Penn & Wharton Curriculum

Cardgames
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:00:04 +0000

@benzua
If you want me to get in great detail, yes, it can be 5 additional courses over the minor. Here’s the whole deal in detail:

The core calculus requirements: math 104, 114 and 240 (all part of the minor).
Advanced Calculus: math 241 (first additional course over the minor).
Algebra requirement: math 370 and 371 or math 502 and 503 (the additional course for the math minor must be math 370 or 502. Second additional course).
Seminar: math 202 or math 203 (third additional course).
Analysis: math 360 and 361 (fourth and fifth additional courses).
Electives and cognates: stat 430 and 431 with 2 cognate courses (you can count 2 cognates because, as a Huntsman student, you already have another major: international studies).

In short, you can get a math major by taking 5 additional courses over the minor. The total number of additional courses outside of the requirements is 6. However, remember that I assumed the math nerd started at math 240. Most students start at 104 or 114. Moreover, I assumed the student already has another college major. I just used that example to display the rather surprising flexibility the Huntsman Program has. Finally, math is a pretty easy subject to minor in because you can get a lot of courses to double count; other minors aren’t that convenient.

From what I’ve seen, 5.5 credit units a semester is fairly average for dual-degree students. My brother, a Wharton alumnus, took about 6 courses every semester, and he didn’t find the workload to be overwhelming. However, the difficulty of the courses one takes must be taken into consideration.