2018

A Guide for Students Offered Transfer Admission to

PENN STATE

admissions.psu.edu/transfer

�Accept your offer of admission online through MyPennState at admissions.psu.edu/mypennstate (click on Accept your offer of admission), or sign and return the Acceptance Notification you received with your offer of admis-sion along with the acceptance fee. If accepting by mail, please keep a copy of the signed Accep-tance Notification for your records. Please note the reply date on the Acceptance Notification from Penn State; replying after that date may void your offer of admission.

�When you accept your offer of admission, we need to provide you with a permanent Penn State account known as a Penn State Access Account. Activating your Penn State Access Account will be the first step in accepting your offer of admission. Your Access Account will allow you to use LionPATH, Penn State’s enroll-ment management system. Through LionPATH, you will view your student aid package, sched-ule classes, pay your tuition, and conduct other business with the University. You can activate your Penn State Access Account now before accepting your offer of admission in order to see your financial aid package when it becomes available. You’ll find instructions on activating your account on MyPennState where you see your admission decision. Activating your Penn State Access Account prior to accepting your offer of admission does not obli-gate you to attend Penn State.

Admission Checklist

�Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on-line at fafsa.ed.gov if you haven’t already done so. Penn State’s priority filing date is February 15, and our school code is 003329. Visit the Office of Student Aid website, studentaid.psu.edu, for more information.

�As a transfer student, you are en-couraged to contact an academic adviser within the college to which you have been admitted to discuss your transfer credits and Penn State requirements for your major. When discussing transfer credit, you should reference the Evaluation of Transferable Credit that accompanied your offer of ad-mission. A list of phone numbers and websites for the colleges is in-cluded in the “Contacts” section.

�Attend Transfer Student Orientation. Information about making your reservation will be sent after you accept your offer of admission. You will be meeting with an academic adviser during Transfer Student Orientation. Please bring the Evaluation of Transferable Credit included with your offer of admis-sion, as well as the course catalog from your other college(s) and/or an outline or the syllabus for each course you took. This information will help your adviser determine the best use of your credits toward your degree. You can find more in-formation about Transfer Student Orientation at orientation.psu.edu.

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A Guide for Students Offered Transfer Admission

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FAFSA

Penn State’s priority filing date is February 15. Our school code is 003329.

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�Submit immunization forms. Penn State requiresall students to have the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) immunization.

Addition ally, all students living in Univer sity-owned residence halls must have the Menin-gococcal Conjugate vaccination. Immunization forms must be submitted by your NSO. You can learn more about the submission process here: http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/health/ immunizations/.

�Pay your semester bill. Tuition bills are gen-erated by the Office of the Bursar on June 1 for Summer Session and on August 1 for the fall semester and can be paid online through your LionPATH Student Center (lionpath.psu. edu). When your bill is ready, you will receive an email at your Penn State email address with in-structions on how to complete payment. Please visit bursar.psu.edu for more information on semester bills and payment plan options.

• Disability Services: For information aboutservices for students with disabilities, contactthe Student Disability Resources office at814-863-1807 or equity.psu.edu/student- disability-resources.

HOUSINGOn-campus is not guaranteed for transfer students.

The following campuses offer limited housing

accommodations: Abington (primarily for first-year

students), Altoona, Beaver, Behrend, Berks, Brandywine,

Greater Allegheny, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Mont Alto,

Schuylkill, and University Park. If you have an offer

of admission to one of these campuses, please

contact the housing office there to discuss your

options; contact information can be found at

hfs.psu.edu.

Most campuses offer privately-owned apartments

and other housing located within walking distance

of campus. Please contact the Student Affairs office

at your campus of offer for more information.

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Resources• Academic Calendar: View important dates

for the academic year at: registrar.psu.edu/academic_calendar/calendar_index.cfm.

• Adding Credits to Your Penn State Record:Visit admissions.psu.edu/credit for more informa-tion on how to transfer credit from anothercollege or university or through a test (AdvancedPlacement, CLEP, etc.).

• University Health Services: Visit studentaffairs.psu.edu/health for more information about im-munizations, medical, pharmacy, and healthinsurance options available to Penn State students.If you have any health problems (physical oremotional) that limit your activity, please notifyUniversity Health Services of your situation andanticipated needs as soon as possible.

