The University of Pennsylvania may award credit or waivers (advanced course standing) to students who have taken Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or other internationally recognized examinations prior to matriculation at Penn. Scores warranting University credit vary by department.
- Matriculating students seeking credit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams must have official score reports sent directly to the Office of the University Registrar by The College Board.
- Matriculating students seeking credit for International Baccalaureate (IB) exams must have official score reports sent directly to Penn Admissions by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
- Matriculating students seeking credit for A-Level exams must email their original A-Level certificates to Eddrena Owens (eddrenao@upenn.edu) in the Office of Admissions in order to have their scores evaluated for credit.
External exam scores will appear under “Testing” in your student profile and waivers will be indicated in your Degree Audit. The charts below provide guidance on how credits and waivers from your external exam scores can be applied to requirements within the Wharton undergraduate curriculum.¹ A full list of external exam credits and waivers can be found on the Penn Admissions website.
AP Exams: Credit, Waivers, and Requirement Fulfillment
|
AP Exam/Subject
|
Score
|
Award
|
Wharton Requirement
|
| Computer Science A | 5 | CIS 1100 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Economics – Micro | 5 | ECON 0100² waiver | BEPP 1000² (if student also has a waiver or credit for ECON 0200) |
| Economics – Macro | 5 | ECON 0200² waiver | BEPP 1000 (if student also has a waiver or credit for ECON 0100) |
| French Language | 5 | FREN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| French Language | 3, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| German Language | 5 | GRMN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| German Language | 3, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Italian Language & Culture | 5 | ITAL 1000 | Fulfills language requirement |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Latin/Latin- Literature/Latin-Vergil | 5 | LATN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Latin/Latin- Literature/Latin-Vergil | 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Math BC ³ | 5 | MATH 1400 | MATH 1400 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | PHYS 0101 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Physics 2 | 5 | PHYS 0102 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Physics C | 5 | PHYS 0151 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish Language | 5 | SPAN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish Language | 3, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Spanish Literature | 5 | SPAN 1200 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish Literature | 3, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Statistics | 5 | STAT 1010 waiver | STAT 1010 |
² Note updated course numbers: BEPP 1000 replaces ECON 010 and ECON 0100 and ECON 0200 replace ECON 001 and 002 as of spring 2022.
³ An internal departmental examination is also available for credit.
IB Exams: Credit, Waivers, and Requirement Fulfillment
|
IB Higher Level Exam
|
Score
|
Award
|
Wharton Requirement
|
| Economics | 7, 6 | ECON 0100 and 0200² waivers | BEPP 1000² |
| French A | 7, 6 | FREN 1212 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| French A | 5 | FREN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| French B | 7, 6 | FREN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| German A | 7, 6, | GRMN 2100 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| German A | 5 | GRMN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| German A | 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| German B | 7, 6 | GRMN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| German B | 5, 4 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Latin | 7 | LATN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Latin | 6 | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Mathematics with Further Mathematics³ | 7 | MATH 1400 | Fulfills math requirement |
| Physics | 7,6 | PHYS 0150 & 0102 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish A | 7,6 | SPAN 1200 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish A | 5 | SPAN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish B | 7, 6 | SPAN 1000 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
² Note updated course numbers: BEPP 1000 replaces ECON 010 and ECON 0100 and ECON 0200 replace ECON 001 and 002 as of spring 2022.
³ An internal departmental examination is also available for credit.
GCE Advanced (A) Level Exams: Credit, Waivers, and Requirement Fulfillment
|
A-Level Exam/Subject
|
Score
|
Award
|
Wharton Requirement
|
| Economics | A* or A | ECON 0100 and 0200 waiver | BEPP 1000 |
| French | A* or A | FREN 1212 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| French | A- | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Greek | A* or A | GREK 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Greek | B | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Latin | A* or A | LATN 0400 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Latin | B | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
| Physics | A* or A | PHYS 0150 and 0151 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Physics | B | PHYS 0101 and 0102 | Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish | A* or A | SPAN 1200 | Fulfills language requirement / Unrestricted Elective |
| Spanish | A- | No credit | Fulfills language requirement |
² Note updated course numbers: BEPP 1000 replaces ECON 010 and ECON 0100 and ECON 0200 replace ECON 001 and 002 as of spring 2022.
1 Starting with Advance Registration in spring 2022, all course numbers changed from 3 to 4 numbers/characters.