Credits from another institution can transfer into Penn State in a variety of ways. Your adviser in your academic college will determine how your transferred credits may be used to fulfill degree requirements.
An incoming course is a direct equivalent to a Penn State course (ex. ENGL 015).
An incoming course that fulfills a general education requirement.
Note: Inter-domain courses fulfill more than one general education requirement. Additional details can be found on the Penn State Undergraduate Bulletin
An incoming course that fulfills a general education requirement and meets an academic level (XFRGA0, XFRGH1, XFRGN2, XFRGS3, XFRGA4, etc).
An incoming course that is not a direct equivalent that has been assigned a level designation (XFR000, XFR100, XFR200, XFR300, and XFR400).
An incoming course that is not a direct equivalent or has not been assigned a level or general education designation (ex. XFRGEN, XFRCNV). Please work with your academic department to determine usability of credits within your degree program.
An incoming course that cannot be used in any area and does not meet the standard of a Penn State transfer course.
An incoming course that upon receipt of the course syllabus will be submitted for departmental review and equivalency determination (XFRPEN).
Note: Syllabi are not required if you've attended Military Service Schools (Joint Services Transcript). Undergraduate Admissions will submit syllabi on your behalf.
Use the Transfer Credit Tool to search for courses at other institutions and view Penn State’s evaluation of each course.