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Policies Governing Dual Degree
Students who have been accepted to dual degree programs must complete 14 College electives, including courses for the Foundational Approaches, Sector Requirement and Free Electives.
The total number of credit units for both degrees is between 37 and 48. Students must complete worksheets with their advisors in both schools showing how they will meet graduation requirements.
Dual degree with the Nursing School:
A g.p.a. of 3.00 is necessary for consideration. Consult the Nursing School for further advising.
Dual degree with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences:
The Engineering School looks for a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.00. The School also likes to see MATH 104, MATH 114, PHYS 150, PHYS 151, and CHEM 101 and CHEM 053. By the end of the second year, the student should have at least one sophomore-level engineering course. The total number of credit units a student must have for the two degrees may be as high as 46.
Dual degree with the Wharton School:
Students must have a minimum 3.40 cumulative g.p.a. at the time of application.
This g.p.a. does not guarantee admission to the
program.
In order to apply at the end of the first year, a student needs to have taken or have credit for MATH 104, and a waiver or credit for ECON 001 and ECON 002.
In order to apply in the middle of the sophomore year, students must have taken STAT 101 and ACCT 101, and BPUB 250 or ECON 101.
In order to apply at the end of the sophomore year, students must have taken STAT102 and ACCT 102 as well.
Application
In order to apply at the end of the first year at Penn, students must have completed at least 8 credit units at Penn. Students may not apply to the dual degree program with unresolved I's, NR's or GR's on their transcripts.
Applications for a dual degree can be submitted at the end of the freshman year, after the first semester of the sophomore year or at the end of the sophomore year. Students are usually not eligible to apply for the dual degree after the sophomore year.
Both degrees must be awarded at the same time even if the requirements for one are completed in an earlier semester.