State College was authorized.
The arts and sciences curriculum was authorized by the State Council of Education on April 18, 1962, and the Bachelor of Science in business administration degree program was initiated on September 1, 1967.
On November 12, 1982, the governor of the Commonwealth signed Senate Bill 506 establishing the State System of Higher Education. Shippensburg State College was designated "Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania" effective July 1, 1983.
Since 1985, many of the original historic buildings of the campus, including Old Main, are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
== Campus ==
Most of the campus is in Shippensburg Township, including the sections of the census-designated place. One portion of the campus grounds is in Shippensburg Borough, and another portion is in Southampton Township.
== Academics ==
Shippensburg University offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and the John …
