loans must be re-paid when the student leaves school), work-study programs (employment) and veterans’ benefits. https://www.ship.edu/financial_aid/
Applying for Aid
Different types of students have different types of financial aid processes. What works for another student might not work for another. If the application process seems difficult, don't worry—the expert financial aid staff at Shippensburg is here to help you and your students understand it all. https://www.ship.edu/financial_aid/applying_for_aid/
Programs Offered
We offer more than 100 challenging and rewarding undergraduate programs of study in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Services, and the top-rated John L. Grove College of Business.https://www.ship.edu/programs
Explore Major Options
If your students are undecided about a major or need time to explore majors, they can be admitted as exploratory students. The Department of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies will provide them with the support and guidance needed while planning their future. https://www.ship.edu/exploratory/
Important Resources for New Students
We welcome your students aboard their exciting journey at Shippensburg University. As they embark on their college path, we are ready to guide you all through the many opportunities that Ship has to offer.
Orientation
Besides receiving their first-semester class schedule, orientation is where they learn the way around campus, find out about all the amazing features of life at Ship, and make new friends. https://www.ship.edu/orientation/
First-Year Experience
We know the first year of college can be particularly challenging, so we provide additional skills, support and mentorship during that critical period of transition.https://www.ship.edu/fye/
First-Generation Students
The Office for Students First serves first-generation students from recruitment to graduation. Our focus is to enhance the academic quality of life for all students who aspire to be the first in their families to obtain a four-year college degree. https://www.ship.edu/first-gen/
Office of Accessibility Resources (OAR)
We coordinate accommodations and services for students with documented disabilities in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. We work with other departments and university students to lay the foundation of equal educational access to otherwise qualified individuals. https://www.ship.edu/oar/
Housing
From suite rooms that suit their style to the more traditional housing options, we have it all. Your students can begin the Ship Experience with a freshman building or a Living Learning Community suite. Use our roommate matching software, MyCollegeRoomie, to look for roommates and select a suite within MyHousing portal. https://www.ship.edu/housing/
Exploratory Studies
Undergraduate students have various choices to make regarding their academic journey. If they are an Exploratory Studies student, the Department of Academic Engagement & Exploratory Studies can help them understand their abilities, values, and interests and select the major that’s right for them. https://www.ship.edu/exploratory/
Honors College
Whatever their background or academic interests, our Wood Honors College offers small classes, excellent teaching and exciting research, study abroad, and service-learning opportunities. https://www.ship.edu/honors/
ROTC
The Reserve Officer Training Corps is an academic program that helps your students develop leadership skills; we also teach basic military skills. https://www.ship.edu/rotc/
Technology Services
Our state-of-the-art technology resources and help services ensure your students are always ahead of the curve. From computer labs to scientific equipment to online information systems, our team strives to maintain the functionality and quality of equipment and services. https://www.ship.edu/technology/
Commuter Services
If your students live off-campus, we provide many options to enrich their Ship experience.https://www.ship.edu/commute/
Transfer Students
Whether your students want to transfer to Shippensburg University from a community college or a four-year institution, we are here to make their transition as smooth as possible. https://www.ship.edu/orientation/transfer_students/
Marching Band
The Shippensburg University Marching Band is a corps-style marching band that performs diverse styles of music while executing challenging, contemporary marching drill. https://www.ship.edu/music_theater/ensembles/marching_band/
Helping your Students Succeed
Sometimes, your students might need a little push or extra support to realize their dreams. It’s the Raider Way to ensure it’s smooth sailing for them at all times.
Academic Success Program (ASP)
The Academic Success Program is geared to provide access and support to underprepared students who have the potential to succeed in higher education. We develop and maintain a comprehensive academic co-curricular support system to help them persist to graduation. https://www.ship.edu/asp/
Early Alert
Our Early Alert program charts out a specific plan of action to help those who are struggling to reach their goals, including referrals to additional campus resources. https://www.ship.edu/early_alert/
Student-Athletes
The Office of Academic Support for Student-Athletes provides a wide variety of academic and personal support services to aid and enhance the learning and development of all student-athletes at Ship. https://www.ship.edu/student_athletes/
Testing Center
Your students can take a wide variety of academic and professional examinations in a comfortable, quiet and secure testing environment administered by a knowledgeable, courteous staff. Our Testing Center adheres to the National College Testing Association (NCTA) Professional Standards and Guidelines. https://www.ship.edu/testing/
Exploratory Studies
If your students do not declare a major at the time they are admitted, they will be enrolled as an exploratory student, and our office will serve as their academic home until they declare a major. https://www.ship.edu/exploratory/
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm