Undergraduate Program Advising and Registration

Registration: Students can register for all the department’s undergraduate offerings (except MKTG 3990) through Path@Penn.

Permits:  Students will require permission to enroll in a Marketing Department course if they are attending another college in the Quaker Consortium, or are enrolled in Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies. LPS students usually need to obtain permission directly from the course instructor before a permit can be issued.

Non-Wharton Penn Students require permission to take the following courses: MKTG 1010, MKTG 2110, and MKTG 2120. Permission will be granted on a a case by case basis, if space is available. College students who have officially declared their CNPS (Consumer Psychology Minor) will not require permission to take these courses.

Please note that MKTG 1018 is reserved for Wharton Scholars only. No permits will be issued for this course.

Wait lists: The department does not maintain any course wait lists. If a class is shown as closed in Path@Penn, that means all available seats have been filled. As students constantly drop and add courses, students should check back periodically to see if any seats open up.

Independent Study: The department’s undergraduate independent study course (MKTG 3990) is offered on a limited basis to advanced students who have a 3.4 overall GPA and wish to conduct academic research under the supervision of a Marketing Department faculty member. In order to register for MKTG 3990:

• Find a faculty supervisor. It is the student’s responsibility to find a faculty member who is willing to supervise and evaluate their research; the department does not assign any particular faculty member to “teach” this course. It is recommended that students approach a faculty member who shares their research interest. Faculty research interests are listed on each faculty member’s profile.
• Prepare a proposal. Interested students should prepare a 1 to 2 page proposal describing the research topic, procedure, time-frame, and the potential contribution of the research to the marketing field.
• Obtain Marketing Department Approval. Get the appropriate signatures on the Independent Study form. The form is available in the Undergraduate or Marketing offices or on-line.
• Get Appropriate Approvals from the Undergraduate Office. Once  your proposal is approved at the department level, it must be submitted to the Undergraduate Petitions Committee for final approval
• Deadlines: MKTG 3990 approval must be obtained no later than the start of the semester in which the research will be conducted.

Students who have general questions about the undergraduate course offerings, should contact the Marketing Department staff at marketing.dept@wharton.upenn.edu. (700 JMHH, 215-898-8243)

The names of the faculty advisors for each of the programs offered by the department are listed on the program’s webpage.

• Marketing Concentration
• Marketing and Communication Dual Concentration
• Marketing and Operations Management Joint Concentration
• Consumer Psychology Minor
• Retailing Secondary Concentration

Non-Wharton courses: Before taking any non-Wharton course, it’s a good idea to check to see if course credit will be substitutable for a program’s requirements. Please use these on-line systems:

Transfer Credits – All requests need to be made through the External Course Approval Tool (XCAT)  – Information for Wharton Students . XCAT reviews are handled by the faculty advisor. Visit Marketing Concentration  to find the advisor’s contact information.