2015-2016 Catalog

Residency Requirement

A student who is registered for courses at Strayer University is considered to be in residence. The following table lists the minimum hours in residence required for each certificate, diploma or degree program:

Program

Minimum Quarter Hours

in Residence

Certificate (undergraduate and graduate)

22.5

Diploma

31.5

Associate’s

27

Associate’s (SOC Program students only)

22.5

Bachelor’s

54

Bachelor’s (SOC Program students only)

45

Bachelor of Science in Nursing  45

Minors within the Bachelor’s Degree

9

Master’s (except JWMI EMBA)

36

JWMI EMBA

45

To meet the residency requirement, students must take these courses at Strayer University. The following alternative credit choices will not satisfy a student's residency requirements: transfer credit, CLEP credits, DSST credits, Challenge Exam credits, and Experiential Learning Portfolio credits.

Students in residence at Strayer University who choose to take a course at another institution in order to transfer those credits into their program are required to submit a request to pursue courses at another institution form to their Academic Advisor prior to enrolling at the outside institution.

The date of graduation is the last term when the student completed coursework at the University, or transferrable or alternative credit, to satisfy a course requirement of their program.