Information for First-Year Students (students who earned fewer than 18 credits after graduating from high school).
Information for Transfer Students (students who earned 18 or more college credits after graduating from high school).

First-year Students

What to Expect During Your Advising Meeting

During your one-on-one Zoom meeting with an academic adviser, you will:

• Discuss your interests and educational goals.
• Review the academic requirements for your intended major(s).
• Plan which courses you should take to get started on your path.

Your meeting with an academic adviser is the first step toward achieving your goals at Penn State. We’re here to help you succeed!

STEP 1: Schedule Your Appointment Now!

We have connected you to an academic adviser who will work with you for orientation. 

First-Year Scheduling

1. Click on your adviser's name
2. Click on their "Schedule Appointment" button
3. Select "NSO - Orientation advising" when answering the question, "What do you need help with?"
4. Choose the first available time that works for you

(Note: The link will open in a new tab. You’ll need log in with your Penn State account and authenticate to access the link if you haven't already in this browser.)

STEP 2: How You’ll Get Your Zoom Link

Once you schedule your appointment:

1. You’ll receive a confirmation email in your Penn State inbox.
2. The email will include:
   • The date and time of your meeting
   • The Zoom link for joining

Need Help?

If you have trouble scheduling an advising appointment within your target advising days, contact us at AbingtonAdvising@psu.edu.

STEP 3: Start Preparing

Your academic consultation will be more productive the better prepared you are going in. Before your scheduled meeting, make sure to revisit your NSO tasklist and complete all steps including:

• Course Planning Guide
• Pre-Registration Activity Guides (REQUIRED)
• Transfer Credit Survey 

(Note: You’ll need to log in with your Penn State account and authenticate to access the link.)

Transfer Students

You should have received a welcome email from either Deanna Bosley or Wendy Kephart shortly after you accepted your offer of admission. In that email, it outlined information specific to your admission to Penn State and steps to take related to your transfer credits and academic planning.

One important step is to meet with your academic adviser, which many of you have done. If you have not met with your academic adviser, please schedule an appointment to review your transfer credits and begin to plan your semester classes.

How to schedule your appointment

Please schedule this advising session as soon as possible - the earlier the better.

Schedule your appointment using the button below.

Transfer Student Scheduling

When you click a scheduling button, you will be prompted to log in through Penn State’s sign-in screen if you are not already logged in. If you have not done so already, you will need to Enroll in Multi-Factor Authentication.

You must check your Penn State email for the advising appointment confirmation. This confirmation email will contain the day, time (in EDT), and location (in person or Zoom URL) you will use to meet with your assigned academic adviser. If any changes are made to your scheduled appointment, new information will be sent to your Penn State email. Please check your Penn State email often, including immediately prior to your orientation advising appointment.

If you have trouble scheduling an advising appointment, please contact AbingtonAdvising@psu.edu.