advising for potential majors/minors

[RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE FOR MAJORS]

If you want to declare a major or minor in Urban Studies or just get more information, you should set up a meeting with Elaine Simon, who advises all of the majors and minors. In the meeting, you will begin to fill out a major/minor proposal form (DOWNLOAD) that will orient you to the major requirements and how they fit together in a sequence. You will also have a chance to ask questions and clarify your interests.

If you decide to declare the major, Urban Studies staff can add Urban Studies to your official worksheet in Penn-in-Touch and enter you as a major in the system so that it will shows up on your transcript. (One does not automatically trigger the other.) After your initial meeting, you should plan to meet regularly with Elaine Simon to make sure you are on track in the major and to update your worksheet.

Contact Isabel Boston, Urban Studies’ Administrative Coordinator to make an appointment with Elaine Simon. You can contact her through email at urbs@sas.upenn.edu or by phone at 215/898-6948.

Ideally, you should meet first with your academic advisor (freshman/sophomore) to create an official worksheet in Penn-in-Touch. If you don’t have an academic advisor or a worksheet, feel free to come in anyway. For information about courses to fulfill the General Requirement outside of the major, you should consult the College webpage.