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orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Fall 2024 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 20, 2024.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/fall-2024-university-park-commencement-date-be-shifted" target="_blank">Fall 2024 University Park commencement date to be shifted</a></h3> <p><strong>April 16, 2024</strong> -- Due to a potential conflict with a large-scale event on the University Park campus, Penn State is shifting the date of its fall 2024 commencement ceremonies to Sunday, Dec. 22.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Spring 2024 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>April 8, 2024</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Spring 2024 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 3, 2024.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/students/story/lionpath-updates-class-search-feature-students" target="_blank">LionPATH updates 'Class Search' feature for students</a></h3> <p><strong>January 31, 2024</strong> -- The LionPATH Development and Maintenance Organization (LDMO), in partnership with the Office of the University Registrar (OUR), has developed a new "Class Search" available in the LionPATH Student Home Base beginning Feb. 1.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/summer-course-registration-opens-feb-2-undergraduates" target="_blank">Summer course registration opens Feb. 2 for undergraduates</a></h3> <p><strong>January 26, 2024</strong> -- Registration for summer 2024 courses at all Penn State campuses will open on Friday, Feb. 2. Students can choose from thousands of summer courses at 20 Penn State campuses or online through World Campus.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/penn-state-launches-ai-powered-chatbot-assist-students-around-clock" target="_blank">Penn State launches AI-powered chatbot to assist students around the clock</a></h3> <p><strong>January 23, 2024</strong> -- LionChat's current knowledge base is well-equipped to answer questions related to admissions processes, next steps, dates and deadlines, as well as frequently asked questions received by the Office of Student Aid, Office of the Bursar and Office of the University Registrar about scholarships, transcripts, tuition costs, billing, degree planning, grades, final exams and more.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="transcript-ordering-winter-break-2023.cfm">Transcript ordering during Winter Break</a></h3> <p><strong>December 14, 2023</strong> -- The Office of the University Registrar will close for the Winter Break at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on December 21, 2023. Many transcript orders placed via Parchment will be fulfilled automatically, but paper transcript orders, and any orders requiring manual review by Registrar staff, will be processed in the order received when the University reopens on January 2, 2024.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Fall 2023 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>November 14, 2023</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Fall 2023 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2023.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/new-lionpath-option-indicates-courses-free-or-low-cost-required-texts" target="_blank">New LionPATH option indicates courses with free or low-cost required texts</a></h3> <p><strong>September 21, 2023</strong> -- A new search option added to LionPATH, Penn State's student information system, for Spring 2024 indicates that a course section's required texts costs are free or low-cost, or under $50.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/tuition-surcharge-begin-fall-2023-undergraduates-who-exceed-19" target="_blank">Tuition surcharge to begin in fall 2023 for undergraduates who exceed 19 credits</a></h3> <p><strong>July 27, 2023</strong> -- Beginning in fall 2023, undergraduate students will incur additional tuition charges when their class schedule exceeds 19 credits per semester.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/undergraduate-students-can-now-request-grade-forgiveness" target="_blank">Undergraduate students can now request grade forgiveness via LionPATH</a></h3> <p><strong>July 11, 2023</strong> -- As part of the continuing effort to modernize University processes, students can now submit a request for grade forgiveness directly in LionPATH.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Summer 2023 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>June 23, 2023</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Summer 2023 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on August 11, 2023.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="lionpath-update-academics-unavailable-spring-2023.cfm">LionPATH Update Academics to be unavailable at end of spring 2023 semester</a></h3> <p><strong>April 28, 2023</strong> -- The LionPATH Update Academics tool will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 5, 2023 through May 11, 2023. If you have extenuating circumstances during that time, please contact the appropriate academic department during their regular business hours.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Spring 2023 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>March 29, 2023</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Spring 2023 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 5, 2023.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/remote-synchronous-added-new-course-mode-fall-2023" target="_blank">Remote synchronous added as new course mode for fall 2023</a></h3> <p><strong>February 8, 2023</strong> -- Penn State has implemented a new remote synchronous course mode and updated three others, affecting courses starting in fall 2023. </p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/registration-summer-courses-all-campuses-opens-feb-2" target="_blank">Registration for summer courses at all campuses opens Feb. 2</a></h3> <p><strong>January 27, 2023</strong> -- Registration for summer 2023 courses at all Penn State campuses will open Thursday, Feb. 2. Students can choose from thousands of summer courses across 24 Penn State campuses.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/undergraduate-students-reminded-change-credit-limit-policy" target="_blank">Undergraduate students reminded of change in credit limit policy</a></h3> <p><strong>January 5, 2023</strong> -- Starting this semester, undergraduate students will be limited to enrolling in a maximum of 24 credits in each semester.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../exams/fall-2022-updated-exam-schedule/">Fall 2022 final exam schedule updated at University Park due to inclement weather</a></h3> <p><strong>December 14, 2022</strong> -- Due to inclement weather, the Penn State University Park campus is closed on Thursday, December 15. All final exams scheduled for Thursday at University Park have been rescheduled for Friday, December 16 or Saturday, December 17.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/officials-monitoring-incoming-winter-storm-considering-alternate-exam-schedule" target="_blank">Officials monitoring incoming winter storm, considering alternate exam schedule</a></h3> <p><strong>December 13, 2022</strong> -- Penn State officials are closely monitoring the winter storm that is expected to make landfall in Centre County early on Thursday morning and are making contingency plans for final exams should inclement weather interrupt regular operations at the University Park campus.