2019–2020 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 undergraduate certificate, post-baccalaureate certificate, diploma or degree program:

Program

Minimum Quarter Credit Hours in Residence

Undergraduate Certificate

22.5

Graduate Certificate

9

Diploma

31.5

Associate

27

Bachelor’s

54

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 

45

Minors within the Bachelor’s Degree

9

Master’s (except students enrolled in the updated MBA effective spring 2017)

36

Updated MBA effective spring 2017

31.5

JWMI MBA

36

To meet the residency requirement, students must take these courses at Strayer. 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 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 campus dean or associate campus dean, or dean of advising prior to enrolling at the outside institution.

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