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The Mission |
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The mission of Lycoming College is to
provide a distinguished baccalaureate education
in the liberal arts. This is achieved within
a coeducational, supportive, residential setting
through programs that develop communication
and critical thinking skills; foster self awareness
while increasing receptivity to new
concepts and perspectives; explore literary and
scientific traditions; cultivate an aesthetic
sensibility; elicit social responsibility;
promote racial inclusiveness, gender equality,
and an appreciation of cultural diversity; and
produce leadership for the institutions of
society. Each student is encouraged to
develop and strengthen virtues and traits of
character that enable, ennoble, and emancipate
the human spirit while deepening commitment
to those values that undergird civilization. Fully accredited, Lycoming is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the University Senate of The United Methodist Church. It is a member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, the Commission for Independent Colleges and Universities, the National Commission on Accrediting and the National Association of Schools and Colleges of The United Methodist Church. Also, the Department of Chemistry is
approved by the American Chemical Society
to certify upon graduation those students who
meet or exceed the requirements established
by the Society for membership. The departments
of Accounting and Business Administration
are accredited by the Association of
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Lycoming College is committed to the principle that a liberal arts education is the ideal foundation for an informed and productive life. The liberal arts - including the fine arts, the humanities, mathematics, the natural and social sciences - have created the social, political, economic and intellectual systems which help define contemporary existence. Therefore, it is essential that students grasp the modes of inquiry and knowledge associated with these disciplines. Consequently, the Baccalaureate degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) is conferred upon the student who has completed an educational program incorporating the two principles of the liberal arts known as distribution and concentration. The objective of the distribution principle is to insure that the student achieves breadth in learning through the study of the major dimensions of human inquiry: the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. The objective of the concentration principle is to provide depth of learning through completion of a program of study in a given discipline or subject area known as the major. The effect of both principles is to impart knowledge, inspire inquiry, and encourage creative thought. |
