Transferring into Penn Engineering
The objective of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is to educate students to become professionals who consider the human as well as the scientific and economic aspects of societal problems. Students therefore combine fundamentals of engineering and technology with a variety of courses in the arts and sciences, and in other disciplines in a manner individually suited to their career goals.
Requirements:
The School of Engineering and Applied Science website provides the suggested schedule for each engineering area of concentration. Applicants should follow, as closely as possible, the schedule outlined for the major. All transfer applicants to Penn Engineering need to select a major when applying. Incoming sophomore transfer students are eligible to apply for a dual-degree program after completing one year (eight course units) at Penn. Students holding undergraduate degrees in science-related fields are not encouraged to pursue a second degree but should contact the Graduate Admissions Office.
Students transferring into the School of Engineering and Applied Science after one year of college should have completed at least:
- one course in chemistry,
- one course in physics (involving the use of calculus),
- one course in computer programming,
- two courses in calculus, and,
- if possible, two courses in the social sciences and humanities.
Students pursuing a major in Bioengineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering, Systems Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Market and Social Systems Engineering should also complete a second course in physics.
Depending on their desired discipline, students transferring into the School of Engineering and Applied Science after two years of college should have completed:
- a total of four courses in math (calculus through differential equations),
- two courses in physics (involving the use of calculus),
- one course in chemistry,
- one course in computer programming,
- three or four courses in the social sciences and humanities, and
- as many engineering and applied science courses as possible (e.g., mechanics, electrical circuits, materials, thermodynamics, etc.).
In addition, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Digital Media Design, and Market and Social Systems Engineering students must take a second computer programming course.
Please see the website for further details about specific curricula.
Major Restrictions
Prospective Market and Social Systems Engineering majors should note that only junior transfers studying computer science will be considered for this major.
For more details, please explore the School of Engineering and Applied Science website.
