Campus Options:
(Start at any Commonwealth campus and Finish: Behrend; Start and Finish at World Campus.)
Major Requirements:
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 is required. Suggested: 8 credits of Calculus with analytic geometry, 4 credits of calculus-based Physics and 3 credits of introductory Chemistry.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Majors in the Behrend College may be started at any Penn State campus and are completed at Penn State Erie, and require a minimum 2.0 GPA (unless otherwise noted). Applicants with less than two years of course work will enter the college in a pre-major status and gain entrance to their major on completion of the entrance to major requirements for their intended major, which is typically at the end of the sophomore year.
Please be advised that a student’s tuition will increase when the Penn State transcript reflects 59.1 cumulative credits. Credits earned from tests, like AP or IB exams, are considered transfer credits and are included in the cumulative credit total. If the credits you are transferring or have transferred to Penn State place you above 59.1 cumulative credits after the start of the semester, your tuition will increase immediately. You will receive a bill for the additional tuition on the first day of the following month. For more information, visit the Office of the Bursar's website
World Campus, Penn State Online
Penn State World Campus is the online campus of Penn State. World Campus offers majors that may be started at any Penn State campus and are completed through the World Campus, Penn State Online.(Unless otherwise noted.)
Please be advised that a student’s tuition will increase when the Penn State transcript reflects 59.1 cumulative credits. Credits earned from tests, like AP or IB exams, are considered transfer credits and are included in the cumulative credit total. If the credits you are transferring or have transferred to Penn State place you above 59.1 cumulative credits after the start of the semester, your tuition will increase immediately. You will receive a bill for the additional tuition on the first day of the following month. For more information, visit the Office of the Bursar's website