Free Electives

Any course offered by the University to undergraduates may be taken as a free elective unless it is in the No Credit list.

No Credit List:

Penn Engineering undergraduates may not use courses on this list toward their degree:

  • Astro 1
  • CHEM 001 (Note: not permitted for students entering Fall 2018 or later)
  • CIS (CSE) 100/101
  • EAS 503 (SEAS UG students may register for EAS 403 for TBS credit)
  • EAS 505 (SEAS UG students may register for EAS 301 for TBS credit)
  • Education (inter-session courses)
  • Math 115, 170, 312 (Between Spring, 1999 and Spring, 2006)
  • MCIT courses
  • MEAM 091, 092, 093, 094, 095
  • Military Science
  • Naval Science (except 102, 201, 202, 301*, 401, 402)
  • Organizational Dynamics (DYNM) courses
  • Physics below 140 except PHYS 050, 051, 093, 094
  • Statistics below 430 ( (Note: STAT 111 is permitted for students entering Fall 2012 or earlier, and only as a free elective )
  • Perelman School of Medicine (MED courses)
  • Wharton Global Youth Pre-Baccalaureate courses

 

* Also counts as engineering