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Undergraduate Student Handbook

Academic Year: 2009-2010

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INTRODUCTION

This manual is the College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) handbook for undergraduate students and is a useful source of information for planning your program of study. This handbook contains rules and regulations, procedures, options, curriculum requirements, resources at Penn, and other pertinent information. Students are responsible for reading the handbook to become familiar with LPS policies and procedures, and are expected to seek clarification from advisors as needed. Please check the LPS website periodically for updates.

LPS Location and Contact Information

College of Liberal and Professional Studies
University of Pennsylvania
3440 Market Street, Suite 100 Philadelphia, PA 19104
215.898.7326 Main number
215.746.7040 Student Services and Records
lps@sas.upenn.edu



LPS STUDENT SERVICES AND RECORDS STAFF

Students are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of LPS Student Services Specialists for academic advising. The advice and counsel of LPS Student Services and Records staff should be sought for clarification of SAS/LPS degree requirements and policies and procedures; for assistance in the selection and registration of courses; for aid in identifying campus resources; and for assistance with academic questions and problems. Students wishing to have previous coursework evaluated for transfer credit should meet with a Student Services Specialist in their first semester of study to initiate the process.

In addition to consulting Student Services Specialists for advising on course selection and degree requirements, students should see an LPS Student Services Specialist to withdraw from a course after the drop deadline, to transfer from one LPS program to another, or to transfer internally to another school at the University.

All students in undergraduate degree programs are assigned an academic advisor. The name of the assigned advisor will appear in the student record in Penn InTouch. Students can schedule in-person or telephone advising appointments with Student Services Specialists by calling 215.746.7040

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday - 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Students may send inquiries to Student Services Specialists and Records staff by emailing lps@sas.upenn.edu; however, advising appointments must be scheduled by calling the LPS office at 215.746.7040.

New students should call LPS to schedule attendance at a Getting Started Workshop, as well as consult the LPS website for information on New Student Orientation.

Academic Calendar and Deadlines: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/calendar

LPS Students and H1N1

The University and the School of Arts and Sciences are preparing for possible campus outbreaks of H1N1 influenza in the coming months. The University Flu Prevention and Preparedness Page at www.upenn.edu/flu is the primary source of official Penn flu information, including prevention and treatment measures; guidelines for students, faculty, staff, and parents; FAQs; and links to official public health information. The SAS website www.sas.upenn.edu/home/flu/ links to comprehensive University information about the flu and its impact and also provides information and resources specific to SAS students, faculty, staff, and parents. The SAS and Penn flu pages will be updated regularly with the latest official information.



STUDENT IDENTIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

PennKey
All students will receive a PennKey. A PennKey is required to authenticate, or verify, an individual’s online identity and to access many of Penn’s networked computer systems and services. Authorized users need a PennKey and password to access such resources as Penn InTouch, Blackboard, certain library resources, and public campus computers. A PennKey is also required to obtain a Penn email address. New students will receive, at their home address, a letter from the University Registrar’s office with information on how to create a PennKey. This letter should arrive within 10 to 12 business days after a student has submitted an Intent to Enroll form accepting the offer of admission to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. Please use the following web site to obtain more information about PennKeys: www.upenn.edu/computing/pennkey/.

LPS listserv
LPS undergraduate students will be automatically subscribed to the LPS listserv to ensure that they receive strategic information from LPS Student Services in a timely manner.

Penn InTouch
Penn InTouch (PIT) provides secure access via the Internet to online course registration, class schedules, academic records, future academic planning, billing, financial aid application status and awards, address corrections and updates, and student health information. A PennKey is required to access Penn InTouch at https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/penn_portal/intouch/splash.

Penn Email
All students enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania are required to obtain and use a Penn email address, which is available free of charge. The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) provides email accounts for LPS students. Instructions on how to create and use a Penn email address are available through the SAS Computing at www.sas.upenn.edu/computing/help/students.You will need your PennKey in order to create your Penn email address.

PennCard
All LPS students are required to obtain a PennCard, the official University of Pennsylvania identification for students, faculty, and staff. The PennCard provides access to University facilities, services, cash convenience, and more. Students who have registered for courses may obtain a PennCard by bringing a valid form of photo ID (driver's license, passport, etc.) to the PennCard Center, 150 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street. The PennCard should be carried at all times. The PennCard web site is www.upenn.edu/penncard/card/.

Online Writing Diagnostic
The University values excellent writing across the undergraduate curriculum in all academic disciplines, and writing well is a critical skill for your success in your degree program. In an effort to provide improved support and advising to LPS students on developing their writing skills, the Center for Programs in Critical Writing has developed an online writing diagnostic test that will provide feedback to students on their writing. This feedback will enable students, in consultation with their instructors, to target those areas of their writing which most need to be strengthened.

The online writing diagnostic examination takes approximately one hour; it will be administered in your writing seminar during the first week of classes. In order to be able to take this test you must have already set up your PennKey, your password, and your Penn email. Once you have established these, you must update your email contact information in the Penn Directory by logging into www.upenn.edu/directories and clicking on Update Directory Listing. This is the only way to ensure your access to the test.

You will receive more information about the test during the first session of your writing seminar. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact LPS at 215.746-7040 or via e-mail at LPS@sas.upenn.edu.

Writing Center
LPS students, particularly as they make the transition to writing at Penn, will find the Writing Center an excellent resource. The Writing Center’s friendly, well-trained staff will assist with any stage of the writing process, from making sense of a writing assignment to planning, drafting, formatting, and revising. Penn undergraduate and graduate students logged in more than 7,000 visits this year, with an average satisfaction rating of 3.75 (on a 4.0 scale).

Undergraduate walk-in service is available Sunday through Thursday, 7-10 p.m. at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, 3808 Walnut Street, and during the day by appointment.  For more information or to make an appointment online, visit www.writing.upenn.edu/critical/help.  



 

HOUSING FOR LPS STUDENTS

Full-time LPS students may apply for housing through Penn’s Housing and Conferences Services, located in the Stouffer Commons at 3702 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6027. Housing and Conferences Services can be contacted at 215.898.3547. Pertinent information and application forms can be found at the following web link:
www.business-services.upenn.edu/housing/lps.html.



PENN TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING



FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid eligibility is need-based, and in the case of LPS students, may be limited based on enrollment and degree status. We encourage you to thoroughly review the financial aid information, and checklist of required forms, on the Student Financial Services (SFS) website (Apply for Financial Aid section) at www.sfs.upenn.edu.



SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

LPS provides a number of merit scholarship opportunities for matriculated, part-time students who have financial need and are working toward completion of their undergraduate degree. Students provisionally admitted to the BA program may compete for LPS scholarships once they have met all criteria for full admission. Only part-time degree candidates are eligible for the following grants.

Scholarship recipients must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0., must be active LPS students, and must maintain good academic standing and make adequate progress toward their degree according to the definitions outlined in this manual. Applications for these scholarships can be obtained from the LPS web site: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/undergraduate/scholarships.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by June 1 for the upcoming academic year. Not all scholarships are awarded every year.

Dr. Eva Aronfreed Pre-Veterinary Scholarships
Students who intend to enter the field of veterinary medicine are eligible for the Dr. Eva Aronfreed Pre-Veterinary Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Recipients receive a total of tuition and general fee for two LPS courses.

Bread Upon the Waters Scholarships
Direct tuition grants are available to women over 30 years of age who intend to pursue their undergraduate degree in the liberal arts through the College of Liberal and Professional Studies on a part-time basis. Funds for these scholarships are provided by donations from many private sources, and from former LPS students who want to help others benefit from LPS programs. Bread Scholars are selected on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Recipients are awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS 12-week courses in the Summer up to the minimum 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

Dean’s Scholarships for Graduates of the Community College of Philadelphia
Students who have completed a two-year program of study in the liberal arts and sciences at the Community College of Philadelphia are eligible to apply for scholarships funded by donors with additional support from the Senior Associates. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Recipients are awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS 12-week courses in the Summer, up to the minimum 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

Kay Scholarships
The Kay Scholarships are provided through the generosity of the Kay family and are awarded to students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Recipients are awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS courses in the 12-week Summer session, up to the minimum of 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

The Michael J. Murray Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by the College of Liberal and Professional Studies in memory of Michael J. Murray, LPS ’04, who has left a lasting legacy at the University of Pennsylvania, particularly through his work as founder and president of the LPS Student Advisory Board. The scholarship is awarded to an LPS student pursuing an undergraduate degree on a part-time basis through the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. The student must demonstrate exemplary leadership, participation in community service, and commitment to continuing education. The recipient is awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS 12-week courses in the Summer, up to the minimum of 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

Nieberle Scholarships
The Fred J. and Theresa Nieberle Scholarship Fund was established to enable graduates of Catholic high schools in the Delaware Valley to pursue an undergraduate degree through part-time study at the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants must show proof of graduation from a Catholic high school in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area; scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. The recipient is awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS 12-week courses in the Summer, up to the minimum of 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to students who were members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as students in community college prior to their transfer to LPS. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. Recipients are awarded tuition and general fees for two LPS courses in the Fall and Spring terms and two LPS courses in the 12-week Summer session, up to the minimum of 32–36 course units required to graduate in the chosen major.

Senior Auditors Scholarships
The Senior Auditors, retired senior citizens who audit Penn Courses through LPS, support scholarships for academically excellent LPS students with financial need. Recipients are awarded tuition and general fees for a total of two LPS courses.



TUITION, FEES, AND BILLING

Tuition

Tuition is the cost of instruction. LPS undergraduate courses, College courses, and graduate courses cost different amounts. The current tuition rates for LPS courses can be found in the LPS Course Guide and on the web at www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/tuition.

LPS students who take College (or summer) courses must normally pay College (or summer) rates for tuition and general fee. However, LPS undergraduate degree candidates (AA and BA students) who have been officially admitted to a major program are able to submit a Tuition Reduction Request and if they meet the criteria are eligible to take College courses required for their major at LPS rates. To receive a reduction, degree candidates must submit for evaluation a Tuition Reduction Request Form to LPS by the close of business on the last day of drop/add for the semester in which the reduction is being requested. Students may obtain forms from Student Services and Records staff, or on the LPS website. Students should consult the tuition reduction request criteria as outlined in this manual and seek clarification from an advisor to determine their eligibility for reduction.

Tuition rates for undergraduate College courses and graduate courses may be obtained from the Student Financial Services office, Room 100, Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, 215.898.1988, or the LPS office. LPS students may submit billing questions to lpsbilling@sas.upenn.edu.

General Fee
The general fee enables the University to maintain such essential facilities as the library system, museums, institutes, and special laboratories. It also provides for non-academic services such as the Career Planning and Placement Office.

Special Course Fees
Non-credit courses such as Math 101 are offered at special fees announced in the LPS Course Guide each term. These are listed (as are laboratory and other course fees payable in addition to tuition) with the course description in the LPS Course Guide.

LPS students taking LPS online courses pay LPS tuition. Online courses also incur an additional fee, which is posted online at: www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/online.

Technology Fee and Recreation Fee
Full-time LPS students (those taking 4 or more CUs) are charged a Technology Fee and a Recreation Fee each semester.

Payment Process

Billing Schedule Bill Sent     Due Date  Bill Type
Bill Sent  July 1, 2009  July 30, 2009  E-bill & Paper
Spring Term  Early December Early January E-bill  
Monthly Bills    First week of the month Last week of the month E-bill  

Paper bills will be mailed only to incoming freshman and transfer students in July and August, 2009. Thereafter, all bills will be sent electronically through Penn.Pay.