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• Pending Evaluation: An incoming coursewithout an existing Penn State evaluation will beassigned a TRN XFRPEN code. Once you provideUndergraduate Admissions with a course syl-labus, faculty within that department will reviewthe information to determine Penn State courseequivalency.

As TRN XFRPEN credit cannot be used to fulfilldegree requirements, please send course syllabias early as possible in order for faculty to reviewto determine the transfer course’s Penn Statecourse equivalency.

• Courses Taken on a Pass/Fail Basis: Credit forcourses taken on a pass/fail or satisfactory/unsat-isfactory basis can be considered only if we haveofficial verification from the college or universitythat the grades earned were equivalent to C (2.0)or higher.

• Credit by Examination: Credit for courses takenthrough the credit by examination program atanother school typically cannot be transferred toPenn State.

COURSE EQUIVALENTS AND GENERAL CREDIT

You will note that transferable credits are indicated as either specific Penn State course equivalents or as general credits. Penn State course credit is listed when coursework taken at another school is sub-stantially equivalent to a specific Penn State course. General credit is assigned when a course from

A Guide for Students Offered Transfer Admission

Admission to a CollegeIf you have been offered admission to an academic college rather than to a specific major (e.g. Liberal Arts rather than Economics), it means that approval must be received from the college dean’s office before you can be assigned to your desired major. Students typically must meet entrance-to-major require-ments, which can include achievement of a specific Penn State GPA and com-pletion of prerequisite courses with specified minimum grades. Consult your academic adviser for specific information on admission to a major.

UNDERSTANDING THE EVALUATION OF TRANSFERABLE CREDIT FORM

Please use the following information to understand how your coursework was evaluated:

• Completed Courses: The credits listed are forcourses completed at other regionally accreditedinstitution(s) where you received a grade of C(2.0) or higher.

• Test Credit: Credit can can be awarded basedupon exam results for certain tests such as AdvancedPlacement (AP) exams and the College-LevelExamination Program (CLEP). Details on academiccredit awarded for these types of examinations canbe found here: http://admissions.psu.edu/academics/credit/.

• Nontransferable Courses: Credits for coursesin which you received a grade below C (2.0) orcourses that do not meet the standard of a PennState course will not be transferred to Penn State.

• Military Experience Credit: Educational expe-riences for veterans or active-duty members of the armed services or the reserves may be eligible for credit. Details about documents to be sent for re-view for credit can be found here: http://admissions. psu.edu/academics/credit/military/.

• Course Grades: Course grades are not trans-ferred to your Penn State record and will notbe included in the calculation of your GPA atPenn State.

another school carries a different number of credits, is a 400-level course, or the course content appears to be substantially different from a Penn State course. Ask your academic adviser how courses transferred as general credit might work to fulfill degree requirements.

More information about types of credit awarded can be found within the Evaluation of Transferable Credit form you received with your offer of admission.

CREDIT HOURS

Penn State awards semester hours of credits, so your transferable credits are listed in semester credits. If you attended a school on a quarter-hour system, credits have been multiplied by two-thirds to convert them to semester credits.

USING TRANSFERABLE CREDITS AT PENN STATE

Transferable credits may be used to fulfill degree requirements, as well as General Education require-ments, and are applied to a student’s program of study at the discretion of the academic college of enrollment, not Undergraduate Admissions.

Students must earn at least 36 of the last 60 credits of a baccalaureate program or 18 of the last 30 cred-its of an associate degree at Penn State in order to receive a Penn State degree.

Penn State

Conditions of Our Offer of Admission• World Language: Two units in a single world

language other than English are required. Ameri-can Sign Language can be used to satisfy the World Language requirement. A student may be admitted with fewer than two units in a world language other than English, but must correct this deficiency by the time s/he graduates from Penn State. This deficiency may be corrected by passing one three- or four-credit college-level world language course, by earning transferable credits from another institution, or by demon-strating proficiency equivalent to two units of high school world language study.

• Full Disclosure: The offer of admission may become invalid if information on your admission application or about your educational history is omitted or misrepresented.

