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.
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Create a Penn State Account at accounts.psu.edu before you begin your application.
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Log in using “[User ID]@psu.edu” to begin or continue your Fox Graduate School application.
Related Application Requests
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.
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— Carolin Jolitz
Doctoral candidate in German with a dual-title in Applied Linguistics and Language Science, College of Liberal Arts