Graduate Student Life

Graduate studies are all about balance. In addition to your coursework and research, perhaps you are teaching, raising a family, participating in leadership programs, presenting at conferences, or advising undergraduate students.

Whatever you are balancing, we can help by providing you with the information and resources you need to succeed—in your graduate studies and for years to come.

Here you will find some useful links to information about being a graduate student at Penn State.

Academic Advisers

Each new graduate student is assigned an adviser prior to arrival. Please refer to the Graduate Programs Guide for additional information on supervision and advising.

Graduate and Professional Student Association

The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) website includes a lot of helpful information new students. Here you will find information from babysitting services to paper editing services.

Professional Development

The College of Engineering and the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School offer many opportunities for professional development, including grant writing workshops, teaching certificates, research exhibitions, and more. Take advantage of these great resources to improve your work and gain valuable experience.

Health Services

University Health Services (UHS) is a nationally accredited health care service specializing in outpatient student health, helping Penn State students get healthy and stay healthy. Penn State requires medical insurance for all international students and their dependents and provides medical insurance for all graduate assistants.

About

The Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, established in 1961 and the only aerospace engineering department in Pennsylvania, is consistently recognized as one of the top aerospace engineering departments in the nation, and is also an international leader in aerospace education, research, and engagement. Our undergraduate program is ranked 15^th and our graduate programs are ranked 15^th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while one in 25 holders of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering in the U.S. earned it from Penn State. Our students are consistently among the most highly recruited by industry, government, and graduate schools nationwide.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry. Through an innovative curriculum and world-class instruction that reflects current industry practice and embraces future trends, Penn State Aerospace Engineering graduates emerge as broadly educated, technically sound aerospace engineers who will become future leaders in a critical industry