The Academic Information and Advising Center Rm. Once the letter is received the student activates the offer of admission by paying the acceptance fee. Testing at the Altoona Campus begins in March and is done primarily on Saturdays.
Students can test at a PSU location closest to their home.
The testing consists of English, Math, and Chemistry. The results indicate the level of course work the student must begin with in these subject areas. In General, students are admitted to a college or DUS first, then their choice of major after completing 28 credits or the end of their 4th semester depending on College and Major. This must happen at your campus of attendance location. There is a full day of programming which begins with an introduction to the university, a meeting with a counselor, a session on the academic structure and how to schedule classes, lunch, and scheduling in the afternoon.