Doctoral Program Accreditation Proposal records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: UR-06-028

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the 1959 request for doctoral accreditation, two copies of the 1965 request for doctoral accreditation, and a supplement to the 1965 proposal.

Dates

1959 - 1965

Creator

Mercer, Samuel, Dr. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The Supplement to the proposal includes student records so in accordance the Federal Education Privacy Rights Act (FERPA), this collection is restricted until 80 years from the date of creation. Access is at the discretion of Drexel University Archives staff.

Historical note

The Drexel Institute first applied to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for accreditation to grant doctoral degrees in engineering and the sciences in 1959. The state denied the request, citing inadequate facilities and financial support, and a shortage of faculty members holding PhDs. A second application, submitted in 1965, was approved, accreditating Drexel to grant doctoral degrees in materials engineering, applied mechanics, chemistry, and physics. Drexel granted its first doctoral degrees in the College of Engineering and Science in 1967.