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Penn School of Social Policy & Practice

PhD Student Handbook

  • Introduction
  • Program Administration
  • Basic Requirements
  • Curriculum for Full-time Students
  • Transfer Students
  • Joint MSW/PhD
  • Part-time Students
  • Grades and Academic Standing
  • Courses Taken Outside Penn
  • Exchange Program
  • Limitations of Time
  • Extension of Time
  • Registration, Billing and Fee Payments
  • Academic Progress
  • Independent Study
  • Academic Advisor
  • Evaluations and Examinations
  • Dissertation
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Status
  • Grievances and Appeals
  • Code of Academic Integrity
  • Financial Support
  • Teaching Assistant and Instructor Assignment
  • Student Debts to the University
  • Appendices

PhD Student Handbook

Appendices

A. Curriculum Design (PDF)

B. Penn SP2 Faculty

C. Plan for Doctoral Candidacy Examination (PDF)

D. Defense Evaluation Form (PDF)

E. Graduate Group in Social Welfare

F. School Calendar, Religious Holidays, Emergency School Closing and Cancellation of Classes (PDF)

G. Committees (PDF)

H. SP2 Administrative Organization

I. Student Organizations (PDF)

J. Libraries (PDF)

K. Computing and Email

L. Student Services (PDF)

M. Sexual Harassment Policy (PDF)

N. Policy on Joint Authorship (PDF)

O. Involuntary Leave of Absence (PDF)

Info for Newly Accepted Students


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