Many goals, many options
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania welcomes many different types of students to its nearly 120 programs of study.
About ten percent of BU students are "non-traditional" and another ten percent are enrolled in graduate degree programs. About 17 percent of BU students transfer from somewhere else.
Among traditional incoming freshmen, 60 percent are women and 40 percent men, all of whom graduated in the upper quarter of their high school class with at least a strong B average. Typical SAT scores are 535 math, 535 verbal. Most come from throughout the eastern third of Pennsylvania.
Jacquelyn Teresky, a senior biochemistry from Newtown, Pa., and graduate of Council Rock North High School, recently presented "Evaluating Restriction Endonucleases for Identifying Flanking Sequences of (ATG)n Microsatellite" as part of a summer research symposium held by the College of Science and Technology. She chose BU because it was in state and affordable and began as a biology major but settled into biochemistry with minors in biology and political science. She plans to go on to graduate school to prepare for a career either in biotechnology or environmental and patent law.
BU currently enrolls 8,000 undergraduate and 760 graduate students, and typically admits about 1,300 new freshmen each fall from a pool of more than 10,000 applicants. About 15 percent of applicants are from minority groups.
In addition to traditional recent high school graduates planning to attend college full-time, BU also serves:
Transfer students from other institutions, including community colleges. Learn more.
Graduate students with a college degree enrolling in BU's 19 masters and doctoral programs.
Adults enrolling part time to work toward a college degree. Learn more.
Current exceptional high school students getting a head start on college. Learn more
College graduates enrolling in advanced degree programs and specialized education certification programs. Learn more.
International students from many countries seeking bachelor's or graduate degrees from an American university. Learn more.
Summer courses students planning to transfer credits to colleges elsewhere. Learn more.
Certificate programs - persons seeking specialized education certificates for vocational purposes. Learn more.
Teaching certification - Persons holding college degrees but now wish to gain certification to teach. Learn more
Non-credit - Persons taking college courses for personal enrichment. Learn more.
Senior citizens who can take college courses tuition free. Learn more.
Readmission Candidates
Any student that has not attended Bloomsburg University for consecutive semesters (Fall to Spring or Spring to Fall) is withdrawn from the University. Withdrawn students wishing to re-enroll at Bloomsburg University must complete and submit an application for readmission to the Admissions Office. Students who have attended another college or university must have the Registrars Office of that school send an official transcript directly to our Admissions Office.
The deadlines for the submission of a completed application for readmission is:
- Fall semester — Aug. 1
- Spring semester — Dec. 15
Applications for readmission completed after these dates are late and may not be considered.