Core Curriculum

<p>What is the core curriculum for UPenn? I have been trying to make sense of what the website says about it, but its kinda confusing…there can’t be that many requirements b/c they don’t really mention anything too specific. Help please!</p>

<p>which undergraduate school are you applying to (the College, Wharton etc...)?</p>

<p>I think it's like... There are sectors. So the "core" aspect of Penn is that you have to take classes within each sector... But I believe you have a variety of choices within each sector to choose from. You can also take electives across different schools... For example, if you're in CAS, you can take an introductory course at the Engineering school.</p>

<p>im with the OP - its confusing.
i was looking through the penn course catalogue and realized i could take as many courses as i wanted to in about... 85 years of semesters if i tried.</p>

<p>Basically, you have 7 sector requirements to meet. It's about 3 history/social science classes, 1 english class, and 3 science classes from what I can make of it. On top of that you have to take a language class (ranging from testing out of the requirement to 4 semesters), calculus, writing, a statistics type course, and a social science/history class about another society. Classes to fulfill these requirements can overlap with the sector requirements. A current student can probably put it in a better way but this is what I understand.</p>

<p>I am a peer advisor this year - you'll get one when you get in - and basically, if you take classes that actually interest you, you're going to end up fulfulling at least half of the requirements, because most intro-level classes fulfill a requirement. Then I suggest mixing in classes you don't want to take with 3 or 4 ones that you do or do things for your major so as to keep yourself interested.</p>

<p>Generally, the requirements that tire people in fulfilling are the Statistics/Analysis one, and the required Arts/Literature one, which is the only thing I have't done yet.</p>

<p>But for example, if you took a first semester of Math, Econ, Psych and a writing seminar each one of your classes would be fulfilling something. </p>

<p>It's not bad.</p>

<p>So....a few required classes in each field? Sounds ok as long as it doesnt take 2 years to complete...thanks a lot guys (btw---I am planning on applying to the college and considering Pre-Med)</p>

<p>The College Core isn't too bad -- the Wharton Core will take you roughly two years to finish, though. Junior and senior year tend to get set aside for major-completion</p>

<p>If you are a premed, you have to take Chem, Bio, Physics, and Orgo which takes care of your 3 science sector requirements and your Statistics/Analysis requirement. You have to take a year of math, so that takes care of that requirement. You have to take a year of english, so that takes care of the writing seminar and the Arts and Letters requirement. That leaves foreign language and 3 humanities classes. It doesn't seem that bad and it probably is not.</p>