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LSM ACADEMIC HANDBOOK, CLASS OF 2017

To the LSM Class of 2017:


Welcome! You are about to embark on what will be an exciting four years as part of the LSM
program. As you get started, the information in this brief handbook will help you become more
familiar with the LSM curriculum and academic policies that relate to the program.
LSM students pursue a unique curriculum at Penn. As you surely know by now, all LSM students
complete both a Bachelor of Arts in a science major through Penns College, as well as a Bachelor
of Science in Economics through the Wharton School. To complete this dual degree, you will not
only be taking a mix of College and Wharton courses, but also participating in special
interdisciplinary LSM courses in your freshman and senior years. It is a rich and varied curriculum
that goes well beyond what the typical College or Wharton student pursues at Penn.
Because the websites of the College and the Wharton School are primarily directed toward
students pursuing a single degree, you should refer instead to this LSM Academic Handbook for
information on the specific curricular requirements of LSM. For further details about the
academic and extracurricular opportunities available to you, make sure you also visit the LSM
website: http://lsm.upenn.edu. Please take the time read through this handbook and to
bookmark our website homepage on your computer.
Remember that the LSM faculty and staff are here to help you throughout your time at Pennand
beyond. We are all looking forward to working with you.






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1. LSM CURRICULUM
The LSM curriculum combines three elements the business education of Wharton; life science and liberal
arts classes from the College; as well as LSM-specific courses into a unified, interdisciplinary program of
study. Over your four years in LSM, the courses you will be taking include:
LSM Courses
LSMP 121 (Proseminar in Management & the Life Sciences taken in the Fall of freshman year)
LSMP 421 (LSM Capstone two-semester practicum course taken during senior year)

Wharton Courses
Econ/Math Requirements
ECON 010 (Micro/Macroeconomics)
BEPP 250 (Managerial Economics)
MATH 104 (Calculus I)
Business Fundamentals
The core of the business curriculum consists of nine "Business Fundamentals" that provide students with
critical tools for analyzing business documents and making business decisions.
ACCT 101 (Principles of Accounting I)
ACCT 102 (Principles of Accounting II)
FNCE 100 (Corporate Finance)
FNCE 101 (Monetary Economics & the Global Economy)
STAT 101 (Introductory Business Statistics I)
STAT 102 (Introductory Business Statistics II)
MGMT 101 (Introduction to Management)
MKTG 101 (Introduction to Marketing)
OPIM 101 (Introduction to the Computer as an Analysis Tool)
Leadership
MGMT 100 (Leadership & Communication in Groups) focuses on teamwork and presentation skills.
Environment of Business
Students must take 1 of the following 3 courses that address the Societal Environment in which business
organizations operate:
LGST 101 (Introduction to Law and Legal Process)
LGST 210 (Corporate Responsibility and Ethics)
BEPP 203 (Business in the Global Political Environment)
Business Depth & Breadth
The introductory business courses set the stage for the Business Concentration for which students take 4
courses in the area of business study that interests them most. These are upper-level courses that deepen
the knowledge students have gained from their Business Fundamentals.
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Students also expand their business education by completing 3 Business Breadth courses: three classes
from three different business departments. No courses from the same department as a students business
concentration may count toward the Business Breadth requirement. Since LSMP 121 counts as one of these
Business Breadth courses, students must complete two others to satisfy this requirement.
Non-Business, Non-Science Electives
For the BS degree, students must take 4 electives that are neither science nor business courses: 2 Global
Electives and 2 General Education Electives. In completing these 4 electives, at least 2 must be taken at
Penn, and up to 2 AP credits (1 Global, 1 General Education) may be used. Students may double-count
these electives with the "College Sector" requirements for the BA degree, as described below.

College Courses
The Major
The major is the centerpiece of the BA degree; LSM students must complete a major in the life
sciences. Within the Department of Biology, students may follow a general Biology major, or pursue a
more specialized area of interest (concentration) in Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, or Computational/Mathematical Biology. More information about all of these
concentrations can be found in the Biology Major Manual. LSM participants may also consider a major in
Biochemistry, Chemistry, or the Biological Basis of Behavior (BBB). Students wishing to major in any other
scientific discipline may do so only with the permission of the LSM program directors.

