Bulletin Change Request Form

Each year, the Penn State Undergraduate Bulletin and Graduate Bulletin allow update requests in the Spring Semester (typically March) in order to publish a new edition prior to the start of the Summer Semester.

  • Please review the listing for your program prior to submitting change requests.
  • Use one form submission per academic program.

Questions? Contact Chris Weaver at [email protected]

Requester's Information

Note: A copy of this submission will be sent to the requester's email address.
Use full address, e.g. [email protected].
Academic Program Level
Undergraduate Programs
Program Type
Information that Requires an Update
Please select all of the areas that require a change from what is currently listed in the Bulletin. Each selection will trigger the appropriate questions.
Suggested Academic Plan
Suggested Academic Plan (SAP) changes are handled by Advising.

Complete the appropriate SAP Update Forms - Undergraduate Bulletin and email to Daniel Mercado directly, at [email protected]

Advising Contact
Please enter the name and contact information for the individual who students should contact with advising-related questions about this program.
E.g., W101 Olmsted Bldg.
Program Contact
Please enter the department's/unit's (program contact's) main contact details. This is typically the staff person for the program (Academic Program Coordinator).
Overview Information
Please finish the statement below by providing a broad definition of [Program name]. This content is in addition to the official Senate-approved program description that appears in the new Bulletin. Please only provide an overview of what the discipline of [Program name] is for students who may be new to the discipline. Be certain that these definitions do not contradict Senate descriptions.
Please finish the statement below by providing a brief explanation of why students may be interested in this program (i.e., What characteristics of this program might make this a good match for the student? Are there any activities or interests you can list?)
Careers and Opportunities for Graduate Studies
  • Please provide a sample of career opportunities and/or opportunities for graduate study that this program offers students. Please do not include specific job titles; rather, detail possible career avenues and directions.
  • NOTE: This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all available career and graduate study opportunities. To provide more information to students about careers and graduate study, please enter the URL to the Careers/opportunities for Graduate Studies information page of your program website.
Format: https://harrisburg.psu.edu/ ...
Format: https://harrisburg.psu.edu/ ...
Professional Resources
For Certificates or Majors ONLY
  • If this program has any affiliated professional organizations or associations, please list their names and, if applicable, link to more information, here.
  • Enter up to 10 entries
Format: 1. Professional Resource Name; URL 2. Professional Resource Name; URL 3. Professional Resource Name; URL ...
Accreditation or Licensure

For Majors ONLY

If this program is accredited, please provide the name of the accreditor and their required verbiage to indicate its accredited status. Please provide the name of the accrediting body and the prescribed text from the organization.

Accreditation
If this program is accredited, please provide the name of the accreditor and their required verbiage to indicate its accredited status. Please provide the name of the accrediting body and the prescribed text from the organization.
Format: https://mywebsite.psu.edu)
Professional Licensure
Federal regulations now require that the University post certain disclosure language on web pages that provide information about programs that lead to professional licensure. The list of Penn State programs that lead to professional licensure is maintained by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR). In the Bulletin, those programs have a Professional Licensure/Certification tab included on their program page with the required disclosure language. While this language is set by the University, you may wish to provide additional information specific to your program for inclusion on this tab.
If this program leads to professional licensure and you would like to add additional information to be included below the disclosure statement, please provide that additional text.
Program Filter Selections
If there are changes to the interest filter selections that already exist in the Bulletin, please include all interests that a program should be tagged with in the program filter. The interest selections will be copied directly into the Bulletin exactly as they appear on this form, overwriting what currently appears in the Bulletin in its entirety.
Learning Outcomes
Enter program learning objectives/outcomes. Bulleted lists or outline formats preferred. Entries will override what is currently listed in the Bulletin.
If formatting is difficult to maintain in the field above, you may upload a document file instead.
Upload requirements
Graduate Programs
Program Type

NOTE: The Contact tab information pulls directly from the Graduate Program Management System; changes to this information should be made in GPMS but may not be immediately published.

Information that Requires an Update
Please select all of the areas that require a change from what is currently listed in the Bulletin. Each selection will trigger the appropriate questions.
List any currently not in the Bulletin for your program.
Delivery Mode(s)
Select all tags that should appear in the Bulletin for your program
Curricular Change Request Process

Any information not listed above is considered curricular information and cannot be changed as part of this editorial process.

If you have change requests that fall into this category, please check this box and then detail them in the space provided. These notes will be forwarded to Academic Affairs and you will be notified as to how these changes can be made.

If you have comments or questions about the Bulletin editorial process that were not addressed above, please include them here.