University minors, on the other hand, combine six to eight courses from several schools and offer a cross-disciplinary academic experience. These inter-school programs are jointly governed by participating academic departments from each school. In addition to required courses on the global environment and a language proficiency requirement, Wharton also offers many opportunities to spend a semester or year studying abroad. Honors Programs Top students are invited to participate in Penn's Benjamin Franklin Scholars honors program and the Joseph Wharton Scholars program. These programs give students opportunities to take smaller honors courses and do intensive research.
All honors courses are also open to the general student body, with the permission of instructors.
Back to top Graduate Study Selected Wharton undergraduates have the option of getting an advanced degree in conjunction with their bachelor s degree. This option is called submatriculation, and it is available for Wharton undergraduates in cooperation with Wharton s MBA and PhD programs and with the Penn Law School. A student may obtain a Bachelor of Science in Economics and an MBA in a total of five years, or a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a JD in a total of six years. Students interested in the submatriculation option apply during their junior year. If accepted, a submatriculating student, during the fourth year of college, takes a different series of courses from regular students.