PLEASE NOTE:
1) All LSM students are required to complete at least one semester of Independent Study within their
science major. Even if Independent Study is not required for the major, it is required for LSM and will count
toward completion of the science major for the program. Students are expected to complete this one
semester of Independent Study no later than the Fall of their senior year.
2) The Biology and BBB majors allow students satisfy introductory biology by taking either BIOL 121 or BIOL
101/102. However, in keeping with the scientific rigor of LSM, the program requires that LSM students take
BIOL 121, or place out of it by taking a departmental exam at Penn. Whereas BIOL 101 and 102 are more
basic courses covering general principles in Biology that assume no previous background, BIOL 121 is a
more intensive introductory course that places greater emphasis on molecular mechanisms and
experimental approaches, and sets students up particularly well for more advanced work in Biology. If a
student did not take AP Biology and has no similar background at all, they should consult with the LSM
advisor.

General Education Curriculum
Students gain a broader education beyond their major by completing the Colleges General Education
Curriculum (GEC). The GEC is composed of two main elements:
1) SECTOR REQUIREMENTS. The College has identified seven sectors (fields of study) that are essential to
gaining a liberal arts education:
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Sector I: Society
Sector II: History & Tradition
Sector III: Arts & Letters
Sector IV: Humanities & Social Science
Sector V: Living World
Sector VI: Physical World
Sector VII: Natural Science & Mathematics
All students must take one course in each of these sectors. Advance credit (including AP and IB credit) may
not be used to complete these sector requirements.
LSM students majoring in Biology or BBB can use two courses from their major to fulfill the Living World
and Physical World sectors. Students may satisfy Sector VII by taking any pre-approved Natural Science &
Mathematics course, or by taking a second Living World or Physical World course. However, regardless of
how Sector VII is fulfilled, that course may not double-count with the Biology or BBB major.
LSM students majoring in Biochemistry can use two courses from their major to satisfy the Physical World
and Natural Science & Mathematics sectors.
ECON 010, which is required of all LSM students, will satisfy the Society sector.
2) APPROACHES TO LEARNING. The GEC seeks to help students develop six critical skills for life-long
learning. These are:
Writing Skills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
Foreign Language Competency
Quantitative Data Analysis
Formal Reasoning & Analysis
Students fulfill the Writing requirement by taking one Critical Writing Seminar. They also must take one
Cross Cultural Analysis course and one Cultural Diversity in the U.S. course, from among the options listed
on the College website. Keep in mind that many of the courses in Sectors II, III, and IV can be double-
counted to satisfy the Cross Cultural and Cultural Diversity requirements.
For the Foreign Language requirement, students must demonstrate language proficiency either by passing a
language department examination, excelling in an AP, SAT II, or IB test, or by taking appropriate language
courses (typically up to an intermediate level of study).
LSM students can complete the Quantitative Data Analysis and Formal Reasoning & Analysis requirements
(one course each) either with science major courses or business courses that are part of the LSM program.
NOTE: As part of the requirements for the BA degree, students must complete at least 14 c.u. of "College
Electives." College Electives are any College courses taken outside a student's major. Non-major courses
taken as part of the GEC, as well as any AP credit not applied toward the major, all count as College
Electives. Students are encouraged to speak with the LSM advisor to ensure fulfillment of this requirement.
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2. CREATING A WORKSHEET
As outlined in the previous pages, the LSM curriculum encompasses many requirements! Keeping stock of
them necessitates good organization, which is where an Academic Planning Worksheet comes into play.
The worksheet is basically a list of all your requirements; as you complete each course, you (or your
advisor) can fill in the bubble next to each requirement that the course fulfills. When you first create the
worksheet, all of these bubbles will be open. By the time you graduate, the bubbles beside all of your
requirements will be filled.
Before the end of your freshman year, you must set up an Academic Planning Worksheet in Penn In Touch
(PIT). Access PIT at http://www.upenn.edu/pennintouch to get started, and then do the following:
1. Click on Create new worksheet
2. You will be prompted to indicate the division of Penn in which you are enrolled and to give your
new worksheet a name. The College is your home school and that is the division in which the LSM
worksheet is housed. So select College of Arts & Sciences BA from the drop-down menu, and
give your worksheet any name you wish. Then click Continue.
3. Click on the button that says College Gen Ed Req - Class of 2012 and Later and then click
Confirm.
4. Now you need to fill in the content of the worksheet by defining your course of study. LSM is listed
as a major within the PIT system. To place the LSM requirements onto your worksheet, click on
the edit button next the word Majors and select Life Sciences & Management Program from
the drop-down menu. Click Continue.
5. Click on the box that says LSMP - Life Sciences Management Requirements for the Class of 2010
and After and then click Confirm.
6. The LSMP major in PIT includes all of your requirements with the exception of your science
major. To add your science major requirements, click again on the edit button next to the word
Majors. Find your science major in the drop-down menu and then confirm your selection.
7. Once you have finished populating the worksheet with your program of study, you can open the
worksheet and start tracking your requirements!

