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CATALOG OF COURSES 2022 ? 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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REVISED JANUARY 7, 2022

Contents

ACADEMIC CALENDARS 2022 - 2023 ........................................................................................................................4 ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS .........................................................................................................................7 IMPORTANT NOTICE ? Rights Reserved ...................................................................................................................7 A BRIEF HISTORY OF P.I. T ........................................................................................................................................8 A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT .............................................................................................................10 MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS.........................................................................................................................11

THE COLLEGE SEAL.............................................................................................................................................12 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED........................................................................................................13 ADMISSIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................14 TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER EXPENSES ................................................................................................................15 TUITION AND FEES PAYMENT POLICY...............................................................................................................15 WITHDRAWAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHARGES .................................................................................................16 FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION...........................................................................................17 COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY (SAP) ................................22 SCHOLARSHIPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS.........................................................................................................................31 STUDENT AFFAIRS INFORMATION .........................................................................................................................32 COLLEGE POLICIES ..................................................................................................................................................37 STUDENT RECORDS .................................................................................................................................................39 GRADING SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................................41 GRADUATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 ACADEMIC INFORMATION........................................................................................................................................46 COLLEGE COMPETENCIES ......................................................................................................................................48 REGISTRATION AND COURSE CREDITS ................................................................................................................49 ACCREDITATION, APPROVALS, AND MEMBERSHIPS..........................................................................................55 AUTHORIZED TRAINING AND TESTING SITES.......................................................................................................56 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ..............................................................................................................................................57 COLLEGE PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................................................58 IMPORTANT COLLEGE NUMBERS ..........................................................................................................................62 DIRECTIONS TO P.I.T. ...............................................................................................................................................63 PROGRAMS OF STUDY .............................................................................................................................................64 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................65 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................68 GENERAL STUDIES BACHELOR OF ARTS............................................................................................................68 RN TO BSN................................................................................................................................................................71 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS ..........................................................................................................................76 ALLIED HEALTH (AHT)..........................................................................................................................................76 ALLIED HEALTH ? PRE-NURSING (AHTPRN) .....................................................................................................79 ALLIED HEALTH ? CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (AHTCMA/EXTERNSHIP)...............................................82

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ALLIED HEALTH ? NURSING (AHTPN) ................................................................................................................84 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BEH)...............................................................................................................................86 CANNABIS STUDIES BUSINESS (CAB) ...............................................................................................................89 CANNABIS STUDIES HEALTH (CAT) ...................................................................................................................92 CANNABIS STUDIES HORTICULTURE (CAH) .....................................................................................................95 DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (DMS) ...................................................................................................98 GENERAL STUDIES (GEN)..................................................................................................................................101 HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT (HCM) WITH CODING ACADEMY ..................................................................104 HEALTH SCIENCE (HSC) ....................................................................................................................................107 PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (PTA)* ......................................................................................................110 PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PBH)..........................................................................................112 PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES (PSY) .................................................................................................112 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS .....................................................................................................................................115 PRACTICAL NURSING (PN) - CERTIFICATE PROGRAM..................................................................................116 CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA) ............................................................................................................121 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................124 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ? EXPLANATIONS and DEFINITIONS .........................................................................124

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2022 - 2023

Winter 2022

New Student Orientation Start Add/Drop Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - College Closed Mid-Term Examinations Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a grade of "W" Classes End Final Exams

Spring 2022

New Student Orientation Commencement Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Memorial Day Holiday - College Closed Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Classes End Final Exams

Summer 2022

New Student Orientation Independence Day - College Closed Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Labor Day - College Closed Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Classes End Final Exams

December 29, 2021 January 10, 2022 January 10-14, 2022 January 17, 2022 February 7-11, 2022 February 25, 2022 March 18, 2022 March 21-25, 2022

March 30, 2022 April 7, 2022 April 11, 2022 April 11-15, 2022 May 9-13, 2022 May 30, 2022 June 3, 2022 June 17, 2022 June 20-24, 2022

June 29, 2022 July 4, 2022 July 11, 2022 July 11-15, 2022 August 8-12, 2022 September 5, 2022 September 2, 2022 September 16, 2022 September 19-23, 2022

*Dates subject to change

The following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2022 - 2023

Fall 2022

New Student Orientation Commencement Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Thanksgiving Holiday - College Closed

