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Academic Advising
Undergraduate Students: You have been assigned an academic adviser, who will offer you advice about your academic program and provide needed moral support — from your acceptance through graduation. Your adviser will first contact you via email, typically within 2 weeks of your acceptance.
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Graduate Students: Penn State faculty members advise graduate students. Your adviser will work with you to plan your path through a program and to help find answers to other academic questions you may have.
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Balancing Your Life with Learning
Whether you are a working professional or a full-time parent heading back to school, achieving a healthy work/home/school balance is challenging for everyone at first.
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Understand Your Degree Audit
For undergraduate students, the degree audit contains official information about how all transfer credits and Penn State courses apply toward your degree requirements. You will receive your first audit from your adviser.
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Learn About Required Placement Testing
Some World Campus English, mathematics, and chemistry courses have prerequisites, and you may need to take a required online placement test to take these courses.
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Explore and Register for World Campus Courses
See course summaries, sample syllabi, and sample lessons for World Campus courses, and learn how to enroll in your first course.
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Get Your Course Materials Before Your Courses Begin
Eight weeks prior to the start of your course, you can find out what materials your course will require in the course catalog. Three weeks before your course starts, you’ll be able to buy the necessary materials from MBS Direct, the official provider of textbooks for World Campus courses.
Read more about buying textbooks, software, and other materials on our Course Materials page.
Know Your Important Dates and Deadlines
Be sure to note important dates and deadlines for each semester of your study.
Explore Financial Resources Available to You
Payment assistance is available for many of our students — including financial aid and scholarships. Our financial aid video can provide you with information on financing your educational goals, applying for financial aid, and special considerations.
Watch our financial aid video to learn more about financial aid opportunities.
Students with Disabilities
If you have a documented physical or learning disability-related need for services or academic accommodations, Penn State’s Office for Disability Services will assist you.
Active-Duty Military and Veteran Students
We have a dedicated team of academic advisers working with our military and veteran students to ensure that you get connected with the right resources to meet your needs. Visit our Military Students area to find helpful information for military and veteran students.
Helpful Services and Sites at Penn State
- ANGEL — Penn State’s course management system, where you will log into courses. To become acclimated to ANGEL before your course begins, you can watch our ANGEL Tutorials.
- eLion — a service that gives you access to information about your tuition payment, student record, online course registration, and financial aid awards. You can also request printed semester grade reports and enrollment verification and pay your bill here.
- Penn State e-mail account — the only account used for communicating official University business. Check it regularly, or autoforward your mail to your preferred email account, to be notified of important messages that could affect you.
- Information Technology Services — provides information about online safety practices and policies.
- Penn State University Libraries — gives you access to more than 100,000 e-books, e-journals, and other online content, as well as more than 5 million books, journals, and printed materials.