Policies Governing Dual Degree

• Students who have been accepted to dual degree programs must complete 14 College courses outside the major, including courses for the Foundational Approaches, Sector Requirements 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 further details.
• Dual Degree with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (See further details.) 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 (See further details.) 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 BEPP 250. In order to apply at the end of the sophomore year, students must have taken STAT102 and ACCT 102 as well. Students who transfer to the College with junior standing, whether they are internal or external transfers, may not apply for a dual degree with Wharton.

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.