Transfer Eligibility Information
Review for transfer admission varies based on your program and campus of interest. In addition to meeting our general eligibility, make sure you review our list of programs for requirements specific to your application.
Transfer Credit Evaluation
Wondering how your credits transfer?
Learn more about how we evaluate your previous coursework for transfer evaluation, and access the Penn State Transfer Credit Tool.
General Requirements
Applicants must meet the courses required for 2-year and 4-year program High School Course Requirements.
Please prepare to provide proof of your high school graduation or GED.
You are a transfer student if you have earned a high school diploma or a GED, and completed, attempted, or will have attempted 18 or more semester hours of college coursework at a regionally accredited college or university after high school and before enrolling at Penn State.
If you're in your first semester of college work after graduating from high school, you'll be considered a first-year student regardless of your attempted credits.
Our list of majors includes all programs offered at Penn State, and not all majors are open to transfer students. Find your intended program and view the necessary transfer requirements by major.
Prerequisite coursework may vary by major and must be completed with a 2.0 (C) or better.
Four-year programs at University Park require a 2.5 minimum GPA.
Four-year programs at a non-University Park campus requires a 2.0 minimum GPA.
All two-year programs at all campuses require a 2.0 minimum GPA.
Some programs have a higher GPA requirement than the minimum required GPA listed by campus. Please refer to the majors listing to see if there are any other requirements for your chosen program.
To transfer to University Park, you need to complete at least four semesters of full-time college coursework at a regionally accredited college or university after high school graduation.
If you have fewer than four semesters of full-time college coursework, you can't transfer directly to University Park. However, you may transfer to a non-University Park campus and eventually transition to University Park.
If you're in your first semester of college work after graduating from high school, you'll be considered a first-year student, regardless of your attempted credits.