Can Penn credit be obtained for summer school courses taken at another college or university?
Students may earn college credit for completing pre-college coursework if: the course was taught on a college campus by a regular member of the faculty; the course was open to enrollment by, and graded in direct competition with, regularly matriculated undergraduates at the college; and the course was part of the normal curriculum published in the college’s catalogue. Before credit is accepted, the student must provide an official transcript and letter from the registrar of the college where the courses were taken, verifying that the above criteria were met and providing a description of the coursework completed. After matriculation at Penn, students may take up to five credit units at another American university and transfer them back to Penn. Such courses must be taken in a four-year institution (not a community or junior college), and acceptance of the credit is subject to the prior approval of the undergraduate chair of the appropriate Penn department.
