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Transfer into the College from Another Penn Undergraduate School

Students whose curricular interests change after they have matriculated into one of the other full-time undergraduate programs at the University of Pennsylvania (Engineering, Nursing or Wharton) may apply to transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences. The Committee will look for indications of future success in the College by reviewing students’ academic records from Penn and their high school. Since this is a competitive process, applicants who wish to pursue a liberal arts program are encouraged to consider opportunities at other institutions as well.

The College will consider applications of students who have demonstrated an interest in the liberal arts and completed at least 8 c.u. at Penn. Competitive candidates will typically have a minimum Penn g.p.a. of 3.0 and high school grades and testing consistent with College of Arts and Sciences freshmen. Students who did not enter Penn as freshmen are ineligible.

Normally applications will not be considered after a student’s fourth semester at Penn. All applicants are expected to be in good academic standing with regard to academic integrity. Students may apply through May 15 for entry the following fall, and January 1 for the spring.