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other undergraduate
schools—namely, Engineering and Applied Science,
Nursing or Wharton.
The main advantage of the dual
degree option is having the experience of two
undergraduate schools concurrently. One disadvantage is
the reduction in the number of free electives the
student can take, a consideration for those who wish to
expand, not limit, the breadth of their liberal arts
education. Some students decide not to do a dual degree
because of the extra time—summers or a ninth
semester—that the dual degree program often
demands.
Students can apply for a dual
degree at the end of the freshman year or the middle or
the end of the sophomore year. Careful planning is an
important part of doing a dual degree.
The Huntsman Program
The Huntsman Program in
International Studies and Business is a unique,
four-year undergraduate course of study that integrates
business education, advanced language training and a
liberal arts education. Huntsman students specialize in
the area of the world in which their target language is
spoken and graduate with a professional education and
an understanding of the political, economic and
cultural complexities in the world. Huntsman graduates
earn two degrees, a Bachelor of Arts in International
Studies from the School of Arts and Sciences and a
Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton
School.
Admission to the Huntsman Program
is highly competitive. In addition to the usual Penn
requirements, applicants are expected to demonstrate
proficiency in one of ten foreign languages and to have
advanced placement in calculus. Students apply to the
Huntsman Program when they apply to Penn; it is not
possible to transfer into the program after
matriculation.
Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in
Life Sciences and Management
The Vagelos Program in Life
Sciences and Management (LSM) is an innovative
undergraduate course of study administered jointly by
the School of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School.
Through an integrated curriculum that combines
bioscience and business studies,
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as well as paid summer internships in
laboratory and business settings, the program prepares
students for intellectually and managerially exciting
careers in the Life Sciences sector, including the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical industries.
LSM students have the option of pursuing one of two
single-degree tracks: a Bachelor of Arts in one of the life
sciences with a concentration in a business discipline, or
a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a concentration in
a life science discipline.
Admission to the LSM Program is
very selective. In addition to the standard Penn
requirements, applicants must demonstrate high
achievement in math and science, an active interest in
both scientific discovery and business decision-making,
as well as an appreciation of the ways in which life
science and management issues intersect. If they
wish, students who are not accepted into the LSM
program may be considered for another single-school
(either Wharton or College) program of their choosing.
Roy and Diana Vagelos Science
Challenge Award
Each year up to five Challenge
Awards covering tuition and general fees will be made
to College students in the chemistry or physics
submatriculation program. The award is intended to
challenge College science students to get the most from
Penn and themselves both in the classroom and in the
laboratory and is independent of financial need.
Submatriculation
The submatriculation program
allows students in the College to simultaneously obtain
both a baccalaureate degree and a master’s
degree. College students may submatriculate into many
School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) graduate programs,
the Graduate School of Education, the School of Design,
the School of Medicine (Ph.D. only), the School of
Veterinary Medicine, the Law School, the Fels Program
in Government Administration, and the School of Social
Policy and Practice. A few students matriculate into
the College as bio-dental submatriculants with a major
in biology in the College, going into the School of
Dental Medicine
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