Classes End Final Exams

September 21, 2022 September 29, 2022 October 3, 2022 October 3-7, 2022 October 31 - November 4, 2022 November 23, 2022 November 24-25, 2022

December 9, 2022 December 12-16, 2022

Winter 2023

New Student Orientation Start Add/Drop Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - College Closed Mid-Term Examinations Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Classes End Final Exams

December 28, 2022 January 9, 2023 January 9 - 13, 2023 16-Jan-23 February 6 - 10, 2023 March 3, 2023 March 17, 2023 March 20-24, 2023

Spring 2023

New Student Orientation Commencement Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Memorial Day Holiday - College Closed Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Classes End Final Exams

March 29, 2023

April 10, 2023 April 10 - 14, 2023 May 8 - 12, 2023 May 29, 2023 June 2, 2023 June 16, 2023 June 19 - 23, 2023

*Dates subject to change

The following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2022 - 2023

Summer 2023

New Student Orientation Independence Day - College Closed Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Labor Day - College Closed Classes End Final Exams

June 28, 2023 July 4, 2023 July 10, 2023 July 10 - 14, 2023 August 7 - 11, 2023 September 1, 2023 September 4, 2023 September 15, 2023 September 18 - 22, 2023

Fall 2023

New Student Orientation Commencement Start Add/Drop Mid-Term Examinations Last Day for Course Withdrawal with a Grade of "W" Thanksgiving Holiday - College Closed Classes End Final Exams

September 20, 2023

October 2, 2023 October 2 - 6, 2023 October 30 - November 3, 2023 November 22, 2023 November 23 - 24, 2023 December 8, 2023 December 11 - 15, 2023

*Dates subject to change The following nine and one-half holidays are observed by the College: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Good Friday (after 1 p.m.), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Day before Christmas, Christmas Day.

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ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS

P.I.T. is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 287-5000. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

P.I.T. is approved as a two-year and four-year College by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The P.I.T. Practical Nursing (PN) program is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: (703) 706-3245; email: accreditation@; website: .

IMPORTANT NOTICE ? Rights Reserved

This catalog supersedes previous catalogs. The information contained in this catalog is for information purposes only and does not constitute a contract P.I.T. (or "the College") reserves the right to make changes in the policies, programs, calendar, academic schedule, course content, admissions, certificate, and associate degree requirements, tuition, fees, regulations, course offerings, other academic activities, and any other information contained in this catalog at any time without prior notice, although an effort will be made to convey such changes. While P.I.T. has attempted to ensure accurate information at the time of printing, P.I.T. assumes no responsibility for editorial, clerical, and programming errors that may have occurred during the publication of this catalog.

The online version of P.I.T. Catalog of Course 2022 ? 2023 is available at and . The online catalog is the official catalog of P.I.T.

P.I.T. reserves the right to deny the admission of, the continued enrollment of, or the readmission of any student when it has been deemed necessary by P.I.T. to do so in the interest of the student, or of P.I.T., or otherwise.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF P.I.T.

The history of P.I.T. is defined by a long-standing commitment to student success and meeting the changing educational needs of the Greater Philadelphia region that it serves.

P.I.T. was founded in April 1953 by Walter R. Garrison, a practicing engineer. Mr. Garrison recognized that many of the technical positions in the industry did not require a four-year engineering degree but rather a shorter, practical, "hands-on" technical curriculum. Shortly after, the first P.I.T. classes began in one classroom near the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. A dozen students attended evening classes in which they studied mathematics and technical subjects, such as aircraft stress analysis. The program of study also included engineering, which is still offered today.

As enrollment grew, day classes were added, and the school relocated to several increasingly larger locations in Upper Darby. In 1982, P.I.T. moved to its current 14-acre main campus at 800 Manchester Avenue (near Baltimore Pike), in Media, Pennsylvania.

In 1976, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDOE) authorized P.I.T. to award specialized associate degrees in its technical programs. In 1983, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology was accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

In 1987 and 1989, the PDOE authorized P.I.T. to award associate degrees in its business programs.

In 1995, the PDOE authorized P.I.T. to operate as a two-year college in the Commonwealth, thus becoming Pennsylvania's first private, non-profit, two-year Technology College.

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