<p>For example, if I'm in the School of Arts & Sciences, could I take a class offered by the Engineering school, or are those classes strictly reserved for engineering school students?
Thanks!</p>
<p>In general, students in any of Penn’s undergraduate schools can take classes in any of the other undergraduate schools, and in most of the graduate schools (even the law school). In fact, Penn strongly ENCOURAGES that. It has long been a hallmark of Penn’s “One University” policy, which emphasizes the breadth and depth of Penn’s interdisciplinary strengths. For example, see page 4 of this admissions brochure:</p>
<p>[Penn</a> Admissions Brochure](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/info/publications/travel/#/1/]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/info/publications/travel/#/1/)</p>
<p>That’s great news, thanks for your help!<br>
Just a quick follow up question, does this still apply for the specialized programs as well? Specifically, I’d like to be in the School of Arts & Sciences, but still take a class or two from the Digital Media Design program. Is this possible?</p>
<p>As a student at the University, you are permitted to take classes in any of the other schools. That means that you can take classes in the law school, if you really want to! In fact, CAS students are the only students that aren’t REQUIRED to take classes in another school - every other undergraduate school requires courses in the College.</p>
<p>This doesn’t mean that you can take any class you want. Many classes are very popular, so if you are trying to take a 500-level history course as a sophomore Biology major, then graduate history students get first pick, followed by history majors in order of seniority, followed by non-history majors in order of seniority. You also need to be careful that you don’t take a course that has many prerequisites: although you will be ALLOWED to do it in most cases, you will find yourself struggling if you haven’t taken the requisite prior courses.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the College has a rule that states you can only use four non-College courses toward your graduation requirements. This means that although you can take as many courses as you want, only four will count toward the 32-36 c.u. you need to graduate.</p>
<p>Really helpful, thanks chrisw! Now I’m even more desperate to get in haha…</p>