Next Steps

You’re Accepted! Congratulations.

Sign-up for Pick PennWest, your Admitted Student Day.

Please follow the next steps below to help guide you to becoming a PennWest Student if you are an On-Campus, Transfer or Global Online Undergraduate student.

If you are an international student or have been accepted to PennWest Clarion at Venango, please use the following next steps:

International Students (California Campus)

International Students (Clarion and Edinboro Campuses)

PennWest Clarion Students at Venango
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1. Complete Your FAFSA

Studentaid.gov

Pennsylvania Western University’s federal school code is 003316 and can be used for each campus; California, Clarion, and Edinboro.

2. Set up your password and access your pennwest.edu email account

View Instructions

New Student Email Set Up

First Time Sign-in Steps

Set up Multifactor Authentication

3. Submit your $100.00 Advanced Tuition Deposit

Pay Here

The tuition deposit not only saves your place at PennWest, it lets our Success Coaches build your first semester schedule and sign up for New Student Orientation. Your schedule is carefully crafted to ensure you will be on track for timely graduation. You will be emailed your schedule by your Success Coach once it is built.

*Veteran, Active Duty Military, and their dependents are not required to pay this deposit. Please contact your campus admissions office to confirm your attendance.

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4. Log in to my.PennWest

myPennWest

myPennWest is your very own portal to your financial aid, billing, class schedule, housing and more.

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5. Complete your housing and meal plan contract

myPennWest

The housing contract is now available for spring 2023 and fall 2023 to new students who have submitted their $100 advanced tuition deposit.

The meal plan contract typically opens in the summer before your fall semester and is available to both on-campus and commuter students. You will find the meal plan contract in your my.PennWest portal.

6. Placement Exams and Class Schedule

Check your PennWest email with information regarding the math and English placement tests. This communication will direct you to a placement test tile in the my.PennWest portal. You must complete any required placement test prior to your first semester schedule being created for you. It is important that you complete this step as soon as possible.

Your First Course Schedule: All students have their schedules built for them for their first semester. These schedules are built by the Success Coach aligned with your major and follows the degree planning determined by your department. Schedules cannot be built until students have completed all necessary steps, including submission (and review of) transcripts/test scores/etc. Please pay close attention to your @pennwest.edu email account for important information from your Success Coach regarding scheduling.

7. On-Campus Students: Sign Up for New Student Orientation (Nso)

NSO California

NSO Clarion

NSO Edinboro

Your $100 Advanced Tuition Deposit is required to sign-up for NSO.

ALL NEW FIRST YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND NSO.

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8. Global Online Students: New Student Online Orientation

Once you submit your $100 advanced tuition deposit and register for courses, you will be enrolled in the Online Orientation.

For more information, please visit: Global Online Student Support Services

9. Other important items to consider

Final transcripts (both college and/or high school transcripts must be submitted to admissions@pennwest.edu
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AP, IB, and college transcripts for courses taken while in high school can be submitted to admissions@pennwest.edu
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Discuss billing and payment plan arrangements with student accounts@pennwest.edu
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Questions regarding your financial aid offer can be addressed to your campus financial aid office.
California Financial Aid: finaid-cal@pennwest.edu
Clarion Financial Aid: finaid-clr@pennwest.edu
Edinboro Financial Aid: finaid-edi@pennwest.edu
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A Medical History Form must be completed prior to move-in (student living on campus only). Visit your my.PennWest portal to complete the form.
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Welcome Weekend – We can’t wait to welcome you to campus in late August. New Student Move-in serves as the kick off to Welcome Week, which will assist you with adjusting to life on campus through a variety of activities and events. By participating, you’ll have an opportunity to meet other students and learn about expectations for your life on campus, both inside and outside the classroom