Residency requirements

Residence credit is defined as credit taken at PSU after formal admission to a graduate degree program. Residency requirements are intended to ensure that students work in close association with other graduate scholars in the intellectual environment of PSU.

In a master’s program, to meet the residency requirement a student must earn a minimum of two-thirds of the credits applied to the degree after formal admission to a master’s degree program at PSU.

In a doctoral program, to meet the residency requirement a student must register for and satisfactorily complete a minimum of three consecutive terms in full-time residence (minimum 9 graduate credits applicable to the degree program each term) after admission to the doctoral program at PSU.