Current Students
Resources for Current Students
- Graduate Council
- Graduate Education Policies
- Graduate Council Scholarly and Professional Goals for All Graduate Degree Students
Academic Support
Appropriate graduate offices and services are also available at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Penn State Harrisburg; Penn State College of Medicine; and the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies.
- Academic Integrity Policy
- General Standards of Professional Ethics
- Graduate Bulletin
- Graduate Education Policies
- Graduate Faculty Search
- Graduate School Teaching Certificate
- Graduate Writing Center
- GCAC-802 Procedures for Resolution of Problems
- Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG) Degree Plans Information
- Recommended Practices in Graduate Education
- Registration
- Resume Study, Change of Major/Degree, Add a Certificate
- Scholarship and Research Integrity Program (SARI)
- Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
- Statistical Consulting Center
- Thesis and Dissertation Information
- Transfer Credits
- Withdrawal Process
Events and Calendars
- Academic Calendar
- Diversity Events Calendar
- Commencement
- Football Tickets - Questions and Eligibility
- General Retention Schedule – for graduate qualifying and comps, theses and dissertations
- Holy Day Observance Calendar
- Important Dates - The Graduate School Calendar
- Penn State News Headlines
- Penn State Social Media Hub
- Schedule of Graduate Assistant Pay Dates
- Thesis, Dissertation, Performance and Presentation Deadlines Calendar
General Policies and Regulations
- Appropriate Use of Student Data
- Background Check Process
- Code of Conduct
- Compliance with the Clery Act
- Emergencies Involving Students
- Schedule of Graduate Assistants Pay Date
- General Standards of Professional Ethics
- GSAD-920 Graduate Student Policy for International Travel
- Information Assurance and IT Security
- University Policy Manual
- Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs or Programs Held at the University and/or Housed in University Facilities
- Privacy Policy
- Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
- Sexual And/or Gender-Based Harassment and Misconduct (Including Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Related Inappropriate Conduct)
- Statement on Intolerance
- University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records
Graduate Enrollment Services - Forms for Students
- Application Fee Form (HTML)
- Concurrent Graduate Degree Programs Plan of Study - Instructions and Fillable Form (PDF)|(DOC)
- Exit Survey (HTML)
- Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Semester Report (PDF)|(DOC)
- IUG/Joint Degree Career Swap Form (PDF)|(DOC)
- Joint Medical/Graduate Semester Report (PDF)|(DOC)
- Race/Ethnicity Change Form (PDF)|(DOC)
- Request for an Undergraduate Student to Take 500-Level Courses (PDF)|(DOC)
- Request to Add Graduate Minor (PDF)|(DOC)
- Resume Study/Change of Graduate Degree or Major
- Transfer of Credit From an External Institution (PDF)|(DOC)
- Transfer of Graduate Course From Penn State Undergraduate Transcript to Penn State Degree Graduate Program (PDF)|(DOC)
- Transfer of Penn State College of Medicine Credits to Penn State Graduate Degree Program (PDF)|(DOC)
- Transfer of Penn State Law Credits to Penn State Graduate Degree Program (PDF)|(DOC)
- Transfer of Penn State Law Credits to Penn State School of International Affairs Graduate Program (PDF)|(DOC)
- Transfer of Penn State Nondegree Graduate Credits to Penn State Graduate Degree (PDF)|(DOC)
Graduate Student Financial Support
- Overview of Graduate Student Financial Support
- Finding Graduate Support
- Gradsense
- Penn State Tuition and Fees
- Planning Your Finances
- Graduate Assistant Fact Sheet
Intellectual Property Policies
- Intellectual Property Policies and Guidelines - Overview
- IP01 - Ownership and Management of Intellectual Property
- IPG01 - Faculty Guidance on Student Intellectual Property Rights
- IP02 - Co-Authorship of Scholarly Reports, Papers and Publications
- IPG02 - Special Student Intellectual Property Agreement Forms
- IPG03 - Courseware
Laboratory Safety Policies
- Laboratory and Research Safety Plan
- Use of Regulated and Biohazardous Materials in Research and Instruction
Research Protection Policies
- Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct
- Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals
- HIPPA and Research at Penn State
- Office of the Vice President for Research
- Office of Research Protections
- Research Quality in Human Participants Research
- The Responsible Conduct of Research
- Scholarship and Research Integrity - SARI @ PSU
- Use of Human Participants in Research
Note: The College of Medicine at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is a unique Penn State campus in that it maintains a separate IRB, IACUC, IBC, and UIC. Students conducting projects at Hershey should contact their local committee for approval of research.
Student Activities and Services
- Graduate School Alumni Society
- id+ Office
- International Student Council
- Lion's Pantry
- Office of Global Programs
- Office of Human Resources
- Penn State Graduate and Family Housing
- Code of Conduct & Student and Student Organization Conduct Procedures
- SafeWalk Program
- Student Affairs
- Student Aid
- Student Legal Services
- Student Parking Rules and Regulations
- University Police & Public Safety
- The Graduate Writing Center
- Transportation
Student Health
- Student Health Insurance
- Student Health Insurance Task Force
- University Health Services (UHS)
You can suggest adding a resource to this page by emailing gsmarcom@psu.edu.