Frequently Asked Questions

HOW: Using your PennKey, log into Path@Penn

WHEN: You register for courses during Advanced Registration or Open Registration. You can find exact dates on the Academic Calendar.

HQS required courses are typically held on Thursdays if they are standard, semester long courses. Other courses may be in a week-long intensive format. Beginning in summer 2025, all courses will be delivered in an executive style format. 

You can find specific dates for the current academic year here.

You can reach out to the Program Directors (Drs. Jennifer Myers and Kathy Shaw) for guidance on what elective may be best aligned with your career goals.

If you have an elective in mind and would like feedback from your CHIPS colleagues who may have taken the course already, we suggest dropping a message in Slack* to ask about specific experiences.

If there is an elective that you are interested in outside of Penn CHIPS HQS courses, please send the syllabus to the CHIPS administrative team to request approval of the elective.

*Not a part of the CHIPS Slack community? Reach out to Stacey.riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to join.

Students should receive their course materials in Canvas or via email before classes begin. If you have not received anything when classes begin, please reach out to the course director.

If the location is not included in Path@Penn, the course registration system, please reach out to Stacey Riley, stacey.riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Call the Penn Student Wellbeing Compliance Office: (215) 746-4200

Current students should contact Stacey Riley with questions at Stacey.Riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu