Effective Fall 2024, the NETS Program is being merged into the new Raj and Neera Singh Program on Artificial Intelligence!! The themes of NETS -- Data Science and Society -- remain incredibly important today -- but are now one element of a broader set of issues revolving around artificial intelligence and its use in society. To reflect this, we encourage all new applicants (admission term Fall 2025) to apply to the BSE in AI and choose the
Data and Society Concentration.
If you are already a student at Penn and wish to transfer into NETS, please review the Transfers section of this page.
Transferring into Networked & Social Systems
Eligibility for Transfer
Penn students currently enrolled in one of the four undergraduate schools (Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing or Wharton) and who are at the end of their freshman year (after two semesters) are eligible to apply, up through the
Class of 2028.
Academic Requirements
Student must:
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3.
- Complete a minimum of eight Penn course units.
- Have all open grading issues (Incompletes, NRs and GRs) resolved.
Course Prerequisites
In addition to the above requirements, the courses listed below must be successfully completed for application consideration. Note that "Penn equivalent credit," such as advanced placement (AP) credit, course waivers, credit issued for departmental exams, or transfer credit from other institutions can be used to fulfill a number of these course requirements
Two of the following:
- MATH 1400
- MATH 1410
- CIS 1600
- PHYS 1500
Note: CIS 1100 and/or CIS 1200 are recommended, but not required
Additional Requirements
A student's GPA is not the only factor in acceptance. The Networked and Social Systems Engineering (NETS) Transfer Committee will take into account the applicant's:
- Academic rigor while at Penn
- Quality of the NETS essay
- Application Instructions
Submit the following
application, along with your essay, to Penn Engineering's Office of Academic Services (OAS), located in 109 Towne Building, by the end of the academic semester. We accept applications at the end of Fall as well as Spring semesters.
