April 30, 2009
Welcome to "Student Central," your official source of all Penn State Student ticket information from today forward. "Student Central" has been designed to allow you to readily access the important ticket information you need - whenever you want; wherever you want.
We recommend that you visit this site frequently for the most updated information and instructions related to the purchase criteria, deadlines, account management and other need-to-know ticketing updates throughout the year.
Below is the initial information regarding the 2009 Football Student Season Ticket Sale. Please take the time to review these important instructions, as well as making a special note of these upcoming dates when additional information and instruction will be posted to "Student Central":
May 20, 2009: Further Student Ticket Sale Info and Instruction
June 8, 2009: Football Season Ticket Sale FAQ
June 21, 2009: Last Day before Student Ticket Sale Week - Review all instructions!!!
Aug 4, 2009: Beaver Stadium Student entry guidelines and individual game information
Thank you and please review all below information carefully.
April 30, 2009
2009 FOOTBALL STUDENT SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
First of all, we wish you well in the successful completion of classes and final exams over the next week.
On behalf of Penn State Athletics, we want to make you aware of the upcoming procedure and important dates related to the 2009 Student Season Ticket sale that will take place in mid-June.
Please note that Penn State Football student season tickets will once again be issued via an online first-come, first-served sale. Each eligible student may attempt to purchase one season ticket.
As in prior years, Intercollegiate Athletics has encouraged and read your suggestions as well as met with various student leadership representatives to review the long-standing season ticket allocation process. From the beginning, our very clear collective mission has been to assure that the season ticket allocation process is fair for all eligible participants.
The results of those discussions reaffirmed the 2008 season ticket allocation process will be utilized for the 2009 season.
Please note that all pre-registration and sale times are Eastern Time.
Highlights of the 2009 Student Season Ticket Allocation Process:
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
1. All returning, full-time undergraduate and graduate students, and first year graduate students who wish to purchase a 2009 season ticket must pre-register for the sale during the designated pre-registration period, May 27 at 8:00 AM thru May 31 at 5:00 PM. Graduate programs must have confirmed by 5:00 PM May 15th that a first year graduate student has been offered admission for that student to be eligible to purchase season football tickets. Returning students and first year graduate students who do not pre-register will not be eligible to participate in the sale. Incoming Freshmen and newly accepted transfer students from another university will not pre-register, but are eligible to participate in the sale (See #3). All incoming Freshmen and newly accepted transfer students from another university must meet all Penn State entrance and eligibility standards by 5:00 PM May 15th to be eligible to purchase student season football tickets.
For all student ticketing needs, "Student Central" will be the "Official" home for your information.
INDIVIDUAL CLASS SALES
2. The 2009 sale will be administered by class and will result in five (5) separate sale dates for the five (5) separate class designations - Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen and Graduate students. Student class designation is determined by official university records (credits earned and reported) as of May 15th, 2009 at 5:00 PM. There can be no exceptions to class designation due to strict sale preparation deadlines. Students successful in purchasing tickets will have the opportunity to request a change in their class designation between August 3rd at 8:00 AM and August 26th at 5:00 PM by contacting the customer relations center at 814 863-1000. This request is only for students who earn additional credits after May 15th and those credits are reflected on the official university records. All requests will be reviewed by Athletic Ticketing Services through August 31st at 5:00 PM. All requesting students will be notified via e mail of their disposition. The number of tickets allocated to each class sale will be based on historical purchase data and/or projected enrollments of each class at University Park.
FRESHMAN and TRANSFER STUDENT PARTICIPATION
3. Incoming Freshmen and newly accepted Transfer Students are eligible to participate in the online sale without pre-registration because issuance of University email addresses for this group will not yet be complete at the time of the sale. These students must meet all Penn State entrance and eligibility standards by 5:00 PM May 15th to be eligible to purchase student season football tickets.
TICKET RESALE POLICY
4. The season ticket process is intended solely for Penn State students who plan to attend the scheduled games and support the Nittany Lions. There will be no student coupons mailed for the 2009 Nittany Lion Football Season. All tickets will be associated with the Penn State id+ Card which must be swiped upon entry to the stadium. Information on how to sell individual game student tickets will be posted on "Student Central" on August 4, 2009.
ADDITIONAL KEY POINTS AND TIMELINE:
INSTRUCTIONS
May 20: All full-time, registered (minimum 12 credits) students for Fall 2009 semester, including incoming Freshman class, returning full time graduate students, first year graduate students and newly accepted transfer students from another university, can visit "Student Central" on www.gopsusports.com/studentcentral for the complete instructions for the 2009 Student Football Season Ticket sale. In addition, incoming freshmen and newly accepted transfer students from another university will receive the instructions by US mail. US mail addresses used will be those on file with the University.
PRE-REGISTRATION PERIOD
May 27 - 8:00 AM thru May 31 - 5:00 PM: Mandatory online pre-registration period for all returning students and first year graduate students interested in purchasing 2009 student tickets. (This does not include incoming freshmen and newly accepted transfer students.) Note that registration can occur at any time during this 5-day registration period. All eligible, full-time students who register during the specified time period will be eligible to participate in the sale.
SALE WEEK
Week of June 22: Student ticket sale. Seniors - 6/22, Juniors - 6/23, Sophomores - 6/24, Freshmen 6/25 and Grad students - 6/26. Each sale will begin at a time to be announced in the May 20 set of instructions at "Student Central".
NO MORE TICKET COUPONS
All students who successfully purchase a student season ticket will enter Beaver Stadium by swiping his or her Penn State id+ Card. All student game tickets are associated with his/her student ID card. Coupons previously issued and exchanged for football game tickets will no longer be used.
BE PREPARED
Must Have Valid PSU Student ID: All student participants will need to use their Penn State Student ID # in order to access both the online pre-registration (May 27 - 8:00 AM thru May 31 - 5:00 PM) and sale (June 22 - June 26). Student ID # is assigned by the University.
PAYMENT
Valid Credit Card: The Student Season Football Ticket process requires a valid credit card - American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover only - at the time of the sale. Tickets will be charged to the account immediately upon successful purchase of the student season ticket. Credit cards that are not valid or can not absorb the charge at the time of purchase may cause the student to be disqualified.
Please expect, as outlined above, to visit "Student Central" on May 20 for further detail and instruction for the June sale.
Enjoy your summer!
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