Transferring to Wharton

At the Wharton School—the world’s first collegiate business school—the undergraduate program integrates the intellectual enrichment of a liberal arts education with a comprehensive business curriculum. As a Wharton student, you will take courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities while learning business fundamentals and pursuing a business concentration. 

The Wharton School typically only admits students with one year of credit to enter as second-year students.

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Curricular Requirements

As a student in the Wharton School, you will likely take four or five courses per semester. The Wharton four-year undergraduate program consists of 37 course units, and upon completion all students earn a Bachelor of Science in Economics.  

Please review the Course Requirements for students transferring to Wharton. 

Academic Preparation and Choosing a Concentration

When you apply to Wharton, you will be asked to indicate your concentration—which consists of four upper-level courses designed to offer an in-depth knowledge of a particular area of business. We recommend that you review the List of Concentrations to learn more about the options and required coursework for the concentration you are interested in before applying to the Wharton School.   

Applicants to the Wharton School should demonstrate academic strength in the following areas:     

Demonstrated quantitative strength, including in the study of Calculus:  

  • At least one Calculus course completed in the first year of university study, 
  • Pre-college math experience and test scores may be considered in application review,  
  • Students may need an additional Calculus course, depending on credit evaluation. 

Study of both macroeconomics and microeconomics, which could include:  

  • Coursework at the university level that covers both introductory macroeconomics and microeconomics,  
  • Scores of “5” on both the AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics exams, 
  • A score of “6” or “7” on the IB Higher Level Economics exam. 

We also recommend that you satisfy Wharton's foreign language requirement by the time you enroll at Penn. The requirement is equivalent to two semesters of college-level language courses and can be fulfilled by either completion of coursework or appropriate placement or test scores.