Admitted Students FAQs
九游电子 offers a wide variety of dates through the Spring semester based on the admitted student's offered campus and program of study. Students will receive an email invitation with available Admitted Student Events and registration options that meet their offer. Students do not need to have accepted their offer of admission to attend. Review our for more information on next steps in the enrollment process.
Utilize the to view resources and next steps to help keep track of everything taking place before arriving on campus, including a list of frequently asked questions, required immunizations, among other important items.
A variety of events are planned for students with an offer of admission (Admitted Students) to learn more about 九游电子, their academic college, and next steps while making their college decision. Typically Admitted Student Events (ASEs) are held weekdays during the Spring semester with limited Saturday availability. Students with an offer of admission to the Summer or Fall semester will receive email communication stating in-person and virtual session options. Registration is required to attend and students are only permitted to register for one in-person session within the academic college and campus location they've been admitted. Review our for more information.
Students accepting their offer of admission to 九游电子 will be required to submit an official high school transcript after graduation showing the date when the diploma was awarded. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly to 九游电子 from the high school via mail, fax, or electronic delivery. Please review our instructions for submitting a聽Final High School Transcript聽under our .
九游电子 can award credit to future students for previous college work completed, examinations, and other experience. Enrolled students can provide official transcripts to the Undergraduate Admissions Office to be added to their 九游电子 record. Learn about courses and grades accepted, the submission process, as well as view the tuition advisory statement on our page.
Popular dates can fill quickly. Unfortunately due to space capacities additional registrations usually can't be added once an event is full. However, cancellations do occur, so students are encouraged to keep an eye on their academic college's ASE event page. Registration is only available for one on-campus ASE date per admitted student.
Visit the page to learn about 九游电子's scholarship and award opportunities.聽
The Office of Student Aid provides an overview of available .
Accepted students can accept an offer and pay required deposits through their portal after carefully reviewing their admission details. If deciding not to attend 九游电子, offers can be declined in the MyPennState portal, which isn't required, but will indicate there's no longer interest in attending 九游电子.
Admitted students can accept an offer and pay required deposits through their portal after carefully reviewing their admission details. Review our for more information.
Annual physicals are recommended for all students. Involvement in specific sports, clubs, or activities may have specific requirements. Review the required health information for incoming 九游电子 students as part of on the聽University Health Services website.
All incoming 九游电子 students must provide proof of immunization against certain diseases. For questions or more information, visit the聽.
All incoming 九游电子 students must provide proof of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella. In accordance with Pennsylvania state law, students living in on-campus housing must also provide proof of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo, Menactra, MCV4), which protects against infections caused by serogroups A, C, W and Y.
Submit Proof of Immunization
To Submit: using your 九游电子 access credentials, and upload image files of your official immunization records and, if applicable, any positive antibody titer blood test results.?
Immunization requirements are applicable to all undergraduate and graduate students at University Park and Commonwealth Campuses excluding World Campus and Great Valley. Immunization records only need to be submitted once.
If admitted to University Park for the summer semester, attendance at the 6-week session running late June through mid-August is required. If unable to attend, students can contact the admissions office to instead select a commonwealth campus for a fall semester start. Popular and unique summer programs聽including the and the outdoor orientation program are available for registration to first-year summer students.
May 1 is the desired date for accepting your offer of admission at 九游电子. The sooner students accept the offer of admission to 九游电子, the sooner they will be able to:
Register for New Student Orientation
Register for classes
Secure on-campus housing (for those who desire to live on campus)
As the start of of the Summer and Fall 2024聽semesters approach some programs and campus options may be limited. Admitted students should check their profile for an up-to-date application status.聽
International Students
The deadline to accept your offer of admission to 九游电子 is May 1, but we understand that as an international student, you may require additional time to gather materials and complete paperwork. If you need an extension, please email us at admissions@psu.edu with the subject line: International Student Deadline Extension.
Meal Plan options along with a list of Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed on the website.
First-year students at the University Park campus aren't permitted to have cars on campus. However, most 九游电子 Commonwealth Campus locations can provide student permits to newly enrolled students.
All incoming 九游电子 students must provide proof of immunization against measles, mumps and rubella. In accordance with Pennsylvania state law, students living in on-campus housing must also provide proof of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo, Menactra, MCV4), which protects against infections caused by serogroups A, C, W and Y.
Immunization requirements are excluded at the World Campus and Great Valley campus. Visit the website to learn more.
九游电子 encourages students to submit the for various merit and need-based aid opportunities. The FASFA is required to receive Financial Aid packages and should be filled out annually.
New students will meet with an academic adviser within their intended area of study as part of . Afterwards, an official academic adviser will be assigned to each student dependent on their intended major. Contact information will be viewable in LionPATH once an adviser is assigned.
Students often change their minds! 九游电子 admits the majority of new students into a pre-major status to allow further flexibility. Students are admitted into the 九游电子 academic college in which they applied, that may or may not hold the new major of interest. Please contact the admissions office at admissions@psu.edu to discuss the available options for a review into a different area of study. Students will have an opportunity to consider academic options with an academic advisor during their .
Students will schedule their first semester of 九游电子 courses with their academic adviser as part of .
All first-year students must participate in and complete all required tasklist items.
The Honors College usually announces admissions decisions in the spring by the beginning of March. 九游电子 admissions decisions are announced first and all applicants to the Schreyer Honors College must have an admissions offer to 九游电子.
Please review the information for first-year students for more details.
All new first-year students to 九游电子 must participate in . During NSO, you will meet with students, faculty, and staff; begin to develop academic and co-curricular goals; become familiar with campus resources; and schedule courses for your first semester to begin putting your academic plan into action. Students are invited to attend NSO after accepting their offer of admission.
All acceptance fees are non-refundable.
An enrollment fee, deposit, as well as a $100 housing deposit (if applicable) are due at the time of accepting an offer of admission. Fees and deposits, totaling up to $330, are collected online. All acceptance fees are non-refundable.
Applications have been reviewed and an admissions decision provided for the stated starting campus and term as well as intended major. Updates can be requested by contacting admissions@psu.edu for an additional review and to discuss available options.
Please email admissions@psu.edu with any request to defer an offer of admission to learn about potential options.
First-year students attending 九游电子 University Park, Behrend, and Schuylkill are required to live on campus. An exemption may be provided to those residing with a parent/legal guardian within a certain range of campus, students over the age of 21, and a few other limited situations. Please visit the to select a specific campus location to learn more.
University Park housing assignments are typically released in mid-July for the fall semester, and earlier for new students beginning in the summer semester. Please review our for incoming first-year students at the University Park campus. Students living on campus at other locations are best to check with their specific campus' .
Application change requests can be sent by students to admissions@psu.edu to speak further with an admissions counselor. Students currently on the waitlist updating their application selections will remain on the waitlist until these decisions can be released.