How to Apply

Prepare to Apply

Thank you for your interest in applying for graduate study at Penn State. Before applying, check out the following resources designed to help you throughout the application process.

• Review Enrollment Types

• Select Your Graduate Degree Program

• Ensure that You Meet Academic Eligibility and English Proficiency Requirements

• Review J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School Financial Support and External Funding Opportunities

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Returning Graduate Students

For more information on how to submit an application to resume your graduate academic study, change your major and/or degree, or add a certificate program, please visit this site: Resume Study, Change of Major/Degree, and/or Add a Certificate.

Intent to graduate

If you have completed all course requirements and are only resuming in order to submit your intent to graduate it is not necessary to complete an application to resume study. Please contact your plan of study to have your record activated in order to submit your intent to graduate.

“Penn state is a great school with diverse areas of research, amazing faculty that are great mentors, helpful and approachable staff, and ample of resources/opportunities for career development. High intercollege and campus collaboration makes Penn state a perfect place for graduate education. Additionally the programs and course structure is well-designed that prospers career growth and overall development of students. The professors and mentors here are very generous and approachable, always eager to help students. And with the close connection to the hospital and cancer institute, the Biomedical sciences graduate program offers an outstanding opportunity for basic as well as translational research.”

— Mayura Dhamdhere
Doctoral candidate in Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine