Taking Courses Elsewhere

Penn Engineering students may take up to 5 courses for credit at other institutions provided prior approval (signature) is obtained from the relevant departments of the University, from the academic advisor, and from the Associate Dean. Any course taken for transfer credit by Penn Engineering students at another institution must be an approved course for majors in a baccalaureate program at that institution.

Exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Academic Performance Committee. Transfer students in Penn Engineering may not take any additional courses for credit at other institutions. Failed courses may not be cleared by taking a course at another institution. An application to take a course at another institution is available for download or in 111 Towne Building. The student must take the form and a course catalog description to the appropriate University of Pennsylvania department representative, who must attest that the course is "comparable in quantity and quality" to one offered by his or her own department. The student must then obtain his or her advisor's approval and submit the form to the Office of Academic Programs for action. After completion of the course, an official transcript must be forwarded to the Office of Academic Programs; no course with a grade below C will be accepted for credit towards Penn Engineering degrees.

Students on leave may not take courses elsewhere for transfer into Penn except with special permission obtained before-the-fact. Students on drop status may not take courses elesewhere for transfer into Penn.