1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The University
A University Education
As an institution of higher learning, IUP is a community of scholars of both faculty and students, committed
to discover, preserve, and impart truth in all its forms. Our primary concern is with the intellectual, moral,
cultural, physical, social, and aesthetic development and maturation of our students. To this end we are
charged with providing a liberal education of both general and specialized studies which will allow our
students to liberate themselves from narrow interests and prejudices, to broaden their intellectual horizons
by increased cultural perspective, to develop the ability to think logically, critically, and creatively, and to
communicate their judgments clearly and forcefully. The curriculum involves a body of knowledge about
the universe and about people, their nature, behavior, and values. It also provides an opportunity to gain
specialized knowledge as a preparation for graduate study and entry into professional life. Beyond this
breadth and depth of knowledge, the university recognizes that such an education is only a beginning and
hopes to stimulate its students to pursue continuous development in the areas of human knowledge, to seek
wisdom, to challenge the mysteries of life and examine its ultimate meaning, and to become useful members
of society by embracing careers which will touch the whole community.
Approved by the University Senate in May, 1979.
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