Highlights and Important Dates

SCHEDULING NEWS:

Students may check the course listings in the myShip portal for the most up-to-date listing of available courses. 

Summer Scheduling

Graduate scheduling for all summer courses begins Monday, March 25th.  Online scheduling will be available as follows:

Term III Scheduling - March 25 - May 13 (drop)/May 14 (add)
Term IV Scheduling - March 25 - June 4 (drop)/June 5 (add)
Term V Scheduling - March 25 - July 9 (drop)/July 10 (add) 

Undergraduate scheduling time tickets for summer courses begins April 1. Online scheduling will be available as follows:

Term III Scheduling - April 1 (or your start time) - May 13 (drop)/May 14 (add)
Term IV Scheduling - April 1 (or your start time) - June 4 (drop)/June 5 (add) 
Term V Scheduling - April 1 (or your start time) - July 9 (drop)/July 10 (add) 

Fall Scheduling

GRADUATE FALL SCHEDULING:  March 25 - August 31 (Drop)/September 1 (Add) 

UNDERGRADUATE FALL SCHEDULING: April 1 - April 22, 2013 and Schedule Clean-up  April 29 - May 10, 2013

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES:

APRIL 2 - Last day to Withdraw from classes with a "W" grade for Part of Term 1 - Final Day (G & UG) 

MAY 3 - Day and Evening Classes END.

MAY 6-10 - FINAL EXAMS

MAY 10 - Graduate Commencement Ceremony

MAY 11 - Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

College of Education and Human Services
Shippensburg University
352 Shippen Hall
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257

Dean's Office (Shippen Hall 352) 
717-477-1373 

Associate Dean's Office and Student Resources (Shippen Hall 356)
717-477-1141

Office of Field Experiences and Partnerships (Shippen Hall 354)
717-477-1487

Fax 717-477-4012 

COEHS@ship.edu  

 Pre-Service Academic Performance Assessment - PAPA 

The Praxis I - Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) will not be counted for certification purposes after April 2, 2012.  However, if you passed the PPST before April 2, 2012, it will still count toward your certification.

The NEW initial test required for all certification areas is the Pre-Service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA), a part of the new Pennsylvania Educator Certification Test (PECT) series offered by Pearson Evaluation Systems.  Additional information about PAPA test and registration for the PAPA test is available at http://www.pa.nesinc.com/  

The PAPA is currently available only by appointment at Pearson Professional Centers.  A list of all current centers is available at the PECT website listed above. The two listed centers closest to Shippensburg University are:

Pearson Professional Center, 801 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA   717-564-6755

Pearson Professional Center, 205 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, PA   717-569-0056

Remember that all test scores must be reported to Shippensburg University.