OpenFieldYork University · York, Nebraska, United States
York University (formerly York College) is an independent Christian liberal arts university founded in 1890, situated on a 50-acre campus in York, Nebraska. Renowned for values-centered education, biology and pre-health preparation, criminal justice, business administration, and organizational leadership, York provides personalized faculty mentorship and practical field internships in a tight-knit Midwestern academic community.
York University offers bachelor's degrees and select master's programs through divisions of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Business, Education, and Humanities. The university operates the Holthus Science Center and the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school graduation credentials, transcripts, and personal character statements with test-optional pathways. York University offers merit scholarships covering up to $12,000/year for incoming undergraduate scholars based on academic performance.
Rigorous undergraduate pre-medical biology curriculum offering hands-on human anatomy dissection, cellular physiology, genetics, and clinical observation hours at York General Hospital.
Flexible 36-credit online graduate program focusing on ethical organizational governance, conflict negotiation, cross-cultural leadership dynamics, and strategic team development.
Hands-on undergraduate criminal justice program covering constitutional legal procedures, digital forensic crime scene documentation, juvenile justice systems, and law enforcement ethics.
Specialized business program situated in the agricultural heartland of Nebraska, examining commodity market trading, agricultural cooperative management, crop insurance finance, and enterprise accounting.
State-approved teacher education curriculum offering early classroom clinical practicums, literacy instruction pedagogy, and 16 weeks of full-time student teaching.
Undergraduate psychology curriculum covering abnormal psychology, developmental cognitive theory, counseling methodologies, and empirical behavioral research methodology.
Professor of History and Humanities
Department of Humanities
Dr. Frank Wheeler investigates American religious history, Restoration Movement theological heritage, frontier educational expansion, and Great Plains community...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Education
Department of Education
Dr. Erin DeHart researches literacy acquisition in elementary education, trauma-informed pedagogical interventions in rural classrooms, and teacher candidate me...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences
Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Dr. Ray Miller conducts biological field research in tallgrass prairie restoration, monarch butterfly migratory feeding habitats in Nebraska, and freshwater aqu...
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