ADVISING FOR POTENTIAL MAJORS & MINORS

                                                                                                                    
 RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE FOR MAJORS

 

 

If you would like to declare a major or minor in Urban Studies or just get more information about the program, you should set up a meeting with Elaine Simon, who advises all of the majors and minors. In the meeting, you will begin to fill out a major/minor proposal form  that will orient you to the major requirements and how they fit together in a sequence. You will also have a chance to ask questions and clarify your interests.

If you decide to declare the major, Urban Studies staff can add Urban Studies to your official worksheet in Penn-in-Touch and enter you as a major in the system so that it will shows up on your transcript. (One does not automatically trigger the other.) After your initial meeting, you should plan to meet regularly with Elaine Simon to make sure you are on track in the major and to update your worksheet.

Contact the Urban Studies’ Administrative Coordinator, to make an appointment with Elaine Simon.

**Please note that each student is required to first meet with his or her assigned academic advisor (freshman/sophomore) to create an official worksheet in Penn-in-Touch before the major or minor declaration process can be completed. For information about courses to fulfill the General Requirement outside of the major, you should consult the College webpage.

• MAP - Major Advising Program

The Major Advising Program at Penn is a peer advising system that assists students in their decision to declare a major. Freshmen and Sophomores may contact a MAP Urban Studies advisor to find out more about the program from a student's perspective. Students who wish to become MAP advisors should apply using the MAP website (PennKey login required).

• Study Abroad

Urban Studies majors who are planning a semester abraod are encouraged to do so in the fall term of their junior year to accommodate the fieldwork requirement in the spring term.

The Office of International Programs coordinates all international activities for the university. 

Penn currently has an exchange program with University College London, Urban Studies - Bartlett School of Planning.
To read more about this program, check the link from OIP's website, above.

• Transfer Credit 

Students requesting credit in Urban Studies for courses taken at another institution must submit the request electronically through XCAT (External Course Approval). You will need to present course syllabi and other supporting materials from that institution