At Penn State, advanced-standing credits may be awarded for college-level work taken at regionally accredited institutions, provided:
- the course grade you earned is equivalent to a grade of A, B, or C (2.0) at Penn State
- there is an equivalent course at Penn State
- the credits are useful to your program of study
Students entering Penn State with advanced-standing credits will not earn a grade-point average (GPA) until the completion of their first Penn State course. You must be in degree status or have completed at least one 3-credit course at Penn State before any transferred credit will be recorded on your transcript. Actual letter grades are not transferred from other institutions—just the credit—so your Penn State GPA will not be affected by transfer credits.
For students applying to a World Campus undergraduate degree program, the Penn State Undergraduate Admissions Office determines what courses may transfer to Penn State from other universities.
If you are curious about how your credits might transfer to a World Campus undergraduate degree program, visit the Evaluate Transfer Credit page of the Undergraduate Admissions Office Web site to conduct your own unofficial evaluation.
Students applying to a World Campus graduate degree program should contact the academic department that is offering your program for transfer credit information.