NOTES:
1. Your chosen science major can be modified on your worksheet at any time if you change your
course of study. For instance, if you start your worksheet by adding a Biology major and then
decide to switch to BBB, you can delete the first major and replace it with the new one.
2. Minors can also be added to the worksheet if you choose to pursue one.
3. While the worksheet lists all of your requirements, it does not indicate which requirements overlap
and may be double-counted with one another. Please refer to the LSM website and confer with
your LSM advisor to learn more about how the different pieces of the LSM curriculum fit together.
4. You should update your worksheet at the end of each semester to maintain a current record of
which requirements you have fulfilled and which you have remaining.

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3. GUIDELINES ON ACADEMIC STANDING

School Policies:

The College of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School have certain common expectations regarding
academic performance. To be in good standing, students must maintain a term and cumulative GPA of 2.0
or higher, while demonstrating acceptable progress toward completion of their degree requirements.
Acceptable progress is defined as completing at least 8 c.u. of course work in an academic year and not
receiving more than one Incomplete (I) or F in any given semester.
Students who do not meet these criteria may be placed on Academic Probation by the College or Wharton.
After being placed on probation, students who do not succeed in returning to good academic standing are
liable to be dropped from the University Rolls.

LSM Policies:

Beyond meeting the expectations of the College and Wharton, students in LSM are required to maintain a
term and cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. A student who falls below this threshold may, at the discretion of
the LSM program directors, be put on Academic Probation. A student placed on probation by LSM will be
required to take a decreased course load of no more than 4.5 credits, will be expected to enroll in tutoring
services and other academic support programs, and will need to meet with the LSM Director of
Administration & Advising at least once per month.
If after a semester on probation, a student again earns a term GPA below 3.0, he or she will be placed on
probation for a second semester. If after the second probationary semester a students term grades still
are not at or above the 3.0 mark, the student may be dropped from the LSM program. Any student
dropped from LSM may choose to complete a single-degree program through either the College or
Wharton and will be expected to satisfy the requirements of that school.
LSM students also are expected to make steady progress in the completion of both parts of the LSM
program, the BA degree and BS degree.
For the BA degree, students must:
Declare a life sciences major by the end of their sophomore year;
Have no more than 8.0 c.u. of uncompleted course work in their major by the end of their
sophomore year; and
Have no more than 5.0 c.u. of uncompleted course work in their major by the end of their junior
year.

For the BS degree, students must:
Have no more than 4 Business Fundamentals remaining at end of their sophomore year;
Declare a primary concentration by the start of their junior year; and
Have no more than 3 primary concentration courses remaining by the end of their junior year.
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Students who do not reach these benchmarks for academic progress may be placed on probation and must
meet with the LSM Director of Administration & Advising to devise an academic plan for completing the
LSM curriculum. Students must execute the agreed-upon academic plan in order to stay in LSM. Those who
fail to do so may be dropped from the LSM program and required instead to select a single-degree in either
the College or Wharton.

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