Enrollment Type: Provisional
Provisional applicants are typically adults who have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent by the time they enroll at Penn State. If you have obtained a GED, the most appropriate application for admission is the provisional application.
Provisional applicants include adults who:
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have graduated high school with a strong grade point average (GPA), and
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have not completed sufficient academic math units such as algebra, geometry and trigonometry
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have not completed more than 18 credits at a regionally accredited college or university, and
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who have attended or completed programs at training institutions other than a college or university setting
Please note this information is intended to give you a general idea of admissibility to Penn State Behrend, not other Penn State campus locations. Each Penn State location has different criteria for adult student admission; please contact the specific Penn State location for additional information.
At Penn State Behrend, we refer to adults as individuals who:
have graduated high school four or more years ago (for GED completers, have had their "graduating class" out of high school for four or more years ago)
have served in the Armed Forces for three or more years
hold adult responsibilities such as caring for one's children or aging parents
hold multiple roles such as spouse/partner, employee, student
Obtain a provisional application for admission by contacting the Penn State Behrend Admissions Office at 814-898-6100 or toll free at 866-374-3378.
Applying for provisional admission:
1. Send completed provisional application for admission to:
Penn
State Behrend
Admissions Office
4701College Drive
Erie, PA 16563
2. Have official* transcripts from high school and all post-secondary institutions attended sent directly to the Admissions Office at the address listed above. For GED completers a copy of the GED score sheet is required, as well as the high school transcript.
* An official transcript is one that is sent directly from the Records Office of the institution(s) attended to Penn State Behrend Admissions Office.
3. If you were a member of the Armed Forces, submit a copy of the DD214, member 4 copy, which indicates your discharge type.
Obtaining Previous GED score report:
If you no longer have copies of your GED score sheet and you took the exam in Pennsylvania, you must request a copy, in writing only, from:
Commonwealth Diploma Program
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Please include the following:
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Name and Social Security Number
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Complete address
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Birthdate
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Year tested
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Test center
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$3.00 fee: must be money order, cashier's check, or certified check, made payable to Commonwealth of PA
For additional information, contact the Penn State Behrend Admissions Office
behrend.admissions@psu.edu
814-898-6100
Toll Free 866-374-3378
Fax Number: 814-898-6044
AOL IM (Instant Messenger): Behrendpsu