Applicants who have not yet been admitted to Penn State:

Instructions for submitting course syllabi for applicants who have not yet been admitted to Penn State and have completed course work at another institution.

Please check our online Transfer Credit Tool to be sure that your course has not previously been evaluated for transfer.

Transfer Credit Tool

For the best experience, please use one of the supported browsers to access LionPATH.

If your course is not found within the Transfer Credit Tool, or it is listed as TRN XFRPEN (pending evaluation), please email course syllabi to preapproval@psu.edu. If not available electronically, please mail syllabi to:

Undergraduate Admissions
The Pennsylvania State University
201 Shields Building
University Park, PA 16802-1294.
You may also fax syllabi to 814-863-7590

If emailing syllabi, please follow these instructions:

Include your name and PSU ID number in the subject line.
Indicate the institution and state where course work was taken. Include course credit amount.
Attach each syllabus as a separate .pdf or Microsoft Word file.
Attach no more than four syllabi per email.
Do not send syllabi for multiple institutions in the same email.

Please do not submit brief course descriptions instead of syllabi. Course descriptions are only accepted in extenuating circumstances (e.g. school no longer exists).

Please allow 3-5 weeks after you submit a syllabus before checking the Transfer Credit Tool for updates.

Here are some of the things faculty look for when reviewing a syllabus:

DO NOT submit high school syllabi. For dual enrollment course work, high school syllabi will never be accepted; you must submit the official college syllabus.
Name of institution
Number of credits the course is worth
An official course description (helps determine if the course is for majors or non-majors)
Any required co-requisite or pre-requisite courses
Topics covered by class meeting (not just course objectives)/ schedule of course content
Grading criteria: what was graded and how much was it worth
How many exams, paper assignments, textbooks or readings are required
Textbook(s) used with chapters/sections/topics covered (course content)
Information about any readings besides the textbook
Science courses: presence of a lab component with the kinds of labs done and how much the lab counts; be sure to send both the lecture and the lab syllabus
Music courses: how many hours a week, what instrument or voice, individual or class lesson, major/minor/non major

If you need to request a course syllabus and no longer have your instructor’s contact information, search the college’s directory online. If you do not remember the instructor or if the instructor is no longer there, search the website for the department chair for the subject for which you need a syllabus. Email the chair and/or assistant with your request.

Please be advised that a student’s tuition will increase when the Penn State transcript reflects 59.1 cumulative credits. If the credits you are transferring or have transferred 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.

Tuition Advisory

Please be advised that a student’s tuition will increase when the Penn State transcript reflects 59.1 total credits. Credits earned from sources such as Military Credit and 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 total 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.