Students may take a leave of absence and enroll directly in a foreign institution and, upon return to Penn State, seek credit by examination with the concurrence of the appropriate academic authorities. All students going on a program through another institution must meet with an admissions counselor when they are applying to verify that they will get transfer-credit for that program. Consultation with the Admissions Director of Advanced Standing is also advised to insure readmission to Penn State. Students who decide to study abroad without prior approval run the double-risk of not being readmitted to Penn State, and not receiving credit for the work completed abroad. It is in everyone's best interest that students schedule an appointment with the Admissions Office.
Counselors are available for interviews by appointment.
While the counselors do walk-ins during these hours it is on a space available basis and if a counselor is booked up, the student will have to schedule an appointment for a future date and make a second trip to the Admissions Office. If the student will be participating in a program offered by a regionally accredited US institution and the US institution will be issuing the transcript , the student may schedule an appointment with ANY of the Admissions counselors. However, if the student will be participating in a program offered by a foreign institution and that institution will be issuing the transcript , the student should request an appointment with Mary Adams, Betsy Wiser or Jean Mallory. The Admissions Office definitely needs course descriptions and can't work from merely titles of courses. Another item of crucial importance is information about who will be issuing the transcript.