What is the eligibility for Penn State University?

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Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

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Pennsylvania State University, University Park admissions requirements for international students vary as per the undergraduate and graduate courses. Given below are the admission requirements:

Undergraduate Courses: The applicants applying to bachelor’s courses must have a secondary school record / high school or post-secondary institute record. Academic transcripts that have to be submitted at the time of offer of admission are CBSE / CISCE, and other examining boards for the year 10 and 12
Graduate Courses: To study graduate courses of Penn State, the applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from regionally accredited US inst

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