Penn State Office of the University Registrar
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The Office of the University Registrar will be closed for Winter Break, beginning at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 23, 2025. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. (EST) on Jan. 5, 2026.

Please note: 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 Jan. 5, 2026. Requests for reissued diplomas, minor certificates, and certificates must be received by Dec. 16 in order to be processed before the end of this year.

Evening Exams

The scheduling of evening examinations (policy 44-30) in any course offered before 5:30 p.m. is permitted only when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • Consent is granted by the dean of the college in which the course is taught.
  • No more than four evening examinations are scheduled during the semester.
  • The evening examinations are scheduled in advance by the Registrar's office and announced by the professor during the first week of classes.

In the case of a conflict between the evening examination and other scheduled University activities, or in the case of more than one evening examination per day, each student is permitted to make up the examination without penalty.