Interdisciplinary opportunities at Penn allow students to express their academic creativity and discover new ways of synthesizing information.
Students thrive while pursuing more than one Penn degree, finding leadership opportunities and connections as they develop their unique academic journeys. A student pursuing a dual degree will receive two bachelor’s degrees simultaneously, from two separate schools of the University. A student does not have to choose to participate prior to matriculation.
Penn also offers distinctive, coordinated dual-degree programs, as well as accelerated and specialized programs.
Students earn a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.
Students earn a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.
Students earn a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BS in Engineering or a BAS from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Students earn a BS in Nursing from the School of Nursing and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.
Students earn a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences and a BS in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Students earn a BA and a DDM from Penn Dental Medicine.
Students earn a BS in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Students earn a BS in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
In addition to minors completed within one school, several interdisciplinary minors combine coursework from Penn’s four undergraduate schools. From urban education to nutrition to American public policy, the options vary.
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The Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) initiative attracts professors whose world-renown work bridges multiple academic disciplines. By providing each PIK professor with appointments in two Penn schools, this initiative supports the full breadth and depth of their pioneering work while also building on Penn’s foundational commitment to interdisciplinary research.
Created with the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Paideia Program at Penn is designed to provide undergraduates with the knowledge, skills, and ethical frameworks necessary to be informed, engaged, and effective community members, and to lead fulfilling and integrated personal, professional, and civic lives. It does so through a combination of curricular and co-curricular programming, a University-wide network of dedicated students, faculty, and staff, and collaborations with other Penn programs and organizations.