Receiving Your Bill
Penn.Pay is Penn’s electronic billing system for student accounts. Penn.Pay enables the student, and other payers you authorize, to receive your Penn student account billing statement online. The bill includes charges for tuition, fees, room, board, and other expenses from a variety of Penn offices. New students must complete the Student Financial Services “MUST-DO LIST.” Find the list at the SFS website www.sfs.upenn.edu.

Paying Your Bill
Penn encourages students to make payments online using Penn.Pay. Student can also mail a check, pay in person at the Franklin Building Lobby, or wire payment. Payment is also accepted online with an American Express® Card. (A 2% convenience fee will be assessed on your American Express® statement. Penn does not receive any portion of the convenience fee.) Details about all payment options are in the Billing and Payment section of the SFS website at www.sfs.upenn.edu.

All tuition and fees are payable by the date indicated on the bill and the full amount of the payment is due. Students who have not received a bill within six weeks after registration should contact the Student Financial Services office.

Details about Paying Your Bill and Payment Options, including the Penn Monthly Budget Plan, can be found in the Billing and Payment section of the Student Financial Services website, www.sfs.upenn.edu.

Late Payment
Penn must receive the amount due in full on, or before, the due date. If full payment is not received by this date, a late payment penalty of 1.5% of the past due amount per month will be assessed, and future registration and continuing enrollment will be jeopardized.

Financial Aid Credits on Your Bill
Financial aid credits will not appear on the bill until after the drop/add period, provided the tuition has been posted to your account, you have received your financial aid award, and signed and submitted loan notes, and other required documentation from SFS.

Faculty/Staff Tuition Benefits
SFS does not approve or administrate this benefit for Penn employees; it is administered through Human Resources. To request tuition benefits, review current and past requests for payment, and view pending payments, use the online tuition management system on the Human Resources website at www.hr.upenn.edu/tuition. Even if employees are currently receiving tuition benefits, payments are not automatically made for future terms, the employee must apply online for tuition benefits each term.

Tuition Refund Policy

Please see the LPS academic calendar (which may differ from the SAS calendar) for dates pertaining to each academic term.

Under the following circumstances, all or part of tuition will be refunded:

1. Dropped Courses: If a student drops a course within the first two weeks of the start of the semester, full tuition and the general fee will be refunded by credit to the student’s University account. Although students are permitted to drop without academic penalty between the ends of the second and fifth weeks of the term, only 50% of tuition and the general fee will be refunded. If a student withdraws from a course after the fifth week of classes, a grade of W is recorded on the transcript, and the student is responsible for the entire tuition and general fee for the course. A student who has not yet paid at the point of withdrawal will nevertheless remain indebted to the University until the tuition is paid.

2. Illness: A student who withdraws because of an acute illness may petition the LPS Petition Review Committee to request a partial refund of tuition. A petition, together with a doctor’s letter, must be submitted. The physician’s letter must state that the student has been disabled by illness or injury arising after the beginning of classes and is unable to continue class work.

3. Cancelled Courses: The University reserves the right to cancel or change any course. If a College of Liberal and Professional Studies course is cancelled or rescheduled at a time during which the student is unable to attend, all tuition and fee charges will be refunded.



REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Course Selection

The number of course units a student carries may impact eligibility for, and access to, services and contracts external to LPS, both within and outside of Penn. Student Services Specialists do not have specific knowledge of students’ status with other offices and cannot provide advising on the policies of those offices. It is the responsibility of the student to adhere to policies set forth by, and seek advising from, appropriate offices outside of LPS. When making registration changes, students are strongly advised to investigate with other Penn offices how the course load they carry might affect billing, financial aid, scholarships, health services, health insurance, immunization requirements, visa status, employee tuition benefits, recreational facilities, campus housing, and any other arrangements they may have with entities external to LPS.

Students should consider carefully the amount of time they have for study and preparation of assignments before registering for courses in order to avoid registering for more course work than they are able to complete. Students without prior college experience, or those who have been away from academic work for some time, should consult with a student services specialist in the LPS office as soon as possible to plan their academic program. Students in the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, or the Associate in Arts degree programs should consult the degree requirements sections of this manual for assistance in course selection, and seek out advising as needed.

Please note that three different sets of curriculum requirements are currently active at SAS/LPS; an LPS student’s curriculum is assigned based on the semester in which he or she began his or her first term of study. Students should seek clarification from a student services specialist to make certain the courses they intend to use toward their degree are designated for their particular curriculum requirements.

All undergraduate areas of the arts and sciences are open to admitted students. Students may take day or evening courses at their discretion, with the understanding that there is a significant difference in tuition. LPS allows students to enroll in a limited number of courses at other Penn schools, with the understanding that registration rules in those courses are at the sole discretion of, and governed by, the schools offering those courses. While some restrictions may apply, many schools allow enrollment on a space-available basis. Many courses list prerequisites in their course descriptions. Students should consult the department or instructor if they have a question about fulfilling those prerequisites. Transfer credit may also fulfill a prerequisite. The University of Pennsylvania Course Register, which is available on the web at www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/index.html, provides course descriptions for the courses listed in the Course Timetable.

The Course Timetable appears in late March (for Fall and Summer terms) and mid-November (for the Spring term) and is updated on the web in the Course and Room Roster, www.upenn.edu/registrar/.

LPS Courses
LPS offers evening courses in many areas of the arts and sciences. A complete listing of LPS courses with times and descriptions is published in the LPS Course Guide available in March for the following Fall and Summer terms, and in early November for the Spring term. LPS course listings are also available on the web at www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/course_guides.

Advance Registration
The course registration process involves two registration periods. The first is Advance Registration, when students enter their requests for courses they wish to take. At the end of Advance Registration, a scheduling program processes all registration requests at the same time to determine who gets enrolled in the requested courses. Students must check Penn InTouch to verify the courses in which they have actually been enrolled. Students may advance register during a two-week period starting in late March for the following Fall term and during a two-week period in early November for the following Spring term. There is no Advance Registration for Summer terms, but students may register for summer courses at the same time that they advance register for the Fall.

Registration
The Registration Add/Drop period opens approximately three weeks after the Advance Registration request period has closed and students have been notified of their schedules. During this period students know immediately what action the Student Record System (SRS) takes on the courses that they request or drop. Students may register for courses through Penn InTouch, the University’s web-based online registration system; LPS staff can provide assistance or answer questions. Registering through Penn InTouch requires the use of a personal computer and access to the World Wide Web. In order to access the system, students must have a PennKey—a user name plus password. The Penn InTouch web address is https://sentry.iscb.upenn.edu/intouch/; the PennKey web address is http://www.upenn.edu/computing/pennkey/. Students without personal computer access to the web may access Penn InTouch through computers in Penn's public access computing labs including those located in the Van Pelt Library, http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/.

Permits and Authorizations
The courses that require special permission from the instructor are indicated in the Course Timetable. The permits are authorized by the instructor and entered electronically into the Student Record System (SRS) by the department offering the course. A permit is not a registration. Students must “claim” the permit by actually enrolling in the course through Penn InTouch. A permit reserves a seat in the course; an authorization allows you to enroll if a seat is available. After both Advance Registration and Registration Drop/Request periods have ended, the Registrar's Office removes unclaimed permits from students' records.

Independent Study Courses
College of Liberal and Professional Studies undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program may register for Independent Study Courses at LPS tuition rates. Students interested in pursuing an Independent Study should first approach a standing faculty member and obtain agreement to direct their project as well as obtain departmental approval for the Independent Study. Students must then complete the Independent Study form (available at LPS) and submit it to their LPS advisor for approval at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester in which they plan to complete the Independent Study. The form must be approved by LPS Student Services before students can be officially registered for the course.

Non-degree and post-baccalaureate students in LPS are not eligible to register for Independent Study. Guest Students are eligible only by petition to the LPS Petition Review Committee.

Graduate Courses
LPS undergraduate degree (BA) candidates desiring to enroll in graduate level courses (courses numbered 600 or higher) are required to present the following to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies office at the time of each term’s registration: either (a) a graduate permission form (available through LPS) signed by both the instructor of the course(s) and the graduate group chairperson of the appropriate department, or (b) individual letters from both the course instructor and the graduate group chairperson granting permission to enroll in the course(s). Some departments also require permits to enroll in graduate courses. After obtaining written permission to enroll in the course, contact the departmental office to have the permit entered into the registration system, and then register for the course through PennInTouch to claim the permit.

Students enrolling in graduate level courses should note that a tuition difference exists and should consult the LPS website for specific amounts. Students in the Non-Degree and Post-Baccalaureate Programs are not eligible to enroll in courses above the 599 level; students already in possession of an undergraduate degree who wish to do so must apply and be accepted into the Non-Traditional Graduate Studies Program, or another graduate program.

Auditing Courses
Auditors receive neither grades nor credit but can receive a transcript. They pay the regular evening or day tuition and fees depending on the course. Most courses (except for Romance Languages) are open to auditors on a space-available basis. No application is required; auditors simply come in and register in the LPS office. There is also an extensive program of auditing offered by Penn for retired senior citizens called the Senior Auditors Program. The Senior Auditor web address is www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/senior/.

Adding a Course
All students must be registered officially in order to take a course for credit or to audit a course.
Students may add a new course via Penn InTouch through approximately the second week of the term, except for foreign language courses and writing courses, which may only be added through the first week. Students should consult the current LPS Course Guide or the LPS website for term-specific deadlines.

Students on an academic, financial, or disciplinary hold must have their hold cleared officially and must register officially by the end of the add period in order to take a course for credit or to audit a course.

Dropping a Course
Students may drop a course with no financial obligation until the published deadline in the current LPS Course Guide (approximately two weeks into the term). Students should consult the current LPS Course Guide or the LPS web site for term-specific deadlines. Students can officially drop a course through Penn InTouch until the Drop deadline.

Absence from class does not constitute a drop, nor does notifying the instructor or another university office. Students who fail to drop a course officially within published deadlines my receive a grade of F and be financially responsible for the tuition.

Verification of registration changes
When making registration changes via Penn InTouch, prior to logging out students should verify their schedule to make sure changes have taken effect.

Late Drop
Students may also drop a course between the second and fourth weeks of the term, but in so doing they will incur a 50 percent financial obligation for the tuition and fee for the dropped course.

During this period, students must go to the LPS website to print a Late Drop form. The form, found at www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/resources/, must be submitted to the LPS office by the end of the business day on the last day of Late Drop. Students should consult the current LPS Course Guide or the LPS web site for term-specific deadlines.

Withdrawing from a Course
Students wanting to discontinue a course after the late drop period has ended would need to withdraw from the course (until the published withdraw period deadline). Students should consult the current LPS Course Guide or the LPS web site for term-specific deadlines.

To withdraw, students must go the LPS website to print a Withdrawal Form (found at www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/resources/). Students must complete the form and submit it to LPS by the end of the business day on the last day of the Withdrawal period.

While it is not a requirement, students are encouraged to see a Student Services Specialist to discuss their withdrawal and overall academic progress. Students who withdraw from a course have full financial obligation.

Changing Grade or Credit Status of a Course
Students may change their status in a course from credit to audit, from a letter grade to Pass/Fail or from Pass/Fail to a letter grade until the published deadline in the current LPS Course Guide (approximately four weeks into the term). No change is permissible after the published deadline. Auditors may change to credit only if they have applied and been admitted to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies and obtained written permission from the instructor. Students should check with their student services specialist prior to changing grade or credit status on a course to determine the impact of making such a change.

Deferred Enrollment
Students who are admitted to LPS may defer their matriculation for up to one year. Students who wish to do so should notify LPS of their intentions as early as possible. It is not necessary for officially deferred students to reapply. However, students must inform LPS if they enroll at any other institution prior to their matriculation at LPS, and they must submit final official transcripts of any coursework completed prior to their enrollment at LPS. An applicant who has not registered for and completed courses within one year of acceptance will be required to reapply.

Inactive Status
Students who do not enroll in courses for four consecutive terms, including summer, will be in inactive status. They will be officially dropped from the student rolls of the University of Pennsylvania as of the fourth term not enrolled. After being dropped, students wishing to resume their studies at Penn are required to reapply for admission and pay a new application fee. (Undergraduate degree candidates are advised that they must also make adequate academic progress in their programs as outlined below under “Maintaining Academic Standing” and “Failure to Maintain Academic Standing.”)



LPS ACADEMIC POLICIES

Grading System
The following grades are used to report the standing of a student upon completion of each course.

  • A+ = 4.0 Distinguished
  • A = 4.0 Excellent
  • A– = 3.7
  • B+ = 3.3
  • B = 3.0 Good
  • B– = 2.7
  • C+ = 2.3
  • C = 2.0 Average
  • C– = 1.7
  • D+ = 1.3
  • D = 1.0 Below Average
  • F = 0.0 Failure
  • GR = No Grade reported for student
  • NR = No Grades reported for course
  • I = Incomplete (see below)
  • II = Extended Incomplete (see below)
  • P = Pass (A+ to D)
  • S = Satisfactory progress
  • U = Unsatisfactory
  • W = Withdrew
  • AUD = Audit
  • X = Academic Violation

Credit System
Academic credit toward the Penn degree is figured in “course units” (CUs). Most courses earn one CU, with some lab courses earning one-half CU. A course unit is usually equivalent to a three- or four- credit course at other institutions.

Pass/Fail Option
Pass/Fail is an option to encourage students to take courses in subjects that they might avoid if they were required to enroll on a standard graded basis. Regulations concerning this Pass/Fail option are listed below:

  1. In courses taken Pass/Fail, the standard letter grades A-D are converted to P by the Registrar. A failure is posted as an F.
  2. Degree candidates or prospective degree candidates are not permitted to take more than 20 percent of their courses at Penn Pass/Fail.
  3. All courses taken to fulfill distributional, general, foundational, and sector requirements must be taken for a letter grade. Courses in the major may not be taken Pass/Fail if the courses are to be used to satisfy major requirements. Courses taken to fulfill the language requirement and free electives may be taken Pass/Fail.
  4. Grades of P are not computed when determining students’ grade point averages; grades of F are computed.
  5. The Pass/Fail option stipulates that the instructor is not to be informed of those students who have enrolled Pass/Fail.
  6. Students who wish to change from Pass/Fail to a letter grade or a letter grade to Pass/Fail must do so by the published deadline (please refer to the LPS website or the current LPS Course Guide for specific dates). After this period, students must petition the LPS Petition Review Committee. Such changes are granted only under extraordinary circumstances.

Incompletes
An incomplete grade indicates that a student has not completed all the work in a course and has done so with the instructor’s permission. If the work for a course is incomplete as a result of the student’s unexplained failure to hand in assignments or to take the final examination at the regularly scheduled time, the instructor should issue a grade of F for the course.

An instructor who chooses to grant an extension to a student who has not completed a course by the end of the term may grant either an Incomplete (I) or an Extended Incomplete (II). An Incomplete must be made up within the first four weeks of the start of the next term, and an Extended Incomplete must be made up by the end of the next term (including summer term). In either case, if the Incomplete is not made up by the deadline, it will become an F. An Incomplete is made up only when the official grade is received by the LPS Office and recorded by the Registrar’s office on the student’s official transcript. Once an Incomplete grade is converted to an F, the instructor may change the grade after the student has completed all required work. Students with two or more Incomplete grades are subject to registration hold and are required to meet with a LPS Student Services Specialist to explain the circumstances of the Incompletes and develop a plan to resolve them.

Failures
The grade of F remains on the record and is not erased even if students have repeated the course with a passing grade. Students who fail a major or major-related course may be required to repeat the course at the discretion of the major advisor. A grade of F is always calculated in the cumulative grade point average.

Academic Grievances
The instructor who gives an evaluation, exam, or course grade has sole authority for changing such evaluation, exam, or course grade provided the instructor remains on the faculty (or the emeritus faculty) of the University of Pennsylvania. In cases in which faculty appointments have terminated, or faculty have resigned or are deceased, sole authority for changing an evaluation rests with the Undergraduate Chair of the relevant department. LPS students who wish to have an evaluation, exam, or course grade reviewed must first discuss the matter with the instructor who gave the evaluation unless the instructor is no longer a member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty or emeritus faculty. Should this meeting not yield a resolution that is satisfactory to both the student and the instructor, or not be possible, the student may ask the Undergraduate Chair of the relevant department for assistance in the matter.

A student who has a concern about any other matter related to a course should first discuss the matter with the instructor of the course. Should this meeting not yield a resolution that is satisfactory to both the student and the instructor, or not be possible, the student may ask the relevant undergraduate chair or program director for assistance in the matter.

Should the matter not be resolved with the aid of the undergraduate chair or program director, then the student may seek the assistance of the Executive Director of LPS. The role of the Executive Director is limited to insuring that the department or program has arranged for a proper review of the matter.

Repeating a Course
Students may not repeat any course for credit toward a degree in which a passing grade (D or better) has been received (with the exception of Writing courses and certain Fine Arts courses). A student may, however, repeat a course in order to demonstrate his or her ability to achieve a better grade. This second grade will be reflected on the student’s transcript, but no credit will be awarded for the repeated course, and it will not be averaged into the student's cumulative average. Students should consult an LPS Student Services Specialist before registering for a course they have already taken.

Dean’s List
College of Liberal and Professional Studies undergraduate students are eligible for appointment to the Dean’s List for distinctive academic course work. Eligible students must have completed a minimum of four courses for letter grades during the academic year from September to May, maintained a 3.7 cumulative grade point average or higher, received no grades lower than a C, and received no incompletes during these two semesters. Post-baccalaureate students in LPS who are enrolled in either undergraduate or graduate courses are not eligible. The Dean’s List is compiled at the end of each academic year after the spring term grades have been submitted. A notation on the transcript will be made for those students who qualify.

Maintaining Academic Standing
LPS students must maintain academic standing and make adequate progress toward the degree. Maintaining academic standing requires LPS students to meet all of the following conditions:

  • maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher earn a term GPA of 2.0 or higher; and
  • accumulate no more than two Incompletes, Fs or Withdrawals in one term; and accumulate no more than five Incompletes, Fs, or Withdrawals during the course of their academic career; and
  • make adequate progress toward the degree (earning at least two CUs per academic year).

Failure to Maintain Academic Standing

  1. Academic Probation: Students who fail to meet one or more of the conditions listed above will be placed on academic probation. LPS will notify students when they are placed on academic probation. Students on Academic Probation will be required to meet with a LPS Student Services Specialist and may be placed on registration hold. It is expected that all students on probation will be enrolled in the term following probation.
  2. Deferred Drop Probation: Students may be placed on Deferred Drop Probation if they fail to meet the requirements for recovery from Academic Probation, or their academic term GPA is below 1.70. Students on deferred drop probation must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 for that semester. If they do not, they may be dropped from the rolls. Students on Deferred Drop Probation will be required to meet with an LPS Student Services staff member and will be placed on registration hold until they meet with an LPS advisor. It is expected that all students on probation will be enrolled in the term following probation.
  3. Mandatory Leave of Absence: Students who accumulate two or more incomplete grades in a given semester may be placed on a mandatory leave of absence until such work is finished.  Students placed on mandatory leave must complete all outstanding course work before they are allowed to re-enroll and continue with new work. Students on mandatory leave of absence may not receive credit at Penn for courses taken at another institution during the leave.
  4. Conditions to be restored to good academic standing: Students who are on academic probation must remedy the condition(s) that placed them on academic probation within the next three courses they take, with no grades of W, F, I, GR, or NR and no more than one Pass/Fail course.
  5. Conditions for readmission: Students who have been dropped for poor academic performance and who wish to be considered for readmission must contact an LPS Student Services Specialist for requirements and procedures for readmission. Students will not be considered for readmission for one full calendar year following dismissal. Credit will not be given for courses taken at another institution during that year. If a student is readmitted, the student must maintain good academic standing through to graduation.  If the student fails to meet these conditions, the student will be dropped from the University without further warning, and with no opportunity for readmission.

Petition Procedure
Students who wish the College of Liberal and Professional Studies to waive any academic requirement or regulation must submit a petition to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Student Services Committee or Executive Committee, as appropriate, and, if relevant, to the instructor involved. Students should meet with a student services specialist to determine the most appropriate course of action. Petitions may be obtained from a student services specialist. Students should note that the LPS Executive Committee meets only twice a year, in April and December, to review student petitions.

Final Examinations
Final examinations for LPS courses must be given on the first regular class meeting night (at the regular meeting time) during the period of final examinations. No change in scheduling is permitted without unanimous consent of all students in the class and the Executive Director of LPS. A final exam may not be administered on a reading day or during the last week of classes. In addition, the Provost’s statement on “Rules Governing Final Examinations,” found at http://www.college.upenn.edu/courses/policies/finals.php, applies to all LPS courses and makes clear that no classes covering new material may be held during the reading days, although review sessions may be scheduled. No students shall be excused from a final examination in a course where such an examination is required. In exceptional instances, such as serious illness or injury, students may be allowed to postpone the examination with the approval of the instructor.

Transfer to Other LPS Programs
LPS students apply to and are admitted into specific programs, such as Bachelor of Arts or Non-degree Undergraduate Studies.  A student who has been admitted to one LPS program but subsequently wishes to pursue another must apply and be admitted to the program of interest. For example, students initially admitted to LPS through the Non-degree Undergraduate Studies Program may apply to the Bachelor of Arts program upon completion of four courses at Penn.  All four courses must be taken for a letter grade (except foreign languages, which may be taken Pass/Fail).

Students may apply to a degree program through admissions. Program information, admissions criteria, and applications can be found on the LPS website. Current students interested in transferring to other programs should first meet with a Student Services Specialist.

Internal Transfers from LPS
Students in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies who have completed at least eight courses and who wish to transfer from LPS to another school or college in the University are required to meet with an LPS Student Services Specialist to initiate the process of forwarding the Internal Transfer form to the new school. The new school will notify students whether they have been admitted. Students who want to transfer to another school or college in the University but who have not completed eight course units in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies should withdraw officially from LPS and apply directly to the new school of choice through the Transfer Admissions Office, 1 College Hall.

Since LPS offers the same degree as the College, LPS students are not considered for admission unless they have special circumstances that they wish the College’s Internal Transfer Committee to consider. The Committee will then look for indications of future success in the College by reviewing students’ academic records from Penn and their high school. Students must apply prior to the start of their last 16 courses required for the BA. Competitive candidates will typically have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and high school grades and testing consistent with College freshman applicants. Students who did not enter Penn as freshman are ineligible. Normally applications will not be considered after a student’s fourth semester at Penn. All applicants are expected to be in good academic standing with respect to academic integrity. Students with outstanding incompletes (Is, GRs or NRs) may not transfer to CAS. Guest Students and students admitted to LPS bythe Transfer Admissions Office are ineligible for internal transfers.

In order to apply, students must first meet with an advisor in the College Office as well as a LPS Student Services Specialist to discuss the change in their academic interests. Students must then complete an online application, the Registrar’s Internal Transfer Form, and a College worksheet on Penn InTouch. Students are also required to submit a copy of any high school transcripts. LPS students considering such a transfer should consult early in their degree program with Dr. Gary Purpura, Assistant Dean in the College, gpurpura@sas.upenn.edu, (215) 898-6341 located at 120 Logan Hall, to determine all relevant policies and procedures for applying to the College as an Internal Transfer.

Internal Transfers to LPS
Before filing an Internal Transfer form, students wishing to transfer to LPS from other schools within the University are required to make an appointment with LPS Student Services. Students in undergraduate schools must have completed eight course units and have no outstanding incompletes, GRs or NRs on their record. The deadline for submitting applications for internal transfer into LPS is two weeks after the start of the term. Applications include the internal transfer form, the LPS application, and a current transcript. Students currently on leave from an undergraduate school must first be reinstated by that school before requesting internal transfer to LPS. Students who have been dropped for poor academic performance by any undergraduate school of the University must wait at least one academic year before reapplying to their home school with the intent of internally transferring to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. In addition, they must submit a regular LPS application form. All internal transfers to LPS will be restricted to part-time status (i.e., a maximum of two CUs per term, whether day or evening courses) until they reach the age of 21.

Students in graduate schools should request their school to forward copies of prior transcripts to LPS in addition to their current transcript and Internal Transfer form. Once matriculated at Penn, LPS students must take all their coursework at Penn. However, students in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies’ BA or AA programs may request formal permission to enroll in courses at another four-year, regionally accredited, American college or university for credit toward the University of Pennsylvania degree provided there is a compelling reason for doing so, such as a physical relocation or a course that is not offered at Penn. In such cases, students must obtain approval from LPS to take the course away (using the Credit Away Form) as well as approval from the relevant Penn department to transfer the credit back to Penn (using X-cat). The student must submit these forms to LPS prior to leaving Penn, and upon return must submit to LPS an official transcript of the completed course work. After matriculating at Penn, degree candidates may take no more than five course units at another institution, and they must complete their final eight courses at Penn except by petition to the Executive Committee.

Transfer Credit
New students are required to attend a Getting Started Workshop or meet with their assigned advisor early in their first semester to initiate the transfer credit process. In this meeting, the advisor will estimate the number of previous courses that might be eligible for transfer credit. As transfer students will need to select their first semester courses before knowing precisely what credit will be awarded from previous institutions, the advisor will also assist the student in making appropriate course selections.

Once students are registered, they may begin to submit transfer credit evaluation requests. A representative of the appropriate Penn department will need to review the course in question (including a course description and syllabus) before transfer credit will be awarded. To request transfer credit through a Penn department, login to the External Course Approval Tool (XCAT) at https://fission.sas.upenn.edu/sso/xcat/ and submit all course syllabi and other supporting materials from the previous institution. To have Penn courses outside of the School of Arts and Sciences evaluated (e.g., Wharton or Engineering courses) students will need to obtain a Transfer Credit Evaluation form from their home school advisor and submit the hard copy request to the appropriate to department.

In general, transfer credit is awarded for academic course work taken at regionally accredited institutions (both community colleges and four-year institutions) similar in focus and classroom hours to courses at Penn, where a grade of C (2.0) or better was earned. Transfer credit is recorded without grades on the Penn transcript; therefore, grades obtained in courses transferred to Penn are not computed in the Penn cumulative grade point average. Transfer credit maybe used to fulfill a general requirement provided it has been determined to be equivalent to an appropriate Penn course. Use of transfer credit to fulfill a major requirement is at the discretion of the student’s major department. The number of transfer course units that can be counted toward the Penn degree requirement is limited to one-half of the total number required toward the degree.
Once all submitted transfer credits have been officially evaluated through XCAT, students should contact their advisor and ask to have them forwarded to Records for posting to their transcript. Students who have completed the transfer credit evaluation process before the middle of their first semester can expect to have them posted to the transcript after the 50% drop deadline in their second semester.

Courses in the following schools and/or departments are outside of SAS: Annenberg School for Communication, Graduate School of Education, Law School, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, School of Design, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Social Policy & Practice, School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Wharton School.

For those students who have already completed four course units outside SAS and who wish to enroll in additional courses, it is necessary to obtain permission by petitioning the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Student Services Committee.



GRADUATION

Requirements

Students are graduated upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for the degree. They must also achieve a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (both overall and in the major) by the time of graduation, and at least half the course units required for the degree must be completed at Penn (a minimum of 16 course units for the BA degree).

Application to Graduate

Students in a degree program who are ready to graduate must apply to graduate. Deadlines for graduation applications are as follows. Graduation applications and instructions can be found on the LPS website.

  • November 1st for May graduation and for August graduates who wish to participate
    in the May commencement ceremony.
  • May 1st for August graduation
  • July 1st for December graduation

Each student’s record will then be audited to determine completion of all degree requirements except the major. Students should consult with their major advisor to determine any outstanding requirements they might have in the major, and to have their worksheet updated and certified accordingly. Once grades have been posted for the final semester, each major department must certify its major students as having met its respective standards and major requirements. Students who have applied for graduation will receive an email from LPS Student Services if there are deficiencies or other obstacles to graduation. Students with special concerns or problems should make an appointment with a LPS Student Services Specialist (215.746.7040) to discuss their plans prior to the start of their last term in LPS. Students are required to avail themselves of their degree requirements, and are advised to monitor their progress toward fulfilling degree requirements via Penn InTouch as well as through regular consultation with advisors.

Information concerning commencement exercises will be mailed to prospective May graduates in February. December graduates participate in the following May commencement but will receive their diplomas by mail approximately two months after the date of their graduation. August graduates participate in the preceding May commencement if they apply by November 1 and will clearly complete their requirements on time and have pre-registered for Summer classes; however, their names will not appear in the May commencement program until the following year.

Graduation Honors
A student who has achieved a cumulative average of not less than 3.40 in courses at Penn will be graduated cum laude. A student who has achieved a cumulative average of not
less than 3.60 in courses at Penn will be graduated magna cum laude. A student who has achieved a cumulative average of not less than 3.80 in courses at Penn will be graduated summa cum laude. LPS BA students are eligible for election to Phi Beta Kappa.

LPS Graduation Awards
Every year, three College of Liberal and Professional Studies undergraduate students receive special awards: The Association of Alumnae Continuing Education Award, given to the student whose scholarship, personality, and qualities of leadership are regarded as being the most outstanding; the Ronald J. Caridi Award, given to the student who best exemplifies the uncompromising commitment to scholarship, hard work, and the life of the mind which the late Ronald J. Caridi embodied and shared with so many; and the Linda Bowen Santoro Award, given by the LPS Alumni Association to a student with unusual motivation and dedication in the pursuit of an undergraduate degree.

Equity and Access Programs
The University of Pennsylvania has an Office of Equity and Access Programs (EAP). EAP is here to provide professional guidance to scholars of all ages and backgrounds. They provide an extensive array of services and programs are designed to help students succeed in their academic achievements.

As part of PENN’s University Life Division, EAP guides first-year students through the initial transition process and help upper-class students plan for their futures. Their support services help students enhance learning in core academic subjects, manage their time, find financial aid, meet mentors, and feel more confident about their abilities.

Equity and Access Programs also offers college preparatory programs for students from sixth grade to adults, including area military veterans. Through a series of integrated programs, pathways and partnerships, EAP provides an educational pipeline, or continuum, that supports emerging scholars in their quest to succeed academically, from the pre-college level through graduate and professional school.

More information about EAP can be found at this link: //www.vpul.upenn.edu/aap.



STUDENT SERVICES

Office of Learning Resources
The Weingarten Learning Resources Center, located at 3702 Spruce Street, Suite 300 , provides professional consultation services in academic skills such as academic reading, writing, study strategies, exam preparation, and time management. This academic support is provided through a variety of services and programs, including individual appointments and walk-in hours. Workshops are offered throughout the academic year.  For more information about the Weingarten Learning Resources Center visit their web site at www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/. For a list of current workshops, click on “events and programs.”  For an appointment, call 215.573.9235.

Student Disabilities Services
The Weingarten Learning Resources Center houses the Office of Student Disabilities Services (SDS), which provides comprehensive professional services and programs for students with disabilities to ensure equal academic opportunities and participation in University-sponsored programs. Reasonable accommodation to a qualified student’s known disability may be provided to assure equal access. Penn invites students with disabilities to self-identify at any time during their course of study as enrolled students. Although the self-identification process is confidential and completely voluntary, it is required for those requesting accommodation. SDS may be contacted by phone at 215.573.9235, and by TDD at 215.746.6320.  Additional information is available on their website www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc (Click on Student Disabilities Services).

Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) supports and endorses students applying for the major, international, post-graduate, and other competitive fellowships. It provides information and assistance for undergraduates applying for University and other sources of funding for research funding and research-related opportunities. There is also a list of public service fellowships and funding sources. To learn more, visit the CURF website at the following link: www.upenn.edu/curf/.

Career Services
LPS degree candidates who are enrolled on a full-time basis may utilize all the services and resources available through Career Services, including the credentials service, the career library, job listings, programs, and workshops. Career counseling is also available to full-time students. Part-time degree candidates may utilize all the resources and services mentioned above except for career counseling, which is only available to part-time students who are within one year of graduation. Career Services is located in room 20 of the McNeil Building. Their web site can be found at www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/.

Ombudsman office
The Office is staffed by the University Ombudsman, a tenured faculty member (part-time), and an Associate Ombudsman (full-time). It is available to all members of the University community, with the exception of unionized workers at Penn and the employees of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators seek assistance in addressing a variety of problems: academic disputes, access to resources, conflict in the workplace, compensation equity, failure to follow university procedures, and interpersonal tensions.

In all cases, initial complaints are heard confidentially. Further action is taken only when complainants want the Office to proceed on their behalf. If a complainant wishes it, the Ombudsman will approach the person or persons complained of, discuss the nature of the complaint that has been filed, and give him or her the opportunity to respond. The Office serves as an impartial mediator and seeks to find solutions that are acceptable to both the complainant and the respondent.

The Office is concerned with safeguarding individual rights and promoting better channels of communication throughout the University. The Ombudsman acts independently and is not an advocate for any one individual or group. He or she is an advocate for fairness, adherence to University regulations, due process, and personal responsibility. The Office supplements, but does not replace, existing grievance mechanisms or modes of redress. It can and does recommend changes in the existing rules and practices.

Counseling and Psychological Services
CAPS provides professional psychological and psychiatric services to all Penn students who need help in dealing with academic stress, social difficulties, situational crises, managing personal problems, developing greater self awareness and skills for life-long learning. Students presenting with more serious concerns like depression, anxiety, eating disorders among others are seen as well. Licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers provide confidential short term psychotherapy for individuals, group counseling, emergency crisis services, medication evaluations, workshops, career assessments/development counseling, and referrals free of charge. Call 215.898.7021 or visit www.vpul.upenn.edu/caps/.



Student Health Services

Student Health Service
The University provides outpatient medical care to students through its Student Health Service. The SHS offers an array of clinical services, including initial and follow-up treatment of acute medical illness and injury, management of chronic health problems, health screening and preventive care. All full-time students must carry coverage for care at the Student Health Service, either through payment of the Clinical Fee or through enrollment in the Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP). Full-time students who have private or employer-sponsored insurance do not have to purchase the student plan, but they must still pay the clinical fee for coverage at the Student Health Service. Coverage for the Student Health Service is optional for part-time students. The Student Health Clinic is located at 3535 Market St. in the Promed building (at the corner of 36th and Market), on the first floor Be sure to bring your PennCard and insurance information whenever you go for medical care. For hours and other information refer to the Student Health web site www.upenn.edu/shs or call 215.573.2523.

Student Health Insurance
The University requires all full-time students to maintain medical insurance with coverage for in-patient care and catastrophic illness and injury. Students may satisfy insurance requirements through private or employer-sponsored plans or through enrollment in PSIP. All full-time students must either enroll in PSIP or submit a waiver indicating alternative coverage. Students who fail to provide information about coverage will be enrolled and billed for PSIP. Part-time students may enroll voluntarily in PSIP, but they are not subject to the insurance requirement, and will not be enrolled by default in PSIP. Coverage for the Student Health Service (either through the Clinical Fee or through enrollment in PSIP) is optional for part-time students.

Immunization
Students enrolled in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies are part of the University community and benefit from the University’s efforts to provide a safe and healthy environment. All LPS students are required to comply with immunization requirements upon first enrolling in credit courses.

To comply, students should complete a Pre-Matriculation Health Record obtained from the Student Health Service. Please note: Students born on or before January 1, 1957 are exempt from the above requirements. The Student Health Service can provide missing immunizations at a fee that covers costs. In the event of an outbreak of a communicable disease in any Penn class, all students in that class would be required to comply immediately with the University’s immunization requirements. Contact the Immunization Coordinator at 215.349.5047 for more information. 



SELECTED UNIVERSITY POLICIES

For information concerning all Published Policies Relevant to Students see The Penn Book: Resources, Policies and Procedures Handbook Published by the Division of University Life: www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/pennbook.html.

Code of Academic Integrity
In as much as the standing of an educational institution and the value of a degree from that institution are dependent upon the integrity of study and research carried on at that institution, the Code of Academic Integrity is drawn to make clear the policy of the University concerning academic honesty. Each student attending the University must abide by this code, the text of which is available on the web at www.upenn.edu/osl/acadint.html.

Confidentiality of Student Records
Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”), as amended, in general, personally identifiable information can be disclosed to people outside the University only with the written consent of the student or alumnus/a involved. A statement setting forth specific University policy concerning the following:

(1) disclosure of information to people outside the University,
(2) disclosure of information to people within the University,
(3) permitting students to inspect and review records, and
(4) providing students with the opportunity to seek the correction of their records is available.

The complete confidentiality statement is available on the web at www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/confiden.html.

Non-Discrimination Policy Statement
The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam Era Veteran or disabled veteran in the administration of educational policies, programs, or activities; admissions policies; scholarship and loan awards; athletic, or other University-administered programs or employment. Questions or complaints regarding this policy should be directed to: Executive Director, Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, Sansom Place East, 3600 Chestnut Street, Suite 228, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106 or 215.898.6993 (Voice) or 215.898.7803 (TDD). See also www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/affact.html.



UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS OF STUDY

There are three undergraduate degree programs available through the College of Liberal and Professional Studies: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Associate in Arts (AA) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).

The Bachelor of Arts Degree

LPS aims to provide its undergraduates with a broad general education that will lay the groundwork for critical and creative thinking in all fields. Ideally the graduate of LPS will be:

  • well informed about the world and at home in today's complex technological society
  • willing and able to make critical judgments and to exercise intellectual leadership
  • prepared for specialized scientific and scholarly research, for education for the professions, and for the informed exercise of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

The BA curriculum is designed to lead students through a structured process of decision-making to construct a program of studies that reflects both their interests and the aims of a liberal arts education. The major, through which students will concentrate at least a third of their course work in a single disciplinary or interdisciplinary field, is a key structural element of the program. Throughout their careers, students will take a number of electives, normally 20, that enable them to sample possible fields for their major and also to explore a variety of fields outside their major. Together, the major and electives are structured to enable students to become familiar with the variety of domains of knowledge and modes of inquiry that constitute the arts and sciences in a leading research university. Associated with both the major and the electives are a number of requirements. Students must satisfy all of the requirements prescribed for their programs.

Students’ educational experience will be dull and unimaginative if they concentrate only on satisfying requirements. As they make decisions about how to fulfill the various elective and major requirements, students should keep their on larger educational goals:

  • What field does a student find most intellectually stimulating to the point of wanting to make it the subject of his or her most advanced and accomplished work?
  • What other fields will a student explore in order to gain some understanding of the various sectors of knowledge as configured in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies curriculum and how they relate to one another?
  • How will a student pursue the study of a foreign language most profitably to gain insight not only into the structure of language but also into the fabric of a different culture?
  • How will a student use the opportunities offered by various writing assignments to sharpen analytical skills and expressive abilities?
  • How can a student become more sophisticated in his or her understanding of quantitative information in the various forms in which it is encountered in contemporary life?

LPS’ BA degree is designed to assist students in accomplishing the following goals:

  • To develop not only knowledge about the world but also the critical, creative, and conceptual tools to be able to add to that knowledge
  • To develop a detailed understanding for a few domains and an appreciation for a broad range of human endeavors
  • To be able to view a problem from a variety of perspectives, appreciating the kind of understanding that each allows
  • To be able to convey to others in concise and effective ways the nature of a student’s understanding
  • To develop the skills that will underlie a lifetime of adding to a student’s knowledge and to that of others.

BA Degree Requirements (Summary and Overview) – for students whose first term of study began in Fall of 2008 or later

LPS’s new General Education Curriculum, which takes effect starting with students admitted for study in Fall 2008, has two broad objectives. It seeks to educate the student in some general skills or approaches to knowledge and to engage the student in the intellectual work of the disciplines in a variety of fields across the arts and sciences.

In following this curriculum, a student will be guided by two kinds of degree requirements corresponding to these two objectives. One deals with foundational approaches and the other with specific disciplines and fields of knowledge. Within any given course, these two—an approach and a field of study—are integral to one another. An approach is learned by practice in relation to a field of knowledge: a student’s ability to use a foreign language is developed through learning about the culture in which the language is rooted; understanding a work of art is acquired by learning how to write about it—that is, by learning how to use words to describe, compare, question, and argue about works of art and the contexts in which they are created and appreciated; a student learns how to analyze quantitative data by thinking about what data mean for our knowledge of phenomena in the real world. Some courses, however, give priority to developing skills and approaches, while others give priority to a field under investigation.

The six Foundational Approaches (www.college.upenn.edu/Curriculum/requirements/2010/index.php) are key intellectual capabilities demanded in a variety of disciplines. The seven Sector Requirements (www.college.upenn.edu/Curriculum/requirements/2010/index.php) are intended to ensure breadth of education across the sectors or fields of knowledge, along with interdisciplinary explorations that link several fields of knowledge.

The course requirements for the Bachelor of Arts consist of the following:

Sector I: Society (1 CU)
Sector II: History and Tradition (1 CU)
Sector III: Arts and Letters (1 CU)
Sector IV: Humanities and Social Sciences (1 CU)
Sector V: The Living World (1 CU)
Sector VI: The Physical World (1 CU)
Sector VII: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1 CU)

Sector Requirements (7 CUs as distributed below)

Foundational Approaches
Writing Requirement (2 CUs)
Foreign Language Requirement (0-4 CUs)
Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement (1 CU)
Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement (1 CU)
Cross-cultural Analysis Requirement (1 CU)
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement (1 CU)

Free Electives Major Requirements (12-16 CUs) (See below for information on declaring a major.)

The total number of course units required for the BA is equal to the number required for the major (varies from 12-16) plus 20, a total of 32-36 CUs.

Sector Requirements
The seven Sector Requirements are intended to ensure breadth of education across the sectors or fields of knowledge, along with interdisciplinary explorations that link several fields of knowledge. LPS degree candidates must fulfill the same sector requirements as students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. For this reason, students are referred to the College web site for a list of courses that satisfy the various sector requirements, http://fusion.sas.upenn.edu/col/genreq/index.php. The major requirements provide in-depth knowledge in the area of concentration (see section on Majors below), and the courses outside of the major provide the breadth of learning that characterizes a liberal education. The Sector Requirement consists of seven different divisions or “sectors,” exposes students to the variety of disciplines and approaches to knowledge pursued in the modern university, and helps students make informed choices about their majors and the rest of their studies. Accordingly, students typically choose a major after they have completed courses in a number of sectors.
To satisfy the Sector Requirement, students must take one course in each of the sectors. Sector VII may be satisfied by taking one course from the Sector VII list or an additional Living World or Physical World course.

Important note: Courses designated in the Course Timetable and the Course Register as “Distributions” may not be used to satisfy the Sector Requirement.

The Sector Requirement may not be satisfied with Advanced Placement credit (including A-Levels, IB, and other similar credit based on external examination).

Non-LPS or College courses approved for the Sector Requirement are considered equivalent to LPS Electives.

Courses taken to satisfy the Sector Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.

Students may double count no more than one course between the Major and the Sector Requirement. Exceptions to this rule include the following:

  • Biochemistry, Biological Basis of Behavior, and Biology majors, as well as Geology majors with a concentration in Paleobiology, may double-count two courses between the Major and the Sector Requirement: on each in the Living World and Physical World sectors.
  • Students who are double majoring may double-count two courses between the Majors and the Sector Requirement, one from each major.There is no limit to the number of courses that may be double counted between minor and General Education Requirements.

Students who receive Advanced Placement credit for a Living World or Physical World course (Physics B or C, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science or Psychology) and who take an additional course at Penn in that subject, may use the additional course to fulfill the relevant sector. In Psychology, the additional course must have an odd number.

Credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Sector Requirement only when departments assign a course number equivalent to the number of a Penn course approved for the Sector Requirement.

Transfer students can apply for transfer credit evaluation online. If a course is given a number equivalent to a requirement course here, then that course will fulfill that requirement (with the exception of the Writing and Quantitative Data Analysis Requirements).

With the exception of the Language Requirement, none of these requirements may be satisfied with Advanced Placement credit (including A-Levels, IB, and other similar credit based on external examination).

Courses taken to satisfy Foundational Approaches may also be used to satisfy the Major Requirement, pending approval by the major department or program.

Writing is an integral part of learning at any level. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies requires students to demonstrate proficiency in writing by successfully completing two writing seminars. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their writing requirements early in their studies at Penn. For more information about the writing requirement at Penn, please visit the website for the Critical Writing Program at http://www.writing.upenn.edu/critical/.

Students must earn a minimum grade of C minus in courses taken to fulfill the Writing Requirement.
All courses taken for the Writing Requirement must be taken for a grade and not pass/fail.

Courses taken to satisfy College Requirements must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.

Writing seminars may not be used to fulfill the Sector Requirement or any other LPS requirement.

The Writing Requirement can only be satisfied by courses taken at Penn.
You may not use AP credit to satisfy the Writing Requirement.
Writing seminars count as electives, not toward the General Requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement
Every BA degree candidate is required to attain competency in a foreign language. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their foreign language requirements early in their studies at Penn. Students with no prior college experience and students transferring into Penn with fewer than eight courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their ninth course. Students transferring into Penn with 8-16 courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their seventeenth course.

The Foreign Language Requirement may be satisfied in a variety of ways at the discretion of the language department or group concerned:

  • By passing an examination administered by the language group. In some instances, students will take the examination after completing 4 c.u. (or the equivalent) of study.
  • By obtaining a minimum grade of C-, after 4 c.u. of study (or the equivalent) in those languages where satisfaction of the Language Requirement is not based on an examination.
  • As a result of achieving the required score on:
  • An Advanced Placement test administered in a foreign language by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
    - An SAT II foreign language test administered by the ETS.
    - A departmental placement test.
    - The Cambridge A-level examination (at a grade deemed satisfactory by the language group), or in the case of a bilingual student, a special test given by the appropriate department.
  • The determination of competency will vary from department to department and even from language group to language group WITHIN a department.

