Academics University of Pennsylvania

1 academics

1.1 coordinated dual-degree , interdisciplinary programs
1.2 academic medical center , biomedical research complex
1.3 admissions selectivity

academics

the college of arts , sciences undergraduate division of school of arts , sciences. school of arts , sciences contains graduate division , college of liberal , professional studies, home fels institute of government, master s programs in organizational dynamics, , environmental studies (mes) program. wharton business school of university of pennsylvania. other schools undergraduate programs include school of nursing , school of engineering , applied science (seas).

penn has strong focus on interdisciplinary learning , research. offers double degree programs, unique majors, , academic flexibility. penn s 1 university policy allows undergraduates access courses @ of penn s undergraduate , graduate schools, except medical, veterinary , dental schools. undergraduates @ penn may take courses @ bryn mawr, haverford , swarthmore, under reciprocal agreement known quaker consortium.

coordinated dual-degree , interdisciplinary programs

penn offers specialized coordinated dual-degree (cdd) programs, award candidates degrees multiple schools @ university upon completion of graduation criteria of both schools. undergraduate programs include:

the jerome fisher program in management , technology
artificial intelligence: computer , cognitive science
the huntsman program in international studies , business
nursing , health care management
the roy , diana vagelos program in life sciences , management
vagelos scholars program in molecular life sciences
vagelos integrated program in energy research (viper)
accelerated 7 year bio-dental program
singh program in networked & social systems engineering (nets)
accelerated 6-year law , medicine program

dual-degree programs lead same multiple degrees without participation in specific above programs available. unlike cdd programs, dual degree students fulfill requirements of both programs independently without involvement of program. specialized dual-degree programs include liberal studies , technology artificial intelligence: computer , cognitive science program. both programs award degree college of arts , sciences , degree school of engineering , applied sciences. in addition, vagelos scholars program in molecular life sciences allows students either double major in sciences or submatriculate , earn both b.a. , m.s. in 4 years. recent vagelos integrated program in energy research (viper) first offered class of 2016. joint program of penn s school of arts , sciences , school of engineering , applied science, viper leads dual bachelor of arts , bachelor of science in engineering degrees combining majors each school.

for graduate programs, penn offers many formalized double degree graduate degrees such joint j.d./mba, , maintains list of interdisciplinary institutions, such institute medicine , engineering, joseph h. lauder institute management , international studies, , institute research in cognitive science.

academic medical center , biomedical research complex

penn s health-related programs—including schools of medicine, dental medicine, nursing, , veterinary medicine, , programs in bioengineering (school of engineering), biology (school of arts , sciences), , health management (the wharton school)—are among university s strongest academic components.

however, size of penn s biomedical research organization adds capital intensive component university s operations , introduces revenue instability due changing government regulations, reduced federal funding research , medicaid/medicare program changes. primary reason highlighted in bond rating agencies views on penn s overall financial rating, ranks 1 notch below academic peers. penn has worked address these issues pooling schools (as several hospitals , clinical practices) university of pennsylvania health system, thereby pooling resources greater efficiencies , research impact.

admissions selectivity

the princeton review ranks penn 6th selective school in united states. class of 2018, entering in fall of 2014, university received record of 35,868 applications , admitted 9.9 percent of applicants (7% in regular decision cycle), marking penn s selective admissions cycle in history of university. atlantic ranked penn among 10 selective schools in country. @ graduate level, based on admission statistics u.s. news & world report, penn s selective programs include law school, health care schools (medicine, dental medicine, nursing, social work , veterinary) , business school.

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