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 only admits transfer students applying enter as second-year students, with one year of credit.  

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 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.  

Please be sure to complete the following coursework before transferring to Penn to ensure you are academically prepared for your transition: 

One course in calculus (MATH 1400), which can be fulfilled by: 

  • A score of “5” on the AP Calculus BC exam (no credit is awarded for the AB exam), 
  • A course deemed to be equivalent to MATH 1400. 

One course in microeconomics, 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 to be equivalent to ECON 0100.  

One course in introductory macroeconomics, 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 to be equivalent to ECON 0200. 

Or, in lieu of separate introductory courses in micro and macroeconomics: 

  • One semester of a combined introductory micro and macroeconomics course (BEPP 1000), which can be fulfilled by a course deemed to be equivalent to BEPP 1000. 

We 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 scores.