In-person Requirements

IN-PERSON RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

There are three types of in-person events which students are required to attend: 1. New Student Orientation (NSO) 2. Residential Sessions 3. Professional Development Seminars Over the course of this program, you will need to accumulate at least 600 hrs of face-to-face time between the In-person NSO, Sessions, and Professional Development Seminars.

NSO RESIDENTIAL PDS

New Student Orientation Residential Sessions Professional Development Seminars

After successfully completing the 4 week online new student orientation you will be invited to the in-person orientation week held in Santa Barbara, California, in early September.

Sessions are 6-days academic events, which feel like conventions and take place in large hotels. Over the first three years in the program, you will attend 4 Residential Sessions.

First year: 1 Session (usually at the end of the first year) Second year: 2 Sessions Third year: 1 Session Your PDS group will be your ‘home group’ and the faculty leader of the group will be your main faculty advisor/mentor. PDS meetings focus on professional socialization and development. Important: if invited for an admission interview you will be interviewed in-person at the PDS location selected in your application.

Minimum Attendance requirements are as follows: First Year: 5 days Second Year: 3 days Third Year: 2 days

Your PDS group will be your ‘home group' and the faculty leader of the cluster will be your main faculty advisor/mentor. If invited for an admission interview you will be interviewed in-person at the PDS location you selected in your application. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (PDS) LOCATIONS

State - City or Region Arizona - Phoenix California - Redondo Beach California - Santa Barbara California - San Francisco California - San Diego Colorado - Boulder Florida - Miami Florida - Gainesville Georgia - Atlanta Illinois - Chicago Washington DC/Maryland - Baltimore Massachusetts - Boston Minnesota - Lakeshore New York - Manhattan New York - Brooklyn New York - Mount Kisco North Carolina - Durham/Chapel Hill Ohio - Cleveland Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Texas - Dallas Texas - Austin Texas - Houston Washington - Seattle