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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

Independent Study

Approval of independent studies is arranged through the student's academic advisor. They should fit in the student's educational plan and must complement existing courses rather than substitute for them.

Info for Newly Accepted Students


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