Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many credits do I need to graduate?
A: 120 credits
Q: How do you schedule an appointment for career counseling?
A: The career service center at Smeal is room 114 in the Smeal Business building. This is a very helpful place to go to get information about career counseling and contact information to Smeal advisors.http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/careers Also, you can look online at the academic advising center website: http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/academics-advising
Q: How do I schedule a conference with a professor if I am struggling?
A: All professors that work at Penn State are required to have a certain amount of office hours every week, and if you are not able to make the scheduled office hours, e-mail your professor and try and set up a different time to meet. Almost all professors are very flexible when it comes to giving extra help to students.
Q: What are majors offered by Smeal?
A: Please see http://www.smeal.psu.edu/uge/majors
A: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management, Supply Chain and Information Systems
Q: What happens if you are caught cheating?
A: Please refer to: Student Division of Judicial Affairs – Student Code of Conduct--http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/judicial/conduct/academicintegrity.shtml
A: Smeal Honor Code--http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/honor
Q: When is the next career fair?
A: The Penn State Fall Career Days website (http://www.fairs.sa.psu.edu/fall/) will always have the most up-to-date information on the upcoming career fairs, companies attending, and links to the upcoming career day websites.
Also, Smeal hosts major specific career fairs throughout the year, so make sure to check out Smeal’s websites for more information.
Q: How do you get involved in Smeal?
A: Smeal has numerous business related organizations open to students. To learn more, please visit http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/student-organizations
A: For a listing of all Penn State Clubs/Organizations, please visit http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/studentorgs/orgdirectory/
A: 120 credits
Q: How do you schedule an appointment for career counseling?
A: The career service center at Smeal is room 114 in the Smeal Business building. This is a very helpful place to go to get information about career counseling and contact information to Smeal advisors.http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/careers Also, you can look online at the academic advising center website: http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/academics-advising
Q: How do I schedule a conference with a professor if I am struggling?
A: All professors that work at Penn State are required to have a certain amount of office hours every week, and if you are not able to make the scheduled office hours, e-mail your professor and try and set up a different time to meet. Almost all professors are very flexible when it comes to giving extra help to students.
Q: What are majors offered by Smeal?
A: Please see http://www.smeal.psu.edu/uge/majors
A: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management, Supply Chain and Information Systems
Q: What happens if you are caught cheating?
A: Please refer to: Student Division of Judicial Affairs – Student Code of Conduct--http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/judicial/conduct/academicintegrity.shtml
A: Smeal Honor Code--http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/honor
Q: When is the next career fair?
A: The Penn State Fall Career Days website (http://www.fairs.sa.psu.edu/fall/) will always have the most up-to-date information on the upcoming career fairs, companies attending, and links to the upcoming career day websites.
Also, Smeal hosts major specific career fairs throughout the year, so make sure to check out Smeal’s websites for more information.
Q: How do you get involved in Smeal?
A: Smeal has numerous business related organizations open to students. To learn more, please visit http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/student-organizations
A: For a listing of all Penn State Clubs/Organizations, please visit http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/studentorgs/orgdirectory/