• Conditional Offers: A permanent offer of admis-sion is pending the completion of your in-progress college coursework and maintaining good aca-demic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C) or higher.

IF YOU DECIDE TO CANCEL: If at any time

you decide not to attend Penn State, please email us

about your plans at admissions@psu.edu or use the

Offer Decline function in MyPennState. If you decide

not to attend after accepting your offer of admission,

we cannot refund your acceptance fees.

A Guide for Students Offered Transfer Admission

STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Penn State students and faculty are committed to scholarly principles that respect and acknowledge individual achievement. At Penn State, certain behaviors are viewed as unacceptable, including cheating, plagiarism, falsifying or fabricating information, and aiding and abetting academic dishonesty. Students who violate these principles are subject to penalties, including course failure and dismissal from Penn State. By accepting the offer of admission, you agree to observe all rules and regulations of

The Pennsylvania State University.

STATEMENT OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY Penn State students are expected to uphold the principles of the University and adhere to the University Code of Conduct on or off campus. For more information and to access the Code of Conduct, please visit our website at: studentaffairs.psu.edu/conduct.

Penn State students and faculty are committed to scholarly

principles that respect and acknowledge individual achievement.

ContactsMont Alto: 800-392-6173; montalto.psu.edu

New Kensington: 724-334-LION (5466), 888-968-PAWS (7297); nk.psu.edu

Schuylkill: 570-385-6252; sl.psu.edu

Shenango: 724-983-2803; shenango.psu.edu

University Park: 814-865-5471; psu.edu

Wilkes-Barre: 570-675-9238; wb.psu.edu

World Campus: 800-252-3592; worldcampus.psu.edu

Worthington Scranton:570-963-2500; worthingtonscranton.psu.edu

York: 717-771-4040; york.psu.edu

Academic Areas

Agricultural Sciences: 814-865-7521; agsci.psu.edu

Arts and Architecture: 814-865-9523; artsandarchitecture.psu.edu

Smeal College of Business: 814-863-1947; smeal.psu.edu

Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications:814-867-2495; comm.psu.edu

Earth and Mineral Sciences: 814-863-2751; ems.psu.edu

Education: 814-865-0488; ed.psu.edu

Engineering: 814-863-1033; engr.psu.edu

Health and Human Development: 814-865-2156; hhd.psu.edu

Information Sciences and Technology: 814-865-8947, 866-225-8707; ist.psu.edu

Liberal Arts: 814-865-7141; la.psu.edu

Nursing: 814-863-0245; nursing.psu.edu

Eberly College of Science: 814-865-2609; science.psu.edu

Campuses

Abington: 215-881-7600; abington.psu.edu

Altoona: 814-949-5466, 800-848-9843; altoona.psu.edu

Beaver: 877-JOIN-PSU (877-564-6778); beaver.psu.edu

Behrend: 814-898-6100, 866-374-3378; behrend.psu.edu

Berks: 610-396-6060; berks.psu.edu

Brandywine: 610-892-1225; brandywine.psu.edu

DuBois: 814-375-4720, 800-346-ROAR (7627); dubois.psu.edu

Fayette: 724-430-4130; fayette.psu.edu

Greater Allegheny: 412-675-9010; greaterallegheny.psu.edu

Harrisburg: 717-948-6250; harrisburg.psu.edu

Hazleton: 570-450-3142, 800-279-8495; hazleton.psu.edu

Lehigh Valley: 610-285-5035; lehighvalley.psu.edu

Schreyer Honors College: 814-863-2635; shc.psu.edu

Division of Undergraduate Studies: 814-865-7576; dus.psu.edu

Offices at University Park

Admissions: 814-865-5471 (phone), 814-863-7590 (fax); admissions.psu.edu

Bursar: 814-865-6528; bursar.psu.edu

Health Services: 814-865-6555; studentaffairs.psu.edu/health

New Student Orientation:814-865-4178; orientation.psu.edu

Registrar: 814-865-6357; registrar.psu.edu

Student Aid: 814-865-6301; studentaid.psu.edu

Student Disability Resources: 814-863-1807; equity.psu.edu/student-disabili-ty-resources

Veterans Programs: 814-863-0465; equity.psu.edu/veterans

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