ACADEMICS & ADVISING
CONCENTRATIONS—OVERVIEW and Options
All students graduate from Wharton with a bachelor of science in economics; however, each student is required to choose a concentration, which consists of four upper-level courses that explore a particular area of business in depth.
The timeline is flexible, but most students declare their concentration at the end of sophomore year after they have completed the majority of their Business Fundamental courses. Students can design an individualized concentration if they cannot find a standard one that aligns with their interests. Students can change their concentration at any time.
Students can complete more than one concentration. In most cases, students use their three Unrestricted Electives to take courses toward their second concentration. One course in the second concentration can double-count as a Business Breadth. Students cannot count courses toward more than one concentration.
Concentration courses must be taken at the University of Pennsylvania and may not be taken pass/fail. Students must earn at least a 2.5 GPA in the four courses counted toward their concentration(s).
For more detailed information on specific requirements for each concentration, please click on the links below. Students should also review the FAQ page. To declare or change a concentration, students should speak to an academic advisor in the Undergraduate Division.
Concentration Options
Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business & Public Policy
Environmental Policy & Management
Finance
Global Analysis (second concentration only)*
Health Care Management & Policy
Insurance & Risk Management
Legal Studies & Business Ethics (second concentration only)*
Management (specializations in
entrepreneurship and innovation, multinational management, organizational effectiveness, strategic management)
Managing Electronic Commerce (second concentration only)*
Marketing
Marketing & Communication (dual concentration)**
Marketing & Operations Management
Operations & Information Management (tracks in business analytics, decision processes, information systems, and operations management/management science)
Real Estate
Retailing
Social Impact & Responsibility (second concentration only)*
Statistics
Individualized
* This concentration may not be used as a primary or sole concentration.
** In this dual concentration, students complete a primary concentration in marketing with a special second concentration in communication for a total of 8 CUs.
