Penn Uncoordinated Dual Degree

Hi! I got rejected from the Huntsman Programme but I got accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences Class of '22 which i’m SO pumped about. However, I’m still really interested in Wharton. I was reading up about uncoordinated dual degrees and I was wondering if I could do something similar. Would it be doable in four years? How hard is it to get in?

You have to apply at the end of your first year. I think there’s an actual essay application these days.

Doable for ambitious, anergized and truly-talented kids with true grit…Penn is an ideal place for their flourishing. Congratulation!!!

@Saranyaa @aoeuidhtns Actually if you want to internally transfer to huntsman or any other coordinate dual degree you have to do it at the end of freshman year. If you want to do an uncoordinated dual degree you can apply by the end of your sophomore year. Doing an internal transfer to one of the coordinated dual degrees is very difficult, each of them takes about 2-4 people every year i think. Doing an uncoordinated dual degree however, is quite doable but of course be prepared for a heavy workload. The coordinate dual degrees double count some requirements so your course load is a bit lower, the uncoordinated dual degrees do not.

@Penn95 I don’t know what it’s like in other dual degree programs, but a friend in Huntsman program told me that he’s never seen Huntsman take a transfer. He mentioned though that he knows quite a few kids that are doing an uncoordinated dual degree program between the College and Wharton, and he’s seen several Wharton transfers.

Awesome! I’m going to try and work out a freshman year schedule with my advisor so I can apply at the end of the year.

@ethanrimes I know M&T, LSM, MLS and VIPER usually take a small number of transfers. it could be because there is some attraction going on because the programs are so rigorous and demanding. Some students can’t handle them or their interests just change. I think Huntsman might be different because there is no attrition really given that it is not as intense as the science dual degrees.