Apply as a Veteran or recipient of VA benefits:

Step 1:

Step 2:

  • LOG IN and click Apply Online to begin your Penn State application.
  • Submit your official high school transcript
    *An official transcript includes an authorizing signature or seal, showing your final high school GPA and graduation date. 
    *If you earned a GED, submit a copy of your GED certificate and your transcript.
    *NOTE: If you graduated from high school more than five years ago, you will not be required to provide SAT/ACT scores on your Penn State application.

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

  • Frequently check your e-mail and your MyPennState profile as admissions will contact you for any additional information required.

Step 6:

  • Accept your offer of admission in your MyPennState profile by paying your $230 acceptance fee. 

Step 7:

  • Complete the ALEKS placement test via an e-mail from Academic Advising.

Step 8:

  • Schedule your New Student Orientation through the Academic Advising Office.

Step 9:

  • Attend New Student Orientation, Phase 2 the week prior to the start of classes.

If you have any questions about any part of this process or if you need any assistance, please contact Tharren Thompson, Adult Enrollment Services Specialist, at 814-375-4761  or at [email protected].

Attention Military-Connected Students!

Recent state legislation now requires public institutions of higher learning, State-related institutions, State-owned institutions, and private institutions in Pennsylvania to charge resident tuition rates to veterans, their spouses, and dependent children who do not currently reside in Pennsylvania. Resident tuition rates will also be extended to guard/reservists/active-duty members, their spouses, and dependent children regardless of residency, as well as any civilian personnel, their spouses, and dependent children employed at a Department of Defense facility who are transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense and who reside in Pennsylvania.

Please note, under this legislation, “Veteran” is defined as “an individual who served in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component or the National Guard and who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable. The term includes an individual described in 38 U.S.C. § 3319(b) (relating to authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members).  

Please see the full act here: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2023&se…

In order to receive the in-state tuition, veteran and/or dependent status must be verified.  For more information about the process to request in-state tuition based on this legislation, please go to the Office of Veterans Programs website, https://equity.psu.edu/offices/veterans-programs/qualifying-for-in-stat….

*Please note, those students using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits automatically receive in-state tuition and do not need to complete this process.