Foreign Language Requirement courses may not be used to fulfill any other LPS requirement.

Pre-College credit, transfer credit, credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Foreign Language Requirement only when departments award credit using the number of a Penn course approved for the Foreign Language Requirement.
LPS students may take their language courses on a pass/fail basis.

Students may petition the LPS Executive Committee for an exemption from the foreign language requirement. In considering such a petition the Committee requires documentary evidence of a learning disability, especially a case history of problems encountered in good faith efforts at language learning. Students must make an appointment with the Manager for Student Services as the initial step in petitioning the LPS Executive Committee. Any student who receives an exemption from the foreign language requirement will be expected to satisfy an alternative requirement as determined by the LPS Executive Committee. Students should be aware that the LPS Executive Committee meets only twice a year—in April and December.

Foreign Language Requirement courses may not be used to fulfill the Sector Requirement.

Credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Foreign Language Requirement only when departments assign a course number equivalent to the number of a Penn course approved for the Foreign Language Requirement.

For more information on filling the language requirement, see
http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/language.php.

Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement
Students are required to complete a course that uses mathematical or statistical analysis of quantitative data as an important method for understanding another subject. In these Quantitative Data Analysis Courses, students will learn to think critically about quantitative data and the inferences that can be drawn from these data to fulfill this requirement. Students must take one of the designated Quantitative Data Analysis courses. QDAR can only be satisfied by courses taken by Penn.

A course used to satisfy the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement may also be used to satisfy a Sector Requirement or a Foundational Approach.

Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in courses taken to fulfill the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement.

Any course taken for the QDAR must be taken for a grade and not pass/fail.

The Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement can only be satisfied by courses taken at Penn. Students may not use AP credit, Transfer Credit, or Credit Away to satisfy the QDAR.

Please see the QDAR web site, http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/policies/qda.php, for more information on satisfying this requirement with transfer credit and for a complete list of QDAR courses. Students are strongly advised to consult with a LPS Student Services Specialist before enrolling in a course for the purpose of satisfying the QDAR.

Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement
Through this requirement, students study mathematical and logical thinking and reasoning about formal structures and their application to the investigation of real-world phenomena.

Courses taken to satisfy the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not Pass/Fail. Students who receive AP credit in calculus (BC) and who take any course at Penn that has calculus as a prerequisite or co-requisite may use that course to fulfill the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement. Credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement only when departments assign a course number equivalent to the number of a Penn course approved for the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy the Sector Requirement or a major requirement.

Links to course lists are available at http://fusion.sas.upenn.edu/col/genreq/index.php

Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement
Through this requirement, students develop the ability to understand and interpret the cultures of people with histories different from their own. Students fulfill the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement by taking a course from the list of approved courses: http://fusion.sas.upenn.ed/col/genreq/index.php.

Courses taken to satisfy the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail. A course used to satisfy the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement may not be double counted toward the Cultural Diversity in the U.S., Writing or Foreign Language Requirements. However, a course fulfilling this requirement may be doubled counted toward any other General Education requirement as well as a major or minor. Pre-College credit, transfer credit, credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement. A few courses are approved for both the Cross Cultural Analysis and the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirements, in which case a student may count it toward either requirement but will still have to take a second course to fulfill the other one.

Advanced Placement credit may not be used to fulfill the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement.

LPS students are required to take at least one course to develop the skills necessary for understanding the population and culture of the United States as it becomes increasingly diverse. Through historical inquiry, the study of cultural expressions and the analysis of social data, students will develop their ability to examine issues of diversity with a focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and religion. The goal is to equip graduates with the ability to become perceptive and engaged members of society.

Links to course lists are available at http://www.fusion.sas.upenn.edu/col/genreq/index.php

Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement
The Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement complements the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement and aims to develop students’ knowledge of the history, dynamic cultural systems and heterogeneous populations that makes up the national culture of the United States. LPS students admitted in Fall 2008 or later are required to take at least one course to develop the skills necessary for understanding the population and culture of the United States as it becomes increasingly diverse. Through historical inquiry, the study of cultural expressions and the analysis of social data, students will develop their ability to examine issues of diversity with a focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and religion. The goal is to equip graduates with the ability to become perceptive and engaged members of society.

Policies Governing Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement: Students fulfill the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement by taking a course from the list of approved courses. Links to course lists are available at http://fusion.sas.upenn.edu/col/genreq/index.php

  • Courses taken to satisfy the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.A course used to satisfy the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement may not be double counted toward the Cross Cultural Analysis, Writing or Foreign Language Requirements. However, a course fulfilling this requirement may be doubled counted toward any other General Education requirement as well as a major or minor.
  • Pre-College credit, transfer credit, credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement.
  • A few courses are approved for both the Cross Cultural Analysis and the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirements, in which case a student may count it toward either requirement but will still have to take a second course to fulfill the other one.
  • Advanced Placement credit may not be used to fulfill the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirement.

Free Electives
Free Electives give students the freedom to pursue interests that may lie outside their major and that extend beyond those addressed in the General Education curriculum. Free Electives, by definition, fulfill neither the General Education Requirement nor the Major Requirement but are counted toward the total number of credits required for graduation. Students should consult with their academic advisor to determine how many Free Electives will be required for their particular program.

A maximum of 8 CUs of Free Electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis, though normally it is not recommended that students take this many pass/fail courses (two or three is more typical).

BA Degree Requirements (Summary and Overview) – for students whose first term of study began between Fall 2006 and Summer 2008

LPS’ General Education Curriculum has two broad objectives. It seeks to educate students in some general skills or approaches to knowledge and to engage students in the intellectual work of the disciplines in a variety of fields across the arts and sciences.

In following this curriculum, the student will be guided by two kinds of degree requirements corresponding to these two objectives. One deals with foundational approaches and the other with specific disciplines and fields of knowledge. Within any given course, these two—an approach and a field of study—are integral to one another. An approach is learned by practice in relation to a field of knowledge: the student’s ability to use a foreign language is developed through learning about the culture in which the language is rooted; understanding a work of art is acquired by learning how to write about it—that is, by learning how to use words to describe, compare, question, and argue about works of art and the contexts in which they are created and appreciated; the student learns how to analyze quantitative data by thinking about what data mean for our knowledge of phenomena in the real world. Some courses, however, give priority to developing skills and approaches, while others give priority to a field under investigation.

The Five Foundational Approaches (www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/requirements/2010/index.php) are key intellectual capabilities demanded in a variety of disciplines. The Seven Sector Requirements (www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/requirements/2010/index.php) are intended to ensure breadth of education across the sectors or fields of knowledge, along with interdisciplinary explorations that link several fields of knowledge.

The course requirements for the Bachelor of Arts consist of the following:
Sector Requirements (7 CUs as distributed below)
Sector I: Society (1 CU)
Sector II: History and Tradition (1 CU)
Sector III: Arts and Letters (1 CU)
Sector IV: Humanities and Social Sciences (1 CU)
Sector V: The Living World (1 CU)
Sector VI: The Physical World (1 CU)
Sector VII: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1 CU)

Foundational Approaches

  • Writing Requirement (2 CUs)
  • Foreign Language Requirement (0-4 CUs)
  • Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement (1 CU)
  • Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement (1 CU)
  • Cross-cultural Analysis Requirement (1 CU)

Free Electives
Free Electives give students the freedom to pursue interests that may lie outside their major and that extend beyond those addressed in the General Education curriculum. Free Electives, by definition, fulfill neither the General Education Requirement nor the Major Requirement but are counted toward the total number of credits required for graduation. Students should consult with their academic advisor to determine how many Free Electives will be required for their particular program.

A maximum of 8 CUs of Free Electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis, though normally it is not recommended that students take this many pass/fail courses (two or three is more typical).  

Major Requirements (12-16 CUs) (See below for information on declaring a major.)
The total number of course units required for the BA is equal to the number required for the major (varies from 12-16) plus 20, a total of 32-36 CUs.

Sector Requirements
The seven Sector Requirements are intended to ensure breadth of education across the sectors or fields of knowledge, along with interdisciplinary explorations that link several fields of knowledge. LPS degree candidates must fulfill the same sector requirements as students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. For this reason, students are referred to the College web site for a list of courses that satisfy the various sector requirements, www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/requirements/2010/index.php. The major requirements provide in-depth knowledge in the area of concentration (see section on Majors below), and the courses outside of the major provide the breadth of learning that characterizes a liberal education. The Sector Requirement consists of seven different divisions or “sectors,” exposes students to the variety of disciplines and approaches to knowledge pursued in the modern university, and helps students make informed choices about their majors and the rest of their studies. Accordingly, students typically choose a major after they have completed courses in a number of sectors.

To satisfy the Sector Requirement, students must take one course in each of the sectors. Sector VII may be satisfied by taking one course from the Sector VII list or an additional Living World or Physical World course.

Important note: Courses designated in the Course Timetable and the Course Register as “Distributions” may not be used to satisfy the Sector Requirement.

The Sector Requirement may not be satisfied with Advanced Placement credit (including A-Levels, IB, and other similar credit based on external examination).

Non-LPS or College courses approved for the Sector Requirement are considered equivalent to LPS Electives.

Courses taken to satisfy the Sector Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.

  • Students may double count no more than one course between the Major and the Sector Requirement. Exceptions to this rule include the following:
  • Biochemistry, Biological Basis of Behavior, and Biology majors, as well as Geology majors with a concentration in Paleobiology, may double-count two courses between the Major and the Sector Requirement: on each in the Living World and Physical World sectors.
  • Students who are double majoring may double-count two courses between the Majors and the Sector Requirement, one from each major.
  • There is no limit to the number of courses that may be double counted between minor and General Education Requirements.

 Students who receive Advanced Placement credit for a Living World or Physical World course (Physics B or C, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science or Psychology) and who take an additional course at Penn in that subject, may use the additional course to fulfill the relevant sector. In Psychology, the additional course must have an odd number.

Credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Sector Requirement only when departments assign a course number equivalent to the number of a Penn course approved for the Sector Requirement.

Transfer students can apply for transfer credit evaluation online. If a course approved for transfer credit is given a number equivalent to a requirement course here, then that course will fulfill that requirement (with the exception of the Writing and Quantitative Data Analysis Requirements).

Foundational Approaches

  • With the exception of the Language Requirement, none of these requirements may be satisfied with Advanced Placement credit (including A-Levels, IB, and other similar credit based on external examination).The same course cannot be used to satisfy more than one Foundational Approach.
  • Courses taken to satisfy Foundational Approaches may also be used to satisfy the Major Requirement, pending approval by the major department or program.
  • Non-College courses approved for the Foundational Approaches are considered equivalent to College Electives.
  • Courses taken to satisfy LPS Requirements must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.

Writing Requirement
Writing is an integral part of learning at any level. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies requires students to demonstrate proficiency in writing by successfully completing two writing seminars. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their writing requirements early in their studies at Penn. For more information about the writing requirement at Penn, please visit the website for the Critical Writing Program at www.writing.upenn.edu/critical/.

  • Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in courses taken to fulfill the Writing Requirement.
  • All courses taken for the Writing Requirement must be taken for a grade and not pass/fail.
  • Writing seminars may not be used to fulfill the Sector Requirement, or any other LPS requirement. The Writing Requirement can only be satisfied by courses taken at Penn.
  • Students may not use AP credit to satisfy the Writing Requirement.
  • Writing seminars count as electives, not toward the General Requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement
Every BA degree candidate is required to attain competency in a foreign language. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their foreign language requirements early in their studies at Penn. Students with no prior college experience and students transferring into Penn with fewer than eight courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their ninth course. Students transferring into Penn with 8-16 courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their 17th course.

