The Office of the Dean of the Graduate School shall have the authority to grant exceptions to this policy. Summer study Princeton does not offer a formal summer session, although many graduate students and faculty members remain on campus to pursue ongoing research. Selected intensive foreign language courses are offered to provide proficiency necessary to meet degree requirements or research needs of enrolled graduate students. This program enables nonmatriculated students to take a limited number of regular graduate or undergraduate courses. Continuing education students are not admitted to a Princeton University degree program, but they participate fully in classes and receive a transcript of grades for completed courses.
Admission is selective.
Since the University does not use a system of semester-hour credits, no mechanism exists for satisfying any portion of degree requirements by transferring units of credit for work completed at other institutions. Students who have completed work elsewhere, however, may be able to present themselves for the general examination in a correspondingly shorter time. Program of study Students are expected to follow a program of study, designed in consultation with a departmental adviser, suitable to their individual needs. The Graduate School does not require any specific courses or any specific number of courses to satisfy advanced degree requirements. Each department, however, may set its own requirements and can provide more detailed information about them.