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Foreign Language Competency
Wharton students must demonstrate
competency in a language other than English. Students
who plan to continue with their high school language
are urged to do so beginning in the fall semester of
the first year.
Courses taken toward language
competency may be applied to the Language, Arts, and
Culture portion of the General Education Distribution
or to the Unrestricted or Non-business Electives
sections. They do not satisfy the Global
Environment requirement.
Some study abroad programs
require knowledge of a language beyond the minimum
competency requirements. Students should consult
with an advisor about language requirements for
programs in which they may be interested.
ACADEMIC
ADVISING
The primary purpose of
Wharton’s academic advising program is to assist
students in developing meaningful educational plans
that satisfy their academic goals. To this end, we
provide undergraduates three types of advisors:
professional academic advisors, departmental faculty
advisors, and Team Advisors (TAs) via Management 100.
Professional Academic Advising
The Undergraduate
Division’s Directors and Associate Directors
provide professional academic advising and often serve
as mentor, advocate, and guide to Wharton’s
undergraduate students. In addition to advising, they
perform numerous other duties that support the
undergraduate program. Wharton’s professional
undergraduate advising program seeks to help
undergraduates:
— clarify
intellectual, professional and personal interests,
— develop suitable
educational plans,
— select appropriate
courses and other educational experiences,
— understand
institutional requirements,
— understand
available resources for assistance, and
— develop personal
and educational goals and evaluate their progress.
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The Division’s academic
advisors are here to advise students; however, please
remember that the ultimate responsibility for making
decisions about life goals and educational plans and for
knowing about the rules and regulations of the
undergraduate program rests with the student.
Departmental Faculty Advising
Each department and concentration
has a designated faculty member who serves as the
undergraduate advisor for that department or
concentration. You will find the departmental
undergraduate advisor helpful in answering questions
about the department, concentration, or particular
field of specialization in business.
Peer Advising: Management 100
Team Advisors (TAs)
Experience is often the best
teacher. Students who have completed a year or
more at Wharton offer valuable insight from their own
experiences. Team Advisors from Management 100 serve as
peer advisors for incoming freshmen, as well as dual
degree and transfer students. Each TA is responsible
for 10 to 12 students. The TA’s goal is to make a
student’s transition to the Wharton School and
the University as smooth as possible.
TAs will contact students during
the summer before freshmen year and will contribute to
New Student Orientation. He or she will orient students
to life on campus, acquaint them with University
resources—academic, social, and
co-curricular—and answer any questions they may
have before matriculation, during their first year, and
afterwards.
The TA is most suited to helping
with matters ranging from relationships and student
life to stress and homesickness. If a TA is unable to
help in certain situations, he or she will find someone
who can. The TAs work closely with each other, with the
Management 100 faculty, and with professional advisors
to make sure that students’ questions and
concerns are answered.
ACADEMIC
OPPORTUNITIES
Wharton’s curriculum lets
students shape an education that suits their individual
interests and goals. Students
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