Penn InTouch Overview

Penn InTouch is the University's secure online gateway for students to their academic, financial, profile and emergency contact information.  We trust you will find the Penn InTouch system to be friendly, intuitive and informational, and that you use it frequently to stay in touch and keep your profile information up-to-date. 

Front page
The Front Page serves as your communication center for personal alerts and announcements, and provides a dashboard navigation system for easy access to key student registration and financial services, as well as convenience links to other frequently used student functions.

Registration & planning
Registration and planning includes tools to search for courses, plan your course schedule, register for courses and track progress towards your degree requirements.  Some of these features are not available to all graduate/professional programs. A graphic display of your schedule is provided, with the ability to drill down for more details about each course and link to Blackboard course sites, if available.  You can also export your schedule in the iCalendar format for easy import into your personal calendar. 

Academic records
View your grades by term, see your full transcript and GPA, and order transcripts online using a credit card or charge to your student account.

Student billing account
View monthly statements and new activity, and pay your bill online using Penn.Pay.  Enroll in the Penn Monthly Budget Plan, and sign up for Direct Deposit of your student refunds to your bank account.

Financial aid
View information on how to apply for financial aid, the status of your application and any aid you may have been awarded. 

Student loans
View information about federal and private loan programs, how to apply for them, the status of your loan application(s), and any activity related to your loan disbursements.  Also view your cumulative borrowing history while at Penn.

Student employment
Search for jobs, print a job appointment form, track your earnings and sign up for Direct Deposit of your pay into your bank account.

Profile, privacy & emergency
Update your addresses and your emergency contact information for use in the UPennAlert emergency notification system.  You can also change your privacy preferences in order to authorize Penn to release academic and/or financial data to a parent, guardian, sponsor or other third party.

Summary of New Features  

Front Page

  • Menus are expandable, with items grouped logically by function
  • Improved display of personal alerts, announcements & calendar items
  • Convenience links facilitate access to other services and resources
  • Email links for your assigned advisors, where applicable
  • Modern interface, with graphics, mouse-over's and window-shades

New Menu Items

  • "View grades" for quick and simple lookup of grades
  • "Work-study eligibility and earnings" to view earnings and remaining award to be earned.
  • Handy links to related informational web sites

Student Schedule

  • Graphic display of schedule, with links to additional course details
  • Schedule can be exported in iCalendar format, for easy import into your personal calendar
  • Detail boxes contain links to Blackboard class web sites (where applicable)

Registration Enhancements

  • Use your course cart or mock schedules to simplify entry of course requests
  • Graphic display of tentative schedule, as you enter course requests
  • Persistent messages for missing permits and/or co-requisites
  • Simplified tools to modify course requests and re-order priorities for Advance Registration
  • Streamlined process to claim permits
  • Enhanced open sections search functionality using multiple criteria, similar to the Course Search
General Information

How to Access
You can access Penn InTouch directly at http://www.upenn.edu/pennintouch or from the Penn Portal at www.upenn.edu/pennportal

PennKey Authentication
To use the system you will need to use need your PennKey and password. If you do not have one, please visit http://www.upenn.edu/computing/pennkey/register for information on how to register for your PennKey.

HELP
Most of the screens within Penn InTouch should be simple and intuitive; however, specific HELP is provided within the application for the Front Page, Registration and Academic Planning Worksheets.  To preview some of these features visit http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/intouch/help/pit-help.htm

Questions or Problems
Please feel free to direct any questions or problems to pennintouch@sfs.upenn.edu.