The Foreign Language Requirement may be satisfied in a variety of ways at the discretion of the language department or group concerned:

By passing an examination administered by the language group. In some instances, students will take the examination after completing 4 c.u. (or the equivalent) of study.

By obtaining a minimum grade of C-, after 4 c.u. of study (or the equivalent) in those languages where satisfaction of the Language Requirement is not based on an examination.

As a result of achieving the required score on:
- An Advanced Placement test administered in a foreign language by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
- An SAT II foreign language test administered by the ETS.
- A departmental placement test.
- The Cambridge A-level examination (at a grade deemed satisfactory by the language group), or in the case of a bilingual student, a special test given by the appropriate department.

The determination of competency will vary from department to department and even from language group to language group WITHIN a department.

Foreign Language Requirement courses may not be used to fulfill any other LPS requirement.

Pre-College credit, transfer credit, credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Foreign Language Requirement only when departments award credit using the number of a Penn course approved for the Foreign Language Requirement.
LPS students may take their language courses on a pass/fail basis.

For more information on filling the language requirement, see
www.college.upenn.edu/Curriculum/language.php.

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Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement (QDAR)
Students are required to complete a course that uses mathematical or statistical analysis of quantitative data as an important method for understanding another subject. In these Quantitative Data Analysis Courses, students will learn to think critically about quantitative data and the inferences that can be drawn from these data to fulfill this requirement. Students must take one of the designated Quantitative Data Analysis courses.

  • QDAR can only be satisfied by courses taken at Penn
  • A course used to satisfy the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement may also be used to satisfy a Sector Requirement or a Foundational Approach or double counted toward the major.
  • Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in courses taken to fulfill the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement.
  • Any course taken for the QDAR must be taken for a grade and not pass/fail.
  • Students may not use AP credit, Transfer Credit, or Credit Away to satisfy the QDAR.

Please see the QDAR web site, www.college.upenn.edu/Curriculum/policies/qda.php, for more information on satisfying this requirement with transfer credit and for a complete list of QDAR courses. Students are strongly advised to consult with a LPS Student Services Specialist before enrolling in a course for the purpose of satisfying the QDAR.

Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement
Through this requirement, students study mathematical and logical thinking and reasoning about formal structures and their application to the investigation of real-world phenomena.

  • Courses taken to satisfy the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not Pass/Fail.
  • Credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement only when departments assign a course number equivalent to the number of a Penn course approved for the Formal Reasoning and Analysis Requirement.
  • Courses that satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy the Sector Requirement.
  • Courses that satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy the Sector Requirement or a Major requirement.
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Links to course lists are available at http://fusion.sas.upenn.edu/col/genreq/index.php

Cross-Cultural Analysis Requirement
Through this requirement, students develop the ability to understand and interpret the cultures of people with histories different from their own.

  • Students fulfill the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement by taking a course from the list of approved courses: http://fusion.sas.upenn.ed/col/genreq/index.php
  • Courses taken to satisfy the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement must be taken for a letter grade, not pass/fail.
  • A course used to satisfy the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement may not be double counted toward the Cultural Diversity in the U.S., Writing or Foreign Language Requirements. However, a course fulfilling this requirement may be doubled counted toward any other General Education requirement as well as a major or minor.
  • Pre-College credit, transfer credit, credit away and credit earned studying abroad may be counted toward the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement. A few courses are approved for both the Cross Cultural Analysis and the Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Requirements, in which case a student may count it toward either requirement but will still have to take a second course to fulfill the other one.
  • Advanced Placement credit may not be used to fulfill the Cross Cultural Analysis Requirement.

BA Degree Requirements (Summary and Overview) – for students whose first term of study was prior to Fall 2006

The course requirements for the Bachelor of Arts consist of the following:
General Requirements (10 CUs as distributed below)
Sector I: Society (2 CUs)
Sector II: History and Tradition (2 CUs)
Sector III: Arts and Letters (2 CUs)
Sector IV: Formal Reasoning and Analysis (1 CU)
Sector V: The Living World (1 CU)
Sector VI: The Physical World (1 CU)
Science Studies (1 CU)

Foundational Requirements
o Writing Requirement (2 CUs)
o Foreign Language Requirement (0-4 CUs)
o Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement (1 CU)

Free Electives (4 CUs)

Major Requirements (12-16 CUs) (See below for information on declaring a major.) The total number of course units required for the BA is equal to the number required for the major (varies from 12-16) plus 20, a total of 32-36 CUs.

General Requirements
The Sectors identify broad areas of academic achievement; they do not conform to departmental structure, nor do they provide a perfect depiction of the structure of knowledge. They are designed to encourage every undergraduate to attain a meaningful comprehension of the range and variety of human knowledge and intellectual achievement. Thus they complement the structure of major programs, which provide depth of experience within a discipline or interdisciplinary program. Students are encouraged to consult with an advisor in choosing the particular courses best suited to their current level of interest and commitment in the various areas. Course-specific credit, which is awarded either through advanced placement or transfer credit, may be used to satisfy distributional requirements.

LPS degree candidates must fulfill the same sector requirements as students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.  For this reason, students are referred to the College web site for a list of courses that satisfy the various sector requirements, www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/requirements/2009/index.php. The major requirements provide in-depth knowledge in the area of concentration (see section on Majors below), and the courses outside of the major provide the breadth of learning that characterizes a liberal education. The General Requirement consists of seven different divisions or “sectors,” exposes students to the variety of disciplines and approaches to knowledge pursued in the modern university, and helps students make informed choices about their majors and the rest of their studies. Accordingly, students typically choose a major after they have completed courses in a number of sectors in the General Requirement.

Writing Requirement
Writing is an integral part of learning at any level. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies requires students to demonstrate proficiency in writing by successfully completing two writing seminars. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their writing requirements early in their studies at Penn. For more information about the writing requirement at Penn, please visit the website for the Critical Writing Program at www.writing.upenn.edu/critical/.

Language Requirement
Every BA degree candidate is required to attain competency in a foreign language. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their foreign language requirements early in their studies at Penn. Students with no prior college experience and students transferring into Penn with fewer than eight courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their ninth course. Students transferring into Penn with 8-16 courses should begin their foreign language requirement no later than their seventeenth course.

Students with no previous background in a language must successfully complete four courses in a given language. The determination of competency for other students may vary from one department to another. The method of determining competency is solely at the discretion of the language group concerned but may include successfully completing four language courses (or the equivalent), passing a competency examination administered by the language group, or achieving the required score on an Advanced Placement Test or SAT II administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). It is the student’s responsibility to learn how the requirement is satisfied in the language group selected. It is highly recommended that students take steps to satisfy the language requirement as early as possible in their academic careers. LPS students may take their language courses on a pass/fail basis.

Students may petition the LPS Executive Committee for an exemption from the foreign language requirement. In considering such a petition the Committee requires documentary evidence of a learning disability, especially a case history of problems encountered in good faith efforts at language learning. Students must make an appointment with a Student Services Specialist as the initial step in petitioning the LPS Executive Committee. Any student who receives an exemption from the foreign language requirement will be expected to satisfy an alternative requirement as determined by the LPS Executive Committee. Students should be aware that the LPS Executive Committee meets only twice a year—in April and December.

Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement
Students are required to complete a course that uses mathematical or statistical analysis of quantitative data as an important method for understanding another subject. In these Quantitative Data Analysis Courses, students will learn to think critically about quantitative data and the inferences that can be drawn from these data to fulfill this requirement. Students must take one of the designated Quantitative Data Analysis courses. A course that satisfies a General Requirement and/or major requirement may also be used to satisfy the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement. Any course taken for the QDAR must be taken for a grade and not pass/fail. In order for the course to count for this requirement, the student must achieve a grade of C- or better. Students may not use AP credit, Transfer Credit, or Credit Away to satisfy the QDAR. Please see the QDAR web site, www.college.upenn.edu/Curriculum/policies/qda.php, for more information on satisfying this requirement with transfer credit and for a complete list of QDAR courses. Students are strongly advised to consult with a LPS Student Services Specialist before enrolling in a course for the purpose of satisfying the QDAR.

Free Electives
The Free Electives are those courses that do not need to satisfy any particular requirement. Electives provide students with the freedom to explore new fields of knowledge, to take additional work in the field of their special interests, or to study further with a particular instructor. Above all, they provide the breadth associated with a liberal education, just as the major program provides depth in a particular discipline.

  • •          With the exception of any requirement course for the major, electives are composed of the following types of courses:
    • General Requirements
    • Writing Requirement
    • Foreign Language Requirement
    • Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement
    • Free Electives

Beyond fulfilling the requirements stated above, a student must take additional courses to bring the total number of courses outside the major to 20. These free electives may include up to four courses outside the School of Arts and Sciences (i.e., Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Nursing, or Wharton).

No student is required to complete more than 36 credit units for graduation; therefore, students whose majors require more than 16 credit units may take correspondingly fewer electives.

Sixteen of a student’s electives must be "SAS electives"; that is, they must be selected from courses offered by the School of Arts and Sciences. Please note that students in majors larger than 16 course units are still required to have 16 SAS electives. This may result in a reduction in the number of non-College elective courses a student can count towards his or her degree. In addition, although Architecture and Fine Arts are recognized as majors in the SAS, their courses are offered by schools other than the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and do not count as College electives.

Electives over and above the 16 taken within SAS may be chosen from courses offered by any school in the University and approved for credit for its own students.

Only free electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis, and only eight electives may be taken on this basis, “though normally it is not recommended that students take this many pass/fail courses (two or three is more typical).”

The Majors
All the majors offered through the School of Arts and Sciences are available to LPS students. The following URL provides a link to a list of departments and majors. www.college.upenn.edu/majors/depts.php.

For a full description of these major programs, students should visit the department’s office or consult its web pages. For a description of courses not offered by LPS, students should consult the University Register available on the web at www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/.

Please note that the following three departments offer LPS students the option to complete all requirements for the major in courses offered by LPS: English, History, and Biology.

There are two majors (the major in Humanities and the major in the Social Sciences) that are offered exclusively to LPS students. These major requirements can be completed entirely through LPS courses. These majors and their policies are discussed below.

The Major Requirement The role of the major is to ensure that all LPS graduates develop a thorough understanding in at least one field of knowledge through concentrated study over a period of years in a minimum of 12 courses.

Declaration of Major: Students must be admitted to the BA program before formally seeking admission to a major program. Although students may declare a major with only eight courses remaining towards the degree, they are strongly advised to do so prior to that time but after having completed several courses in their desired field of concentration.

Policies for Declaring a Major: Application to a major must be made while students still have at least eight CUs remaining toward the degree.

Students should carefully read the description of the major program in which they are interested. Printed descriptions of the major are available from the department or program office or from the program’s web site.

The minimum qualification for acceptance into a major program is a grade point average of 2.0 in those major and major-related courses that a student has already taken. Some departments or programs require a higher GPA, and some require that specific prerequisite courses be completed before acceptance into the major.

The specific rules that govern each major are those that are in effect at the time the student is accepted into the major. Only the department or program in question can make exceptions to the regulations governing a major program.

All courses taken for a major must be taken for a letter grade (i.e., they cannot be taken pass/fail).

Only the department or program advisors determine which credits transferred from another institution may count toward the major at Penn.

