Policy & Accreditations

Course Catalog

Policy Statements

Bucknell University admits students without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, or gender to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at Bucknell, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, marital status, veteran status, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and other university-administered programs.

It complies fully with the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of race and sex contained in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. In employment of both students and staff, Bucknell is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. The Affirmative Action Officer, 209 Marts Hall (570-577-1149), is the designated coordinator for compliance with Commonwealth and federal regulations and requirements. Bucknell has designated a Title IX coordinator, adopted and disseminated a nondiscrimination policy and has put grievance procedures in place to address complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities. The Title IX coordinator is Charles Pollock, vice president for student affairs, (pollock@bucknell.edu).

Because enrollment limitations may require the exclusion of some qualified students from certain academic programs, the following policy has been adopted: Admission to the university, to a college, to a degree program, or to a major does not guarantee enrollment to any individual course, transfer from one college to another, or registration in any particular degree program or declaration of a particular major. Registration in or transfer from one degree program to another, or declaration of a major, is authorized only with the approval of the university through the academic deans. The university reserves the right to cancel or limit enrollment in any individual course.

Nothing in this Catalog may be considered as setting forth the terms of a contract between a student or prospective student and Bucknell University. The university reserves the right to modify the requirements for admission and graduation and the contents of this catalog at any time; to amend any regulation or policy affecting the student body; and to dismiss from the university any student if it is deemed by the university to be in its best interest or in the best interest of the student to do so.

Accreditations

Bucknell University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. In addition, Bucknell's bachelor of science curricula in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering and in computer science and engineering are accredited by the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410-347-7700. The Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The bachelor of science in computer science within the College of Arts and Sciences is accredited by the Computer Sciences Accreditation Board, Suite 209, Two Landmark Square, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-975-1117. The Computer Sciences Accreditation Board is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Association of Specialized Professional Accreditors. The music curricula are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190, 703-437-0700. The National Association of Schools of Music is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

The bachelor of science curriculum in chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036, 800-227-5558. The Department of Education certification programs are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 333 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17126, 717-787-2644.