Welcome from Student Services

At Penn State Continuing Education, we pride ourselves in providing to you the resources proven to help adults successfully meet educational goals. Our team of professional academic advisers and career counselors work specifically with adult learners and know, inside and out, your unique needs.

We invite you to talk with an adviser Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Here is a brief overview of the services available to you as a Continuing Education student and some links to help you find your way around Penn State Web sites.

• Peer Mentoring Program: Get acclimated to the college environment and connect with experienced students who can give advice, helpful information, and tips.
• Academic Advising: Learn about our team of academic advisers who have more than twenty years of combined experience working with adult learners.
• Career Development: Clarify your skills, interests, values, and strengths, and develop an action plan.

Additional Student Resources

• The iStudy for Success! modules provide an introduction to college-level learning, focusing on areas in which first-year students often need to build skills, such as study methods, time management, and communication. The modules help students prepare for the work that lies ahead of them, both academically and on the job.
• Penn State Learning provides free learning support to students in math, writing, economics, the sciences, accounting, foreign languages, public scholarship, teamwork coordination, and other academic fields and disciplines.
• College-Level Examination Program: CLEP can help you earn college credits from what you already know.
• Forms: The most common administrative forms you will need as a Continuing Education student.
• Library Resources: Gain online access, as a Continuing Education student, to the thirteenth-largest university library in North America.
• Maps of Campus: Printable maps, parking information, University buildings and classrooms.
• Paying for Your Education: Access information about financial aid, scholarships, and additional aid opportunities for adult students.
• Students 60 and Over: If you are a Pennsylvania resident and work part-time or less, consider this tuition-free program.
• Trade Adjustment Act (TAA): Find programs that are approved for funding.
• Transfer Students: Find out how to enroll as an undergraduate or graduate student.