The PPE Advisors are available to help you choose courses for your common foundation even before you become a major.

Eligibility to Declare the Major

To declare the PPE major, students must meet the following requirements:

• Completion of ECON 0100: Introduction to Microeconomics*
• Completion of ECON 0200: Introduction to Macroeconomics*
• Two additional required PPE courses (either completed or in progress), ideally
  - (1) Philosophy foundation course, and
  - (1) Political Science foundation course

Students are expected to have coursework exposure in all three core PPE disciplines—Philosophy, Politics, and Economics—to ensure informed and successful engagement with the major.

*For students with AP waivers for ECON 0100 and/or ECON 0200, any other ECON classes may be used to fulfill the requirements of the Economics Foundation, with the exception of ECON 0120 as it is already a requirement of the major. Waivers do not reduce the number of CUs needed in the PPE Major. 

How to Declare

SAS provides directions on how to begin the major declaration process. You should begin by having a conversation with your pre-major advisor. We encourage you to meet with the PPE Associate Director to find out more about PPE as you explore different majors.

Within PPE, declaring the major is a formal process and must be done by appointment. To declare, you must make an appointment with a PPE advisor and fill out the Declare/Update Field of Study form found on Path@Penn or on the PATH forms page.

Approaching the Major

The introductory courses in the Common Foundations provide important intellectual and interdisciplinary context for the intermediate courses in the Core and advanced courses in the Thematic Concentration.

Since PPE is a 16 cu major, we further recommend completing the common foundations by the end of sophomore year.

You must speak with the major advisor before any courses can be considered for your advanced, thematic classes.