Current Students:

A $25 processing fee will be posted to your student account once an official college transcript is received and credits are processed on your record in LionPATH. Please note that the $25 fee will be assessed per transcript received regardless of whether transfer credit is earned. A fee will not be assessed for test credits, military experience, or dual enrollment credits. The fee will be added to your bill and is payable to the Bursar's Office.

All advanced placement or transfer credits placed on the Penn State transcript will count towards the total number of credits a student has accumulated. Please be advised that a student's tuition will increase as soon as the Penn State transcript reflects 59.1 cumulative credits. This tuition increase will occur during the semester the credits are transferred.

For more information click on the following link: Office of the Bursar: Tuition Assessment.

Students Wishing to Take Summer or Winter Courses in China:
Courses taken in programs in China that are not part of the regular degree-granting curriculum will not be considered for transfer credit.

Credits are transferred; grades are not. The credits transferred from another school do not affect a student's grade-point average.

Only courses in which a grade of 'C' (2.0) or higher is earned will be considered for transfer. Course work completed on a Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis typically will not be transferred, unless the transcript indicates the alternative grade is equivalent to 'C' (2.0) or higher.

Course work must be completed at a regionally accredited institution.

Only courses taken at the undergraduate level will be eligible for transfer consideration.

Penn State must offer a similar course or program of study in order to award transfer credit.

Courses at Penn State carry semester hours of credit. Courses evaluated for transfer from institutions with different credit systems (quarter hours, units) are converted to semester hours of credit.

Explanations of transfer credit designations are found at Penn State Credit Equivalencies.

If appropriate, general credits may be used to fulfill degree requirements. These general credits may be applied to the program of study in accordance with the policies established by the student's college of enrollment.