What if I need to arrive after the semester begins?

Late arrival for a semester requires approval from your academic unit before we can alter the dates on your I-20 or DS-2019. Please note Penn State Global is not involved in academic decisions.  Pre-Arrival Advising cannot guarantee approval for late arrivals or future funding.  Arriving late comes with a host of issues for a student: jetlag, orientation to a new culture, start-up processes like Housing, Banking, Immigration Check-In, Onboarding, AND ESPECIALLY make-up work for your academic courses.

Penn State residential courses cannot accommodate a hybrid start online until you can arrive in person.

Please contact international@psu.edu and we will provide you with access to the late arrival request form in iStart. 

Undergraduate students:

• Are not permitted to arrive past the drop/add period, which is the first Friday after classes begin.
• Must have 12 credits scheduled upon arrival (at least 9 credits must be in-person).
• If you are not permitted to arrive late, please cancel your classes before you acrue charges, and contact admissions@psu.edu +1-814-865-5471 to request a deferral of your admission to a future semester.

Graduate students:

• Should not arrive more than 2 weeks late.
• Must have 9 credits scheduled upon arrival (at least 6 must be in-person)
• If you cannot start your classes this semester, please work with your department to request a deferral of your admission.