请参阅 requirements for transferring credits to Penn State from another institution, as well as the other ways that you can earn Penn State credit.
Penn State majors determine which transfer courses satisfy the requirements. Some courses transfer as “general” credit, but they can satisfy the degree requirements. 这些课程, 在你的顾问的帮助下, may have to be petitioned in order to be used towards your major requirements.
Please note: We do not evaluate transcripts before an offer of admission is made.
Credit Eligibility Information for Transfer Applicants
Credit Eligibility Information for Transfer Applicants
Penn State requires an official transcript to consider credits for transfer. Upon review of a student's materials during the application review, we will evaluate any official college or university transcripts that are included with the application.
Course work successfully completed at any college or university recognized by the six regional accrediting associations will be considered for transfer credit.
College-level course work completed at colleges/universities licensed by state boards of education to award associate degrees or higher, but are not members of one of the six regional accrediting associations, 是否有资格通过验证获得学分.
If accepted, students will receive an evaluation of transferable credits. Domestic students will receive the evaluation of credits in the mail with their offer of admission, while international students will receive the evaluation via email.
学分转换的课程要求
In order for a course to be eligible for review for transfer credit at Penn State, 必须符合以下条件:
- The grade received in the course must be equivalent to a C (2.0)或更高.
- Penn State must have a similar program or offering.
- The course should be useful in the student’s program of study at Penn State.
转学分评估
了解学分如何转换:
- Transfer applicants receive an evaluation of credits with their mailed offer of admission to Penn State. International transfer applicants will receive the evaluation of credits via email. This evaluation will outline the awarded credit, but the academic unit to which the student has been admitted will determine how credits will be used to fulfill degree requirements in a student's program of study.
- Course work from another institution can transfer into Penn State in a variety of ways. Some courses will require the submission of the course syllabus for academic departmental review to determine the Penn State credit equivalency. For a complete review of how credit can transfer into Penn State, 请参阅了解推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜 转移信用当量 section.
- 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜只转让学分. The grade(s) earned from transfer credits will not be used for your GPA at Penn State.
- Penn State credits are expressed in semester hours. When transferring credit from institutions that utilize another form of academic credit (quarter hours/units/trimesters), the credits will be converted into semester hours.
获得推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜的学位, students transferring credit to Penn State must be aware of the following:
- For a bachelor's degree, 36 of the last 60 credits must be completed at Penn State.
- For an associate's degree, 18 of the last 30 credits must be completed at Penn State.
To determine how your transfer credits might help you meet the degree requirements for your program, 检查 推荐学术计划 对于这个项目.
其他来源的学分(考试)
Penn State awards credit from multiple sources, such as Advanced Placement tests or military experience. 请参阅 学分 节以获取更多信息.
确认信用
College-level course work completed at colleges/universities licensed by state boards of education to award associate degrees or higher, but that are not members of one of the six regional accrediting associations, 是否有资格通过验证获得学分.
The credit by validation process involves the following steps:
- 在进入推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜后, the student is responsible for initiating the process by requesting a credit by validation form from Undergraduate 招生.
- The student must complete the form and submit it with copies of course syllabi, 描述, 或本科招生大纲.
- Undergraduate 招生 staff will then determine if the course is eligible for credit by validation.
In order to pursue credit by validation, eligible courses must:
- Have an equivalent course offering at Penn State, which includes comparable learning outcomes and standard of instruction.
- 他的成绩相当于C (2).0)或更高.
If the course meets the course requirements and is determined to be eligible by Undergraduate 招生, 然后发生以下情况:
- Undergraduate 招生 sends the information to the academic college/department it determines should validate the course.
- The department shares its decision with Undergraduate 招生, who notes it in the student record and communicates the result of the evaluation with the student.
