From the FAQs

All students, including transfer students, have the same requirements for admission. They are required to submit Penn State’s Fox Graduate School application, pay the application fee, and submit official copies of their academic transcripts.

If you are currently enrolled as doctoral student at another institution, please be aware that you will need to meet Penn State’s doctoral degree requirements, even if you already met some of these at your current institution.

These requirements include:

• residency
• passing of a qualifying, comprehensive, and final oral examination
• writing a satisfactory dissertation that is approved by both the doctoral committee and the Fox Graduate School