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Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University (abbrevriated PSU), formerly Plymouth State College, is a public university in Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States. As of fall 2020, Plymouth State University enrolls 4,491 students (3,739 undergraduate students and 752 graduate students). The school was founded as Plymouth Normal School in 1871. Since that time, it has evolved to a teachers college, a state college, and finally to a state university in 2003. PSU is part of the University System of New Hampshire.
The current Plymouth State University traces its origins to 1871, when the state of New Hampshire acquired the Holmes Plymouth Academy to become a teachers college, the "Plymouth Normal School". The school would go through two more name changes over the subsequent century, becoming the "Plymouth Teachers College" in 1939 and the "Plymouth State College" in 1963. In between these name changes in 1948, the school expanded its curriculum to include graduate degrees. The college gained university status from the state in 2003, thus adopting its current name, "Plymouth State University".
The university offers BA, BFA, BS, MA, MAT, MBA, MS, and MEd degrees, the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), and the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Learning, Leadership, and Community. Plymouth State is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Program-specific accreditations include the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) for athletic training; Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for undergraduate and graduate degrees; the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for social work; the Society of Public Health Education and the American Association of Health Education (SOPHE/AAHE) for health education; and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for the Master of Education in Counselor Education, including mental health counseling and school counseling concentrations.
The university currently has 19 academic departments. Within each department there are several different study options and degree programs. The most popular majors at Plymouth State are business and education. Other popular majors include physical education, health education, art, social science, psychology, and communication studies. In 2011, Plymouth State University added a BS in nursing degree to its list of available programs of study.
Beginning in fall of 2017, the university switched to a "cluster model" with seven interdisciplinary areas instead of academic departments or colleges. The clusters are:
The cluster approach is designed to encourage collaboration and communication in the application of solving problems and innovating for the digital age. The cluster model is championed by university president Donald Birx who was hired in 2015 after creating cluster models at other colleges and universities at which he previously worked.
Rounds Hall, with its iconic clock tower, was built in 1890 and named for Principal Charles Collins Rounds, who, as enrollment grew, strongly advocated for construction of a new classroom building. Today, Rounds Hall houses the university's education departments. An annual tradition called Pumpkins on Rounds has been ongoing since 1975.
In spring 1923, Plymouth Normal School opened Samuel Read Hall Dormitory, named after a teacher educator who taught at Holmes Plymouth Academy in the late 1830s. The facility is now focused on human and environmental health.
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Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University (abbrevriated PSU), formerly Plymouth State College, is a public university in Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States. As of fall 2020, Plymouth State University enrolls 4,491 students (3,739 undergraduate students and 752 graduate students). The school was founded as Plymouth Normal School in 1871. Since that time, it has evolved to a teachers college, a state college, and finally to a state university in 2003. PSU is part of the University System of New Hampshire.
The current Plymouth State University traces its origins to 1871, when the state of New Hampshire acquired the Holmes Plymouth Academy to become a teachers college, the "Plymouth Normal School". The school would go through two more name changes over the subsequent century, becoming the "Plymouth Teachers College" in 1939 and the "Plymouth State College" in 1963. In between these name changes in 1948, the school expanded its curriculum to include graduate degrees. The college gained university status from the state in 2003, thus adopting its current name, "Plymouth State University".
The university offers BA, BFA, BS, MA, MAT, MBA, MS, and MEd degrees, the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), and the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Learning, Leadership, and Community. Plymouth State is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Program-specific accreditations include the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) for athletic training; Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for undergraduate and graduate degrees; the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for social work; the Society of Public Health Education and the American Association of Health Education (SOPHE/AAHE) for health education; and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for the Master of Education in Counselor Education, including mental health counseling and school counseling concentrations.
The university currently has 19 academic departments. Within each department there are several different study options and degree programs. The most popular majors at Plymouth State are business and education. Other popular majors include physical education, health education, art, social science, psychology, and communication studies. In 2011, Plymouth State University added a BS in nursing degree to its list of available programs of study.
Beginning in fall of 2017, the university switched to a "cluster model" with seven interdisciplinary areas instead of academic departments or colleges. The clusters are:
The cluster approach is designed to encourage collaboration and communication in the application of solving problems and innovating for the digital age. The cluster model is championed by university president Donald Birx who was hired in 2015 after creating cluster models at other colleges and universities at which he previously worked.
Rounds Hall, with its iconic clock tower, was built in 1890 and named for Principal Charles Collins Rounds, who, as enrollment grew, strongly advocated for construction of a new classroom building. Today, Rounds Hall houses the university's education departments. An annual tradition called Pumpkins on Rounds has been ongoing since 1975.
In spring 1923, Plymouth Normal School opened Samuel Read Hall Dormitory, named after a teacher educator who taught at Holmes Plymouth Academy in the late 1830s. The facility is now focused on human and environmental health.