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If you are a first year student applying to Penn State:
Click Apply to start your Penn State application. Before starting, you can also review the Applying Online Worksheet for more details and helpful hints about the application.
Your application work can be saved at each step of the process by clicking the Save and Continue button at the bottom of the page. This feature will allow you to move back and forth within the application or log off and return to complete your application at a later time.
After completing your Academic History, you will need to provide your Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR). As you begin the SRAR process, a new window will open allowing you to complete your SRAR. SRAR will focus on your high school coursework. It is important that this step is a complete and accurate representation of your school record. Therefore, have a copy of your secondary school records available as you complete your SRAR. You will need to enter every class and every grade earned for the last three years, as well as those classes in progress.
After completing your SRAR, you will be directed back to the Penn State application in order to complete the Program of Study portion of the application. Here, you will indicate your desired starting semester, your intended program of study, and your starting and ending campus. For further details on how to complete this portion based on your applicant type, please see the steps to apply for first-year students.
After completing this section of the application, you will provide some additional information, an activities resume, and a personal statement. You will be able to paste in this information from other sources, but note that the formatting may not always paste in as intended.
If you are a transfer student applying to Penn State:
All international transfer students will be required to submit official high school transcripts and a high school diploma in order to complete the application. International transfer students will not complete the Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) for either their high school or college coursework.
If you have accepted your offer of admission to Penn State:
If you completed SRAR and are accepted to Penn State, please submit the following documents for grade verification:
Official copy of “cheng ji dan” (transcript book) from junior year 3 and senior years 1, 2, and 3. We will accept a dual-language transcript; but we strongly recommend that students also send a copy of their transcript in the Chinese language only, if available, in addition to a dual-language or English-only transcript.
Official copy of high school diploma (must be accompanied by an English translation).
If you have taken the GCSE/GCE (Advanced Subsidiary and/or Advanced Level) exams, please submit final examination results certificates, from all attempts. Results should show seven strong passes in academic courses that include math, language, science, social science and humanities.