| Screen last updated on: February 4, 2008 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
Fall semester begins right after Labor Day and ends right before Christmas. Five-week winter intersession in January. Spring begins early February and ends early June. Two five-week summer sessions. One begins in June and ends in July. Second begins in July and ends in August. |
| Calendar system: |
4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Online orientation is always available at www.piercecollege.edu. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two five-week summer sessions. |
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| Total faculty: |
484 total |
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| Special programs offered: |
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independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, health professions |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
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Associate's Degrees
- Accounting Assistant
- Administrative Information Technology
- Architecture
- Early Childhood
- Exercise Science/Sports Studies
- Fine Arts
- Floral Design
- Graphic Design
- Histologic Technology
- Horse Production/Management Technology
- Horse Science
- Horticulture
- Industrial Technology
- Journalism
- Ministry in Church/Society
- Music
- Natural Resources Management
- Nursing
- Office Administration
- Scandinavian Languages
- Technical Illustration
- Telecommunication Electronics
- Theatre
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 5 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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General exams only used for 3 units of general elective credit for each. |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Advanaced placement high school credits with scores of 3 or higher give equivalent college course credit. |
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