Credits earned for remedial courses are included. For graduate students, credits for courses below the 400 level are not included. Formal withdrawal from the University during a semester counts as a semester toward the maximum number of semesters allowed. The minimum credit requirements are not met, with possible loss of student aid eligibility. The only exception is for military withdrawal with minimum credit and maximum semester requirements waived for the semester of the official withdrawal.
Academic progress is determined by current degree and certificate programs.
Students enrolled in one program while simultaneously working on another are only eligible for their current formal program. To assist you in determining how many semesters of eligibility you have used toward the completion of your program, refer to the table below. This site is maintained by the Penn State Office of Student Aid. Information on this Web site is available in alternative media upon request. This page was last updated on Friday, March 2, 2001.