Frequently Asked Questions

The application for prospective Penn students interested in the Artificial Intelligence Bachelor of Science in Engineering (AI BSE) program for a Fall 2025 start date will open in early August 2024.

For further details regarding the University of Pennsylvania’s admissions procedures, kindly refer to https://admissions.upenn.edu.

Yes! Incoming first-year Engineering undergraduate students will be eligible to change their major to Artificial Intelligence. Beginning on August 27, incoming students can start the process by accessing the Declare/Update Field of Study form.

Eligibility to transfer to the BSE in AI for Fall 2024 will be initially limited to current Penn Engineering single-degree students. Single-degree students with majors within the CIS and ESE departments (i.e., CSCI, ASCS, DMD, NETS, EE, SSE, CMPE) will pilot the change of major process starting on April 15.

Students will need to follow a two-step process:

• Submit a 4-year academic plan to aiadvise@seas.upenn.edu
• Submit the Declare/Update Field of Study form

Note that students seeking to change their major to AI must be able to graduate within 8 semesters in total, otherwise the major change will not be approved.

All other single-degree engineering students will be eligible to participate in the process starting in summer. By the start of the Fall 2024 semester, we expect to be better positioned to provide an update on a future process for accepting and transferring qualified dual degree students into the AI BSE. At this moment, we are only considering single majors that want to transfer to the AI degree.  Dual majors with AI will be implemented at a future date.

No, Penn Engineering does not offer undergraduate online programs. The AI program is designed as a residential undergraduate bachelor’s program, emphasizing in-person instruction. For information regarding Penn Engineering’s online graduate degrees at the master’s level, please visit https://online.seas.upenn.edu/.

For details on prerequisites and recommendations when applying to Penn Engineering, please visit the Office of Admissions page.

Strong preparation in fundamental subjects, particularly Mathematics, is vital for any Penn Engineering degree program.

Tuition and financial aid policies are university-wide and not specific to individual programs. For more information, please visit https://srfs.upenn.edu.

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