Residency Requirements / Vacation Semester
Residency Requirements
Residency requirements vary by program and can be found in the program requirement descriptions in later sections of this Bulletin.
During all semesters other than the final semester of their program, students must take at least 12 credits and pay full tuition to satisfy the residency requirement. However, students must take a minimum of two credits and pay full tuition to satisfy the final semester residency requirement. These two credits cannot be internship credits. Only students who have front-loaded their coursework will be eligible for a reduced course load in the final semester. As such, these students have taken their allotted credits early and therefore must still pay full-semester tuition. By paying full tuition, any scholarship they receive will still be applied.
Accelerated MAs, Partner BA/MAs (School of Business and Economics)
If students do not complete their program in three semesters, under usual circumstances they must fulfill the residency requirement of the normal four-semester MA or MBA program. This will result in the student being charged a full semester tuition for their fourth semester. Scholarships will not be applied to the fourth semester.
Vacation Semester
The vacation semester for degree-seeking masters students in the School of Business and Economics is normally the third semester following two consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment. The vacation semester is normally when students enroll in practicums and internships that are part of their programs.