Fall 2021 Semester Abroad Wharton Programs

Asia • Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Students take courses taught in English from a variety of career fields. • Singapore Management University (SMU) SMU is located in the heart of downtown Singapore and is known for its interactive and seminar-style teaching in small class sizes. • Hitotsubashi University, Japan (Four semesters of Japanese required) Students can take courses in English or Japanese. Europe • Penn Semester in Lyon, France (French 202 required) This unique program allows students to take courses at Lyon 2 and Sciences Po Lyon with a cohort of Penn students • University College Dublin, Ireland Noted as Ireland’s Global University, UCD is ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. • Bocconi University, Italy (Italian 110 or 112 required) Located in Milan; considered one of Europe’s top Business and Economics institutions. • CIEE Lisbon, Portugal (Two semesters of Portuguese or four semesters of Spanish required) Students can enroll in a variety of courses in both English and Portuguese. United Kingdom • King’s College London Students can choose from a variety of course offerings and must enroll in a minimum of two Business courses. • London School of Economics (LSE) Students enroll in Management courses. • University of Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh is a vibrant, student city with great access to nature, history, and city life.

Academic Information • Wharton students cannot take Concentration courses nor Business Fundamentals abroad. Students typically take Business Breadth and Unrestricted Electives abroad. • Students meet with a home school academic advisor for study abroad to provide study abroad approval. ○ Schedule via Wharton online scheduling system (New appointments are posted every Friday) • Students from Wharton can apply to a College program and earn College credit. ○ Students on these programs would not be able to take subjects that fall into Wharton’s realm (i.e., finance, accounting) or SEAS areas (i.e., computer science, mechanical engineering). ○ All Wharton students seek study abroad approval from Wharton regardless of if they are studying on a Wharton-approved program or a College-approved program. • On XCAT, Penn’s External Credit Approval Tool, students search for pre-approved classes (“precedents”) for a particular host university or submit a new syllabus for approval.

Home School Academic Advisors for Study Abroad • Asia: Liz Sutton • France, Italy & Portugal: Jenna Tesauro • UK & Ireland: Hillary Wiesel • Non-Wharton programs: Celina Gray

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