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="lionpath-update-academics-unavailable-fall-2022.cfm">LionPATH Update Academics to be unavailable at end of fall 2022 semester</a></h3> <p><strong>December 12, 2022</strong> -- The LionPATH Update Academics tool will be unavailable from December 16, 2022 - January 4, 2023. If you have extenuating circumstances during that time, please contact the appropriate academic department during their regular business hours.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="transcript-ordering-winter-break-2022.cfm">Transcript ordering unavailable during Winter Break</a></h3> <p><strong>December 5, 2022</strong> -- The Office of the University Registrar will close for the Winter Break at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on December 22, 2022. Transcript ordering via Parchment will be unavailable <strong>starting at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on December 22, 2022</strong>. No new transcript orders will be accepted after this deadline.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Fall 2022 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>October 6, 2022</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Fall 2022 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 16, 2022.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="new-phone-support-hours.cfm">Office of the University Registrar modifies phone support hours</a></h3> <p><strong>August 31, 2022</strong> -- Effective September 1, 2022, the Office of the University Registrar at University Park will have new phone support hours to match its current customer service lobby, or walk-in, hours. Customer service phone support will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/matt-melvin-named-vice-president-enrollment-management" target="_blank">Matt Melvin named vice president for enrollment management</a></h3> <p><strong>August 8, 2022</strong> -- Reporting directly to the president, Melvin will lead the newly established Enrollment Management Office, which includes Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of Student Aid and the Office of the University Registrar.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="lionpath-update-academics-unavailable-summer-2022.cfm">LionPATH Update Academics to be unavailable at end of summer 2022 semester</a></h3> <p><strong>August 8, 2022</strong> -- The LionPATH Update Academics tool will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 12, 2022 through August 18, 2022. If you have extenuating circumstances during that time, please contact the appropriate academic department during their regular business hours.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Summer 2022 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>July 13, 2022</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Summer 2022 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on August 12, 2022.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/new-curriculum-management-system-launched-june-1" target="_blank">New curriculum management system launched June 1</a></h3> <p><strong>June 9, 2022</strong> -- Penn State launched its new curriculum management system this month that will ultimately fully replace the Curriculum Review & Consultation System (CRCS).</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="spring-2022-diplomas.cfm">Spring 2022 Diplomas</a></h3> <p><strong>June 1, 2022</strong> -- A miscommunication with the diploma vendor related to the cutoff date for President Barron's final commencement and the use of his signature resulted in a printing error.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="cash-payments-no-longer-accepted.cfm">Office of the University Registrar to no longer accept cash payments</a></h3> <p><strong>May 23, 2022</strong> -- Beginning May 23, 2022, cash payments will no longer be accepted by the Office of the University Registrar for official transcript orders; re-enrollment applications; or re-issued diplomas, certificates, or minor certificates.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/process-request-credit-prior-learning-will-soon-become-easier" target="_blank">Process to request credit for prior learning will soon become easier</a></h3> <p><strong>May 10, 2022</strong> -- Beginning later in 2022, applications for prior learning assessment will be handled through LionPATH, making it easier for students, staff and administrators to facilitate credit by exam and credit by portfolio.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="lionpath-update-academics-unavailable-spring-2022.cfm">LionPATH Update Academics to be unavailable at end of spring 2022 semester</a></h3> <p><strong>May 6, 2022</strong> -- The LionPATH Update Academics tool will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2022 through May 12, 2022. If you have extenuating circumstances during that time, please contact the appropriate academic department during their regular business hours.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/lionpath-changes-coming-soon-advisers-and-faculty" target="_blank">LionPATH changes coming soon for advisers and faculty</a></h3> <p><strong>April 12, 2022</strong> -- The LionPATH Development and Maintenance Organization (LDMO) announced today that it will soon retire the "Classic Advisor Center" view in LionPATH.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="../transcripts/end-semester-transcripts.cfm">Spring 2022 end-of-semester transcript order deadline</a></h3> <p><strong>April 5, 2022</strong> -- Transcript orders with a processing time of "Hold for Grades" and "Hold for Degree" for Spring 2022 must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 6, 2022.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="lionpath-unavailable-database-update-march-2022.cfm">LionPATH unavailable during database update on March 12</a></h3> <p><strong>March 4, 2022</strong> -- LionPATH will be unavailable on Saturday, March 12 for approximately six hours from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. during a scheduled database update.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/students-can-now-request-prerequisite-override-lionpath" target="_blank">Students can now request prerequisite override in LionPATH</a></h3> <p><strong>March 2, 2022</strong> -- With fall 2022 course registration fast approaching, students can now submit a prerequisite override request directly in LionPATH.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/schedule-announced-penn-state-class-2020-commencement-celebration-weekend" target="_blank">Schedule announced for Penn State Class of 2020 Commencement Celebration Weekend</a></h3> <p><strong>February 25, 2022</strong> -- A schedule and registration portal are now available for Penn State's Class of 2020 Commencement Celebration Weekend that will take place April 29 to May 1.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/information-technology/story/lionpath-go-systems-full-functionality-available-penn-state-go-app" target="_blank">LionPATH is a 'Go': System's full functionality available in Penn State Go app</a></h3> <p><strong>February 16, 2022</strong> -- Beginning Feb. 17, students will notice something new when using Penn State Go: the full functionality of the LionPATH Student Home Base will be available within the Penn State mobile app.</p> <hr class="my-5"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/office-undergraduate-education/story/registration-2022-summer-courses-open-feb-2" target="_blank">Registration for 2022 summer courses to open Feb. 2</a></h3> <p><strong>January 28, 2022</strong> -- Registration for summer 2022 courses at all Penn State campuses will open Wednesday, Feb. 2. 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