Procedure for Declaring a Major

  • Create an on-line worksheet through Penn InTouch and add the intended major.
  • Meet with a LPS Student Services Specialist to discuss your plans and review your worksheet.
  • Print out your worksheet (or have your advisor print it out) in case your major department would like the hard copy.
  • Schedule a meeting with the undergraduate chair or designee of your prospective major(s).
  • After an initial discussion with the undergraduate chair, you may need to meet with a particular faculty member who will become your major advisor. This advisor will assist you in formulating the major, identifying research opportunities in the major, and discussing fellowship and post-graduate opportunities in this academic field. You should still speak with a LPS Student Services Specialist periodically to discuss your overall progress toward the degree as well as special academic options and programs.
  • Take the worksheet and any other paperwork required by the department to the administrative assistant of the department who will enter the necessary information in the Student Records System (SRS).

TUITION REDUCTION REQUESTS
Some majors require core courses that are not available in the evening through LPS. Students declaring those majors need to be sure their schedules will permit them to attend courses administered during the day through SAS. Because SAS daytime courses are billed at a higher tuition rate, LPS offers tuition reduction evaluation so that students can be billed at the discounted LPS tuition rate for those major requirements. Tuition Reduction Request forms, along with eligibility criteria and instructions are available on the LPS website.
Tuition Reduction Request forms must be submitted to the LPS office by close of business on the last day of the drop/add deadline within the semester for which the student is requesting reduction. Students are strongly encouraged to carefully read the eligibility criteria for tuition reduction, to submit forms as early as possible, and to consult with their LPS academic advisor for clarification.

Eligibility

ALL of the following criteria must be met in order to be eligible for tuition reduction:

  • The student is matriculated into a LPS undergraduate AA or BA degree-granting program, and has an officially declared major already posted to the transcript in Penn InTouch.
  • The course number is a specific core major requirement, listed on the major requirements worksheet as such. Electives within the major do not qualify for tuition reduction unless a student has already exhausted all eligible alternative options offered through LPS.
  • The specific course is not offered through LPS within a reasonable amount of time for the student to graduate on schedule, and no eligible alternative is available through LPS.

Please note:

  • Courses outside the School of Arts and Sciences are NOT eligible for tuition reduction.
  • Graduate-level courses are NOT eligible for tuition reduction.
  • Tuition Reduction is NOT available for courses fulfilling General or Foundational Requirements.
  • Tuition reduction is NOT offered to accommodate personal preferences or scheduling conflicts.
  • Major advisors confirm whether a course counts toward a major requirement; LPS assesses all other TRR eligibility criteria and authorizes and issues notification of final denial or approval.
  • BFA students are not eligible for tuition reduction because the four non-specific art history requirements are of an elective nature and can be completed entirely through LPS.

Instructions
Students wishing to request tuition reduction and who meet ALL above criteria should:

  • Complete all information requested on the TRR form; incomplete forms will not be processed.
  • Complete and submit a separate form for each individual course by the deadline.
  • Obtain the signature of your major advisor. Ask the major advisor to attribute the relevant courses to the specific requirements for which they will count in the Penn-In-Touch worksheet.
  • Submit the form to the LPS office prior to the close of business on the last day of the
    open drop/add period (consult academic calendar for specific dates). Students are encouraged to submit TRR forms as early as possible. Late forms will not be processed.
  • Students should be aware that approved TRR billing adjustments are not posted to their accounts until the drop/add period is closed and all requests have been reviewed and processed. Sometimes late charges may appear on a student’s account for a  class in which they have received tuition reduction; all charges associated with TRR       processing will be adjusted.

Humanities and Social Science Majors
Two special interdepartmental evening majors are available to College of Liberal and Professional Studies students: one in Humanities, the other in Social Science. Dr. Alice Kelley is the Humanities advisor, 215.898.6341; Dr. Brian Spooner is the Social Science advisor, 215.898.5207.

The courses selected for the Humanities or Social Science major should be chosen with the advice and consent of the major advisor. A description of the program of courses involved should be submitted in writing at the time the student declares a major and before any major requirements have been fulfilled. Modifications in the program may be made at a later date if the student’s needs or interests change, but an amendment to the program requires a new statement.

A seminar or independent study course should represent the culmination of the major work and should be completed during the last term of the major program. An outline of the topic to be studied must be approved in advance by the instructor supervising the study and by the major advisor.

Humanities Major Requirements for the BA Degree
These requirements are subject to change. Students are advised to consult with Dr. Kelley for current requirements. The total number of course units required for the BA is 34.

The Primary Concentration Area: 6 CUs
Six course units in one of the following humanities fields as approved by the faculty advisor:
Classical Studies
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages and Culture
English
Folklore
History of Art
Music
Near Eastern Languages and Culture
Philosophy
Religious Studies
South Asia Studies

1. Where Philosophy is chosen, two course units in Religious Studies may be used as part of the requirement. In selecting courses for the primary Humanities concentration, students should select at least one upper-level course and otherwise be guided by departmental minors where appropriate.

2. The Secondary Concentration Area: 3 CUs Three course units in one of the areas listed above which was not chosen as the primary concentration area.

3. Other Humanities Courses: 4 CUS
This area includes advanced courses in foreign languages and any of the areas listed but not used in 1 or 2 above.

4. A Seminar or Independent Study Course: 1 CU
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 14 CUs

Humanities Major Requirements for the AA Degree
(The total number of course units required for the AA is 17).

The Primary Concentration Area: 3 CUs Students must complete three courses approved by the faculty advisor in one of the fields listed under the BA requirements (see above).
The Secondary Concentration Area: 2 CUs Students complete two courses in one of the areas listed above which was not chosen as the Primary Concentration Area.
Other Humanities Courses: 1 CU Students complete one course in one of the areas listed above which was not chosen as the primary or secondary concentration areas.
Independent Study or Seminar: 1 CU Students must either complete a seminar or arrange for one course unit of independent study in the area of primary concentration. TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 7 CUs

Social Science Major Requirements for the BA Degree

Effective January 2004
These requirements are subject to change. Students are advised to consult with Dr. Brian Spooner, the Social Science faculty advisor, for current requirements. The total number of course units required for the BA is 34.

Introduction to Social Science (five core courses):
Anthropology 002
Economics 001 or 002
Political Science 130
Psychology 001
Sociology (any course numbered from 001-010)
Advanced Concentrations (nine courses):
Advanced concentrations or “clusters” of three courses each are to be selected from three different departments listed below. These courses are in addition to the introductory courses listed above and are to be at the intermediate level or higher. Students should consult with the faculty advisor prior to choosing their clusters and courses.
Anthropology (excluding courses in archaeology and physical anthropology)
Communication (social science courses as approved by the faculty advisor)
Economics
History and Sociology of Science
Political Science Psychology (even-numbered courses only)
Sociology
Urban Studies
Additional eligible courses in thematic programs such as Africana Studies and Women's Studies may be found cross-listed under disciplinary departments such as Sociology.

Two of these three clusters of intermediate level or higher courses must include a seminar. One of these seminar requirements may be fulfilled by an independent study.
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS for the BA: 14 CUs

Social Science Major Requirements for the AA Degree Effective January 2004

The total number of course units required for the AA is 17.
1. Introduction to Social Science (three courses selected from the following):
Anthropology 002
Economics 001 or 002
Political Science 130
Psychology 001
Sociology (any course numbered 001-010)
2. Advanced Concentration Area (four courses):
Select two courses from two different departments listed below. These courses are in addition to the introductory courses listed above and are to be at the intermediate level or higher. Students should consult with the faculty advisor prior to choosing these courses.
Anthropology (excluding courses in archaeology and physical anthropology)
Communication (social science courses as approved by the faculty advisor) Economics
History and Sociology of Science
Political Science
Psychology (even-numbered courses only)
Sociology
Urban Studies
Additional eligible courses in thematic programs such as Afro-American Studies and Women's Studies may be found cross-listed under disciplinary departments such as Sociology.
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS for the AA: 7 CUs

Double Majors
Students wishing to complete more than one major may do so simply by applying for, and completing the requirements for each major. The General Requirement, language, quantitative data, and writing requirements must also all be completed.

  • Students who are double majoring must have 18 unique courses between the two majors.
  • Major departments may have additional rules limiting such double counting.
  • The total graduation requirement for a student who is double majoring is calculated by adding 20 to the number of c.u.s required for the larger major (maximum 36 c.u.).
  • Students admitted in Fall 2006 or later who are double majoring may double-count two courses, one from each major, toward the Sector Requirement.
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Minor Concentrations A minor generally requires approximately half the number of courses as the major.

The Associate of Arts Degree

AA Degree Requirements A minimum of 16 course units is required for the Associate in Arts Degree. Ten course units must be outside of the major requirements, which vary from six to eight course units, depending on the major. There is no foreign language requirement for the AA.
The SAS General requirements for the AA degree are as follows:

  • Society (1 CU)
  • History and Tradition (1 CU)
  • Arts and Letters (1CU)
  • Formal Reasoning and Analysis or Science Studies or Natural Science and Mathematics (1 CU)
  • The Living World or The Physical World or Natural Science and Mathematics (1 CU)
  • Writing Requirement: (2 CU)

Total: 7 courses

For a detailed description of each sector and a listing of the courses that satisfy each sector requirement, please see above. All other degree requirements remain the same; see “BA Degree Requirements” above for further information.

Associate in Arts Majors Students in the Associate in Arts degree program may choose an area of concentration (major) in some departments and programs in the School of Arts and Sciences. The choice should be made with the advice of a LPS Student Services Specialist and the departmental undergraduate advisor, who will determine the six to eight courses to be completed.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Qualified students currently attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) or graduates of PAFA may earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

BFA Degree Requirements
Students enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts may apply to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at LPS. To earn the degree, students must complete the three-year program at PAFA, which includes 90 semester credits, and through LPS complete 16 academic courses at the University of Pennsylvania (20 percent of which may be taken pass/fail). Four of these must be History of Art courses of their choice, all of which must be taken for a grade. The remaining 12 may be selected from throughout the liberal arts curriculum. No Penn Fine Arts courses and no courses outside the School of Arts and Sciences may be counted towards the BFA; students should consult the Penn Course Register or seek clarification from an advisor to determine which courses are offered through LPS and SAS. All 16 academic courses must be taken at Penn; no courses taken at another institution, prior to or while matriculating at LPS, will transfer for credit toward the BFA. BFA students under the age of 21 may enroll full time at LPS.

ADDITIONAL DEGREE INFORMATION
Sub-matriculation Students who wish to begin a graduate program while still in their undergraduate years are permitted to apply for admission as sub-matriculants to some of the University’s graduate areas of study. With the permission of the appropriate undergraduate and graduate faculties, sub-matriculants may take four graduate courses that will count for both undergraduate and graduate degrees while they are registered as undergraduate students. Independent Study courses may not be double-counted.

Students must apply for sub-matriculation when they have no less than eight to 16 CUs remaining to be taken for the BA degree. Admission into the program is highly selective. In order to qualify, it is necessary for the student to maintain a superior grade point average overall and in the major.

No graduate level courses taken and completed prior to official acceptance in the relevant graduate program can be counted toward the master’s degree.

Interested students should consult a LPS Student Services Specialist and both the undergraduate and graduate chairpersons of the relevant department prior to completing the necessary sub-matriculation application forms, available in the LPS office. Students must also complete the regular application for graduate school admission and, in most cases, take the Graduate Record Exam

Residency Requirements All students who are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a minimum of half their work (16 to 18 courses) at Penn. There is no time limit on course credits or the completion of requirements, but the last eight courses must be completed at Penn. Exceptions may be made by petitioning the LPS Executive Committee in advance of the term(s) the student wishes to spend at another institution.

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