PA TRAC: Information for Pennsylvania Transfer Students

Transfer course information for students currently enrolled at a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education university or a Pennsylvania community college .

Transferring Courses to Penn State 

Penn State participates in the 30-Credit Transfer Framework. These are general education courses that transfer directly to Penn State from other PA TRAC colleges. Below is a list of key courses that are commonly transferred from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges in Pennsylvania.  

The Penn State courses for which we provide the evaluations are: 

• ENGL 015: Rhetoric and Composition 

• CAS 100: Effective Speech 

• ECON 102: Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 

• ECON 104: Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 

• SOC 001: Introductory Sociology 

• PL SC 001: Introduction to American National Government 

• PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology 

• HIST 020: American Civilization to 1877 

• HIST 021: American Civilization Since 1877 

• PHIL 001: Basic Problems of Philosophy 

• ART H 100: Introduction to Art 

• MUSIC 005: An Introduction to Western Music

Courses at Other Universities and Colleges 

Review the courses at your current Pennsylvania institution that are eligible to transfer for credit as the Penn State courses outlined above. In addition, be sure to review the guidelines for transferring credit to ensure that they are transferable.  

You can use the “Search by Penn State Course” search tool to enter in the PSU courses above and then enter your Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education university or a Pennsylvania community college under “institution” to review how your courses will transfer to Penn State.