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 Credit 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 students enrolled in the updated MBA, JWMI EMBA, or MSN)
|
36
|
|
Updated MBA effective spring 2017
|
31.5
|
|
JWMI
|
45
|
|
Master of Science in Nursing
|
37.5
|
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 Life Credit 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.