A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- PhD
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- CIP
- 44.0701
- Total credits (published)
- 23
- Credits (computed from items)
- 23
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_f0b70d60
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
Core Requirements
major core · 7 items
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Introduction to Qualitative Research: Epistemology, Design, and Analytic Judgment”1
- 1
- 1
Proseminar
1 item
- As published: “Proseminar (at least four semesters)”2
Additional Courses
3 items
- Nine elective courses at the 5000 level or aboveNot resolved to a course9
- Must include one Theory courseNot resolved to a course1
- Must include one Advanced Methods courseNot resolved to a course1
Up to four credit units of transfer credit from another graduate program will be accepted as electives.
electives · 0 items
Teaching Practicum
0 items
One semester of teaching practicum is required
1 item
- 3
University PhD Benchmarks
0 items
Qualifying Evaluation
0 items
Candidacy Examination
0 items
Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam
0 items
Dissertation Deposit
0 items
Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/social-welfare-phd/. Captured page pages/0831.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.