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Tips for Transfer Students
If you begin the year at another college or university and then wish to transfer to Penn State Behrend, you should take the following steps to access student aid:Transferring for Spring 2009 or Summer 2009:
- Add Penn State University to your 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA school code for all Penn State locations is 003329. You can add us on-line at FAFSA on the Web.
- If you receive a Pennsylvania State Grant, you must notify the PHEAA Grant Division that you will be transferring schools. You can contact them at 1-800-692-7392. Non-PA residents should contact their home state grant agency.
- Notify the Registrar's Office and Financial Aid Office at your current institution that you will be transferring schools.
- Once you are offered admission to Penn State Behrend and we have your 2008-09 FAFSA information, a financial aid package will be prepared.
Transferring for Fall 2009:
- Complete the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 15, 2009. The FAFSA school code for all Penn State locations is 003329.
- For maximum financial aid consideration, you should be offered admission to Penn State Behrend by March 1, 2009. The financial aid packages for all NEW Penn State students are prepared in mid-March. Please apply for admission early enough so you have the best chances for financial aid.
- You will automatically be considered for most Penn State Behrend scholarship opportunities. We do have some scholarships that give priority to students who work or whose parents work at various companies. You can apply on-line for these scholarship; applications are due by February 1, 2009.