Admission Requirements Penn State

Admission Requirements Penn State

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is responsible for determining which credits will be accepted for transfer credit, and how those credits will affect your academic standing at Penn State, including your academic level. If you are considering transferring to a Penn State campus from another college or university, you should be aware of the transfer criteria that apply to you. Students who qualify for admission under alternative criteria have an opportunity to take classes and earn a grade point average that can lead to later admission to University Park as a degree candidate. The Academic Credentials Evaluation Service (ACES) performs credential evaluations for international applicants who are interested in undergraduate admission and who have completed their education in countries other than the United States.

Penn State has established uniform minimum admission requirements for all campuses to help assure the quality of the undergraduate education we provide.

Penn State has established uniform minimum admission requirements for all campuses to help assure the quality of the undergraduate education we provide. These requirements are designed to ensure that you are prepared for Penn State’s demanding curriculum and that you will complete your degree in a timely manner.

• High school grade point average: 3.0, unless otherwise stated by major or college
• Subject test scores, if required by specific campus or program
• ACT Composite score (for applicants whose high school does not rank students): 25 or higher

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is responsible for determining which credits will be accepted for transfer credit, and how those credits will affect your academic standing at Penn State, including your academic level.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is responsible for determining which credits will be accepted for transfer credit, and how those credits will affect your academic standing at Penn State. The following information can help you make an informed decision about where to enroll:

• The University Park campus offers a wide variety of courses, including many that are not offered at other Penn State locations.
• Many of the online courses at the University Park campus are designed specifically with distance education in mind. They may use innovative technologies such as high-quality video lectures and interactive exercises, which can make them easier to understand than traditional classes taught on-campus.
• Some Penn State degree programs have requirements that cannot be met by the credits you earn while enrolled in another college or university. In addition, some Penn State degree programs require specific prerequisites that must be completed prior to admission into the program itself (such as one year of calculus).

If you are considering transferring to a Penn State campus from another college or university, you should be aware of the transfer criteria that apply to you.

If you are considering transferring to a Penn State campus from another college or university, you should be aware of the transfer criteria that apply to you. If you have earned fewer than 30 transferable credits from another institution and have not yet been admitted or readmitted to Penn State, all of your transfer credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis for possible applicability towards your degree program at Penn State. In addition, if any additional requirements are needed beyond those required by the receiving campus (such as specific GPA standards), these will also be applied to determine whether or not any given transcript can be accepted as meeting admission requirements at Penn State.

If you have earned 30 or more credits from another institution and do not meet one of the conditions below (readmission without interruption; readmission with interruption), all of your transferable courses will first need to be evaluated against prerequisites for your intended major at Penn State University Park in order to determine how many credits can actually count toward fulfilling degree requirements.

Students who qualify for admission under alternative criteria have an opportunity to take classes and earn a grade point average that can lead to later admission to University Park as a degree candidate.

Students who qualify for admission under alternative criteria have an opportunity to take classes and earn a grade point average that can lead to later admission to University Park as a degree candidate.

This is not a formal admission to Penn State, but is referred to as “conditional” or “provisional” because students must maintain all requirements of this program in order to be considered for regular admission at the end of their first year.

The Academic Credentials Evaluation Service (ACES) performs credential evaluations for international applicants who are interested in undergraduate admission and who have completed their education in countries other than the United States.

A credential evaluation is a report that provides information about the nature and content of your education. The evaluation also includes an assessment of how your coursework compares to U.S. standards and whether you are qualified for admission to Penn State. If you have already graduated from or left the institution where you earned your degree, an official transcript may be required as part of the credential evaluation process.

The Academic Credentials Evaluation Service (ACES) performs credential evaluations for international applicants who are interested in undergraduate admission and who have completed their education in countries other than the United States. An online application will be used by ACES when they receive a request from Penn State’s Office of Admissions with instructions on how to proceed with the application process. Once your credentials are received at ACES, they will begin processing them within two weeks after receipt; however, it can take up to eight weeks depending on when you submit all required documents and payment details needed before finalizing this service so please allow enough time before applying early so nothing gets delayed!

These are the requirements for admission to penn state

Penn State has established uniform minimum admission requirements for all campuses to help assure the quality of the undergraduate education we provide.

• An SAT (or ACT) score must be submitted for all first-time freshmen who graduate from high school after January 1, 2015. It is recommended that students take the test no later than December of their senior year or have it waived by submitting an approved SAT or ACT Waiver form to Penn State’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions at http://www.admissions.psu.edu/apply/freshman/.
• A high school transcript showing graduation with a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

If you are interested in applying for admission to a Penn State campus, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the campus to which you would like to be admitted. The admission requirements listed above are subject to change.

In conclusion: We hope that this information has given you an idea of how Penn State measures academic performance and credentials. It is important that you understand these standards before completing an application so that your application can be properly evaluated.