The Penn State Parents Program welcomes you to the Penn State family. We look forward to supporting you as you support your student. We are here to partner with you to ensure your student's success by:
Patient Portal Our patient portals are a convenient way to securely view your personal health information and interact with Penn State Health. They play a key role in your heath care - providing a 24/7 connection to the information you need to make better decisions.
There are a variety of resources and services available for parents of Penn State students, including those that pertain to their student's official academic record if consent is granted by the student. An official transcript is the University's certified statement of a student's academic record.
This federal law prohibits disclosure of student records information without prior consent of the student. Through LionPATH, students may grant delegated access to parents, guardians, or other individuals to view specific student data in LionPATH.
An official transcript is the University's certified statement of a student's academic record. Learn how to order an official paper or electronic transcript on behalf of your student from Penn State.
Enrollment verifications provide confirmation of enrollment status, dates of attendance, and degree (s) conferred. Verification is used to confirm this information to insurers, lenders, employers, and other organizations.
Find answers to your questions about graduation, grades and transcripts, registration, enrollment verifications, and more in the Frequently Asked Questions for Parents section.
Penn State's policy on Confidentiality of Student Records is designed to comply with the 1974 federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This federal law prohibits disclosure of student records information without prior consent of the student.
A patient will use this portal, if you have been hospitalized at Hampden Medical Center, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center or St. Joseph Medical Center. Most patients who attend a Penn State Health Medical Group in Dauphin and Cumberland counties will use this portal. Please call your outpatient clinic to verify.
Patients of Holy Spirit Medical Center, or any of their outpatient clinics, will use MyChart as their patient portal. View participating clinics.
Patients who live in Berks County, and who have attended a Penn State Health outpatient clinic in this area, will use this portal. View participating clinics.
Patients of Andrews Patel will use Care Space as their patient portal.
Patients of All About Children will use Your Health File as their patient portal.
Patients of Berks Cardiology will use Follow My Health as their patient portal.
Patients of Penn State Health Medical Group – Pulmonary (PCCMA) will use healow as their patient portal.
The Class Search feature is used to search for classes scheduled within a specific term.
Delegated Access provides parents, guardians, or other individuals access to view specific student data in LionPATH.
Authorized Payer Access provides parents, guardians, or other individuals access to view and make payments on a student’s account, enroll in the Installment Payment Plan, and access IRS Form 1098-T.
LEAP is available to first-year students in the summer session and is a great introduction to Penn State. Note: Students with a fall offer of admission to University Park may participate in LEAP but need to accept their offer and then contact our office to change their acceptance from fall to summer.
Penn State offers unique summer programs for first-year students. Whether you were accepted for summer session and take classes at University Park or wish to participate in a shorter orientation program for fall credit, Penn State provides you the following options:
Authorized Payer Access: You can grant access to Authorized Payers (Parents/third parties) in LionPATH to enable them to view and pay the Student Account Statement, enroll in the Installment Payment Plan, and access IRS Form 1098-T. This section covers the following:
Paper statements will NOT be mailed. The Student Account Statement includes the amount due for courses enrolled, fees, as well as anticipated aid (grants, accepted loans, or other financial assistance) that is available at the time the statement is prepared. To pay your statement: