Application

• Like all students in the College, Dual Degree students must complete a minimum number of credits in the Arts and Sciences.
• Dual Degree with the College: Applicants should have a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.3 or better and should have completed relevant course work.
• Dual Degree with the Nursing School: A g.p.a. of 3.0 is necessary for consideration. Consult the Nursing School further details.
• Dual Degree with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: The Engineering School looks for a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0. The School also likes to see MATH 1400, MATH 1410, PHYS 0150, PHYS 0151, CHEM 1012 and CHEM 1101. By the end of the second year, the student should have at least one sophomore-level engineering course. The total number of course units a student must have for the two degrees may be as high as 46.
• Dual Degree with the Wharton School: Students should consult the Wharton School website for eligibility and academic requirements for consideration for the dual degree with Wharton.
• Applications for a dual degree with Nursing or Engineering can be submitted at the end of the first year or at the middle or end of the sophomore year. Applications for a dual degree with Wharton can be submitted at the end of the first year or the middle of the sophomore year at the latest. Students are usually not eligible to apply for the dual degree after the sophomore year.
• To apply for a dual degree at the end of the first year at Penn, students must have completed at least 8 c.u. at Penn. Note that individual schools will have their own policies. See their website for details.

Both degrees must be awarded at the same time even if the requirements for one are completed in an earlier semester.

Transfer Juniors: Study Abroad and Dual Degree 

Students who transfer to Penn with junior standing are not eligible to apply for a dual degree program or for semester study abroad programs.