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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

Part-time Students

In some cases students will be admitted to the program as part-time students. These students are expected to complete 2-4 courses annually and are bound by all other rules pertaining to other doctoral students unless otherwise specified.

Info for Newly Accepted Students


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