Transferring into the Wharton School
At the Wharton School, the first collegiate business school in the world, the undergraduate program integrates the intellectual enrichment of a liberal arts education with a solid general business curriculum.
Wharton students take courses in the arts, sciences and humanities, while learning business fundamentals and pursuing a business concentration.
Requirements:
All applicants must meet the requirements by the end of the term in which they are enrolled at the time of transfer application. In addition to the academic requirements, all applicants should have demonstrated leadership skills through involvement in their current college community. Students are encouraged to transfer after their freshman year because there are very few spaces available for entering juniors.
Applicants who wish to enter for their sophomore year must have completed:
- One semester of calculus (MATH 104), which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Calculus BC exam (no credit is awarded for the AB exam);
- A score of "7" on the IB Higher Level Mathematics with Further Math exam;
- A course deemed by the Math Department to be equivalent to MATH 104. Please see the Math Department website for specific information about the math requirement and transfer credit information.
- Math classes below the level of calculus will not transfer to Penn.
- One semester of introductory microeconomics (ECON 001), which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Microeconomics exam;
- A score of "6" or "7" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam;
- A course deemed by the Economics Department to be equivalent to ECON 001. Please see the Economics Department website for specific information about economics courses.
- One semester of introductory macroeconomics (ECON 002), which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Macroeconomics exam;
- A score of "6" or "7" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam;
- A course deemed by the Economics Department to be equivalent to ECON 002. Please see the Economics Department website for specific information about economics courses.
- OR in lieu of ECON 001 and ECON 002, one semester of a combined introductory micro and macroeconomics course (ECON 010), which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Economics Department to be equivalent to ECON 010. Please see the Economics Department website for specific information about economics courses.
In addition to the above, incoming juniors must have already completed:
- One semester of financial accounting (ACCT 101), which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Accounting Department to be equivalent to ACCT 101. Please see the Accounting Department website for specific information about accounting courses.
- One semester of managerial accounting (ACCT 102), which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Accounting Department to be equivalent to ACCT 102. Please see the Accounting Department website for specific information about accounting courses.
- Two semesters of statistics (with a calculus prerequisite) (STAT 101, STAT 102), which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Statistics Department to be equivalent to STAT 101 and STAT 102. Please see the Statistics Department website for specific information about statistics courses.
- A score of "5" on the AP Statistics exam will only fulfill the STAT 101 requirement.
- Statistics courses without a calculus prerequisite will not transfer to Penn.
- One semester of intermediate microeconomics (ECON 101 or BPUB 250), which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Economics Department to be equivalent to ECON 101. Please see the Economics Department website for specific information about economics courses.
- A course deemed by the Business & Public Policy Department to be equivalent to BPUB 250. Please see the Business & Public Policy Department website for specific information about business and public policy courses.
Please note that completion of these courses does not guarantee transfer of credit. Official approval of transfer credit takes place after matriculation and must be granted by the designated faculty member in the department from which you are seeking credit.
It is also recommended that all applicants gain proficiency in a foreign language by the time they enroll at Penn. Proficiency is usually equal to four semesters of college-level language courses and must be demonstrated by passing a proficiency exam at Penn before graduation.
Transfer students who wish to matriculate into the Wharton School must do so through initial admission to the University; externally admitted transfer students are not permitted to transfer again within the University. Transfer students enrolled in the other three undergraduate schools may still take Wharton courses but will not be able to transfer internally once they are at Penn. Students enrolled as degree candidates in the College of General Studies or applicants already holding undergraduate degrees will not be considered for transfer admission to Wharton.
Please visit the Wharton Undergraduate Division website for a full description of degree requirements, including the language competency requirement. Course information is also contained in the Undergraduate Academic Bulletin.
For more details, call, visit, or explore our website:
THE WHARTON SCHOOL - UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION
ATTN: EXTERNAL TRANSFER
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3730 WALNUT STREET
G95 JON M. HUNSTMAN HALL
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-6340
(215) 898-7608
www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/
undergradinfo@wharton.upenn.edu
