Step 1: Apply Online

Apply for admissions using our online application.

Application Deadlines:

  • Fall: July 31st
  • Spring: December 1st
  • Summer: June 1st

Step 2: Submit your Official College Transcript(s)

Please send official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended to Penn State Lehigh Valley at the street or email address listed below:

Penn State Lehigh Valley
Attention: Admissions Department
2809 Saucon Valley Rd.
Center Valley, PA 18034
[email protected]

If you are currently enrolled in courses, you will need to submit a final transcript to Penn State when your coursework is completed. 

Step 3: Review Your Admissions Decision and Pay your Enrollment Deposit

A full review of your admissions application and evaluation of your transfer credits usually takes 1-2 weeks to complete. If you are accepted to Penn State Lehigh Valley, you will receive a complete transfer credit evaluation of all college coursework that you have completed.

Once you have received your offer of admission and reviewed your transfer credit evaluation, you can pay your non-refundable acceptance fee of $230. Log into your MyPennState account to accept your offer of admission and pay your enrollment deposit. 

Step 4: Plan your Academic Coursework 

Schedule a meeting with your program coordinator, or an academic advisor, to review your Transfer Credit Evaluation, identify your first semester of classes, and plan your Penn State degree program from now to graduation.

Step 5: Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships

Apply for Financial Aid
Penn State Lehigh Valley Campus Scholarships
RaiseMe Penn State Transfer Award

Step 6: Placement Testing

Most students entering Penn State University are required to take a math placement exam. As a transfer student, you may or may not be required to take this test. This test is used to determine your level of ability in mathematics for placement in the appropriate course.

  • You will be contacted by the Academic Advising Office (after your acceptance fee has been paid) and will be sent an email with the ALEKS Math Placement Test instructions. The test can be taken online from your own computer.

Step 7: Virtual New Student Orientation

Meet with an academic/faculty adviser to schedule classes. It is very important that you bring an unofficial grade transcript, as well as your official evaluation of your credits with you.