Residence Requirements

For the MA in SLS the minimum residence requirement is two semesters of full-time work or four six-week summer sessions or the equivalent in credits applicable to the student’s degree program. The minimum residence requirement for PhD students is three semesters of full-time work.

The minimum full-time load is as follows:

8 credits (including two graduate courses*)
9 credits (including at least one graduate course)
12 credits (undergraduate level courses exclusively)

However, full-time load for a Graduate Assistant is 6 credits.

*Graduate courses are those numbered 600 and above.