Audited courses are charged tuition, at the same rate as regular courses, and do not count toward the degree. Students may not audit more than 49% of the coursework they are attempting in a term, in accordance with financial aid policies.
You may opt to audit a course at the time of registration—by selecting Audit as the grade type—and may reverse this decision up until the Drop Deadline. The option to update registration is not available in Path@Penn after the Course Selection Period closes, so you should contact their program staff immediately if you have questions or need assistance.
The Master of Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Affairs Certificate degree programs are offered by the University of Pennsylvania, an institution of higher education authorized to confer degrees and certificates conferring academic credit under applicable laws of the United States. Students who are interested in participating in the program from countries other than the United States are advised that each jurisdiction may have its own laws and regulations governing online educational programs, and some jurisdictions may not recognize course credit or an online degree awarded by the University as satisfying local requirements for professional licensure, employment qualification, or other purposes. Before enrolling in this program, prospective students should investigate their jurisdiction’s treatment of foreign online programs to ensure that participation in this program will meet their objectives.
The Master of Regulatory Affairs and the Regulatory Affairs Certificate are both STEM OPT extension eligible programs for holders of F-1 visas.
If you have additional questions about the format of the program or its ability to fit your schedule, access, etc. please contact program staff.
Students may request to transfer credit for graduate level courses completed at the University or from an accredited program outside of the University. All transfer credit requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Courses taken on a pass/fail basis and courses taken more than three years ago will not be considered for transfer credit. Only courses in which the student received a grade of "B" (3.0 on the PSOM 4.0 scale) or higher will be considered for transfer credit. An additional consideration could be the number of contact hours of the proposed transfer credit course and how applicable the course is to your program of study. No course may be counted toward degree requirements if it has been used toward the requirements for more than one other degree. Transfer credit may not be applied to MRA Capstone courses, or MSTR/MSRS Lab or Thesis course units.
Requests for transfer credit should be submitted including:
The course description and syllabus,
A copy of the transcript that includes your grade in the course,
A short paragraph of rationale describing the relevance of the course to curriculum and your career path.
Approval is at discretion of the Program Director.
Students may request substitution of a core course with a more advanced course in that content area. The process for substitution is the same as that for transfer credit.
