Policies Governing Transfer Within the University

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Students who wish to apply for an internal transfer to any of the four undergraduate schools should meet with an advisor in their home school as well as an advisor of the school they wish to enter. Students must indicate what course of study they plan to pursue in the new school. A transfer request must be filed through the student's home school advising office; the request is sent to the other school for consideration.

  • Students are not eligible for transfer until they have completed 8 c.u. (or two semesters, whichever comes later) at Penn.
  • Applications for internal transfer will not normally be considered after the end of the sophomore year.
  • Students applying for internal transfer must be in good academic standing in their home school and should have no NR's, GR's or I's on their record.
  • Internal transfers to any of Penn's undergraduate schools or divisions are not eligible to transfer again within the University.
  • External transfers admitted to any of Penn's undergraduate schools or divisions are not eligible to transfer again within the University.
  • Students in Penn's College of Liberal and Professional Studies are not eligible to apply for an internal transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences.

Transfer into the Wharton School

Students should be aware that the Wharton School requires a 3.4 minimum g.p.a. for transfers, though students should have closer to a 3.7 g.p.a. in order to be competitive. However, very few students will be accepted for transfer into the Wharton School. 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.

  • If applying at the end of freshman year, students must have completed ECON 001 and 002 and MATH 104.
  • If applying in the middle of sophomore year, students must have completed BEPP 250 or ECON 101 as well as STAT 101 and ACCT 101.
  • In order to apply at the end of the sophomore year, students must have taken STAT102 and ACCT 102 as well.