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Academic Support
Academic Support
A peer-led, undergraduate learning and tutoring center that assists with math, natural sciences, writing, languages, economics and statistics through tutoring, workshops, and guided study groups.
What is Penn State Learning?
A central location that coordinates efforts with campus partners to assist students who encounter unforeseen challenges or concerns in achieving success at Penn State.
What is Student Care and Advocacy?
Undergraduate Student Government
(Great way to get involved!)
What is UPUA?
Website system used by Penn State for students to look for work study and part-time job opportunities on campus
What is WorkDay?
If a student wishes to register for a course without earning a letter grade or credit
What is auditing a course?
Provided by professors with details containing:
course content and expectations, required course materials, course policy on examinations, basis for grades, instructors' course policy for academic integrity, information on procedures related to academic adjustments identified by student disability resources
What is a syllabus?
Primary mental health provider for Penn State students at the University Park campus and distributes university-wide mental health resources to all Penn State campuses.
Provides a full range of short-term clinical services, consultation, community education, training of mental health practitioners, and conducts research on college student mental health.
What is Counseling and Psychology Services?
Event where student organizations set up displays and have members on site talk to visitors one on one about what their organization does on campus.
One of the best ways to meet students and discover your interests!
What is the Involvement Fair?
University-wide job and internship recruitment fair with hundreds of registered employers and recruiters held in both the Fall and Spring semesters
What is the Career Fair?
Dropping a course after the regular drop period and before the late drop deadline
What is late drop?
Provides borrow and renewals services, course materials reservations, interlibrary loans, and room and space reservations.
Provides a wide variety of single and group fitness recreation programs, spaces and services that foster meaningful connections and support positive choices for lifelong holistic wellbeing.
What is Campus Recreation?
Mobile group messaging app used throughout Penn State for various social and academic purposes
What is GroupMe?
University with the largest alumni network
What is Pennsylvania State University?
(Hint: You are enrolled there!)
Allows you to pay over a period of several months, with payments divided into equal portions of the semester charges. The first payment is payable by the original due date of the tuition bill, and the remaining amount is payable over the subsequent months.
What are Installment Plans?
Penn State’s comprehensive source for undergraduate academic information and program requirements. Design your own, unique academic path by exploring over 600 programs and 11,000 courses offered at one of the world’s leading research institutions
What is the University Bulletin?
Can you take a mental health day from class
Yes!
I highly suggest being transparent with your professor and talk to them, go over your syllabus for participation/attendance deductions and to catch up on missed work
Largest student run philanthropic organization in the country
What is THON?
Provides services for meeting with a career counselor, scheduling a mock interview, searching and applying for internships and full-time opportunities with Nittany Lion Careers, having a professional headshot, and acquiring business professional clothes through their Professional Attire Closet
What is Career Services?
Office that is responsible for maintaining student accounts pertaining to tuition billing, acceptance fees, charges, payments, posting of financial aid, and refunds of excess funds, when available.
What is the Office of the Bursar?
Does late dropping effect your financial aid?
It can!
Double check with your academic advisor before dropping a course!
Serves as the official on-campus student food pantry at Penn State’s University Park campus.
We serve food, and our community…. developing student leaders, engaging our community, educating and empowering students! Thanks for stopping by!
(Hint: There are 3 within Boucke!)
What is Lion Pantry/Cub Pantry?
Student-run organization that supports and mentors undergraduate first-generation students.
Host personal and professional development workshops, social, and community building events to help first-gen students thrive at Penn State and beyond.
(Hint: SSC advises this organization!)
What is First Gen Advocates (FGA)?
A Center offers personal one-on-one meetings with certified staff and/or trained student ambassadors who provide financial education and resources.
Provides students with the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial wellbeing.
What is the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center?
Penn State website system for advising notes, progress reports, and academic reviews.
Helps identify students in need of support in real time, based on their academic performance and concerns raised by faculty and staff.
What is Starfish?