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Re: Transfers
The term university has become somewhat blurry since around 2000. In the 20th century, it had an implication of size of the school and the variety of academic majors. A unversity consisted of various colleges , such Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, etc. IMHO, somewhere along the way, smaller schools thought that the term university had more cachet and prestige. Practically all of the old WVIAC conference schools were colleges.
Here are some dates of the name change from college to university
1961 - Marshall College
1976 - Morris Harvey -> U. of Charleston (Morris Harvey fell on hard times after Vietnam and offered the school to the federal government as a gift, but they refused! Then they changed their name). They offered their first graduate program only in 2006.
1996 - Wheeling Jesuit College (prior to Jesuit in 1987, it was called Wheeling College)
2004 Concord, wv state, Fairmont State, Shepherd
2005 Ohio Valley
2008 West Liberty
2013 Alderson Broaddus
Remaining colleges in their name are WV Wesleyan, Glenville State, Davis and Elkins, to name a few.
BTW, WJU offers only 1 Doctorate program, which is in physical therapy.
It should be noted that some colleges offer advanced degrees but have kept their name, like the College of William and Mary, M.I.T., etc.
State of New Jersey has attempted to define university for licensure purposes, which aligns with my impression of a true university.
While some may think the terms are interchangeable (and outside of the United States, they often are), certain states like New Jersey have posted guidelines on the licensure of institutions of higher education. Their parameters specify how "college" is defined.Its definition follows:
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"College," "institution," or "institution of higher education" means a postsecondary educational institution that provides instruction beyond the 12th grade level in programs that satisfy the requirements for a degree at the associate, baccalaureate [aka bachelor's], or graduate level, and which, with the exception of institutions that have a specialty mission, offers a range of degree programs.
And "university":
"University" means an institution of higher education that provides undergraduate studies leading to the baccalaureate degree in a broad range of academic disciplines, as well as graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in at least three academic and/or professional fields.While some may think the terms are interchangeable (and outside of the United States, they often are), certain states like New Jersey have posted guidelines on the licensure of institutions of higher education. Their parameters specify how "college" is defined:
"College," "institution," or "institution of higher education" means a postsecondary educational institution that provides instruction beyond the 12th grade level in programs that satisfy the requirements for a degree at the associate, baccalaureate [aka bachelor's], or graduate level, and which, with the exception of institutions that have a specialty mission, offers a range of degree programs.
And "university":
"University" means an institution of higher education that provides undergraduate studies leading to the baccalaureate degree in a broad range of academic disciplines, as well as graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in at least three academic and/or professional fields.
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The term university has become somewhat blurry since around 2000. In the 20th century, it had an implication of size of the school and the variety of academic majors. A unversity consisted of various colleges , such Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, etc. IMHO, somewhere along the way, smaller schools thought that the term university had more cachet and prestige. Practically all of the old WVIAC conference schools were colleges.
Here are some dates of the name change from college to university
1961 - Marshall College
1976 - Morris Harvey -> U. of Charleston (Morris Harvey fell on hard times after Vietnam and offered the school to the federal government as a gift, but they refused! Then they changed their name). They offered their first graduate program only in 2006.
1996 - Wheeling Jesuit College (prior to Jesuit in 1987, it was called Wheeling College)
2004 Concord, wv state, Fairmont State, Shepherd
2005 Ohio Valley
2008 West Liberty
2013 Alderson Broaddus
Remaining colleges in their name are WV Wesleyan, Glenville State, Davis and Elkins, to name a few.
BTW, WJU offers only 1 Doctorate program, which is in physical therapy.
It should be noted that some colleges offer advanced degrees but have kept their name, like the College of William and Mary, M.I.T., etc.
State of New Jersey has attempted to define university for licensure purposes, which aligns with my impression of a true university.
While some may think the terms are interchangeable (and outside of the United States, they often are), certain states like New Jersey have posted guidelines on the licensure of institutions of higher education. Their parameters specify how "college" is defined.Its definition follows:
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"College," "institution," or "institution of higher education" means a postsecondary educational institution that provides instruction beyond the 12th grade level in programs that satisfy the requirements for a degree at the associate, baccalaureate [aka bachelor's], or graduate level, and which, with the exception of institutions that have a specialty mission, offers a range of degree programs.
And "university":
"University" means an institution of higher education that provides undergraduate studies leading to the baccalaureate degree in a broad range of academic disciplines, as well as graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in at least three academic and/or professional fields.While some may think the terms are interchangeable (and outside of the United States, they often are), certain states like New Jersey have posted guidelines on the licensure of institutions of higher education. Their parameters specify how "college" is defined:
"College," "institution," or "institution of higher education" means a postsecondary educational institution that provides instruction beyond the 12th grade level in programs that satisfy the requirements for a degree at the associate, baccalaureate [aka bachelor's], or graduate level, and which, with the exception of institutions that have a specialty mission, offers a range of degree programs.
And "university":
"University" means an institution of higher education that provides undergraduate studies leading to the baccalaureate degree in a broad range of academic disciplines, as well as graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in at least three academic and/or professional fields.
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