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News and Updates for 2009

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H1N1 Influenza	Please see the SAS webpage, H1N1 Influenza Information. Fall 09
No Pre-College Math Credit	The Mathematics department will not give credit for college Math courses taken by freshmen before they matriculated at Penn. Rather, these students should take the department's internal placement exam. Information on this exam can be found here. Please note that this does not apply to AP or IB test credit. Fall 09
Advising students on further study in French	Some students will come to Penn having already placed out of the Language Requirement in French with an SATII or AP score. In many cases, the appropriate next course will be FREN202 (Advanced French), followed by FREN212 (Advanced Grammar and Composition). However, a student who has a 5 on the French AP language or literature exam or who has a 750 or greater on either of the SAT II subject tests in French could take FREN221 or 222 (Perspectives in French Literature). For further information about which course to take, please contact the Undergraduate Chair. Fall 09
New Advisor InTouch	The new Advisor InTouch is now live. Click here for help documents for advisors.
For advisors auditing seniors	Please refer to the Distribution Requirement Reference List for registration control codes when auditing senior worksheets.
Introductory Biology courses	A note from the Biology department: BIOL 101 is the companion course to BIOL 102 and may be taken before or after BIOL 102. (I.e. the two courses do not necessarily have to be taken in sequence. Both are still required for the Biology and Biological Basis of Behavior majors.) Fall 08
New requirements for the Economics major	Beginning with the Class of 2012, Economics majors will be required to take a course in Econometrics, which will be numbered ECON104. As a result, the required courses for all Economics majors will be: ECON001, ECON002, ECON101, ECON102, ECON103, ECON104, MATH104, and MATH114 or 115. Fall 08
New ANTH concentrations	The Anthropology major will offer a new concentration in Medical Anthropology and Global Health.
New EALC concentrations	The East Asian Languages and Civilizations major will add a dual concentration option in Chinese and Japanese (18 c.u.). See the websites for details. Fall 08
New major in Slavic Lang. & Lit.	The Slavic Languages and Literatures department will be offering a new Russian Culture and History major. Visit the department website for details. Fall 08
Changes to the PPE major	There have been some changes to the Philosophy, Politics and Economics major that are in effect for all students declaring the major as of fall 2008. Please go to the program's website to read the details. Fall 08.
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement	Advisors for the Class of 2012 should note that students may not use the same course to fulfill both the Cross Cultural Analysis and the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement. Each requirement must be satisfied by a separate course. Spring 08.