Life After Penn State

Penn State Career Services- supports and facilitates career development for all students and alumni.

Alumni Career Services- located on the University Park campus, and services are available to all alumni regardless of location.

Department Internship Coordinator for College of HHD

Prehealth and Health Professions Advising- available to any Penn State student who wants to explore, prepare, and apply for training in a health profession career.

University Fellowship Office- dedicated to helping students and recent alumni develop their academic, intellectual, and personal interests beyond Penn State through the promotion of relevant fellowships.

Do your research. Browse resources related to grad school preparation and find the best program for you. Deciding to seek one or more graduate degrees is a big commitment of time and money and the decision should not be made lightly.

Career Resource Center- Graduate and Professional School information by Penn State Career Services.

Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service- PTCAS allows applicants to use a single application and one set of materials to apply to multiple DPT programs.

The Central Application Service for Physician Assistants- CASPA provides students the ability to apply to multiple participating PA programs with a single application and facilitating a streamlined admissions process for programs.

GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test

MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)

Graduate School Directory

American College of Sports Medicine

Association of American Medical Colleges

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

American Dental Education Association

There are many benefits to joining an association including networking, education, updates, conferences and potential jobs

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Academy of Optometry

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

American Academy of Physician Assistants

American Association of Oriental Medicine

American Chiropractic Association

American Dental Association

American Medical Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

American Physical Therapy Association

American Podiatric Medical Association

American Public Health Association

National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

National Rural Health Association

Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association

ACSM’s American College of Sports Medicine

Careers in Aging

Career Opportunities in Corporate Fitness and Health Promotion

Health/Fitness Employment Opportunities

University-based Sport Management Programs

American Council on Exercise

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Aerobics Fitness Association of America

Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research

SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators

PSAHPERD- The Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation & Dance Inc.

PE Central- what works in physical education

OPEN – Open Physical Education Network

Human Kinetics- major publisher in physical education

Pennsylvania Dept. of Education

Department of Education

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- resource for lesson and activity planning

National Institutes of Health