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Graduate Exchange Programs

After their first year of coursework, Ph.D. students are eligible to take courses or conduct dissertation research at one of the following universities for no additional charge, aside from travel costs.

  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Brown University
  • University of Chicago
  • Columbia University 
  • Cornell University
  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Princeton University
  • Stanford University
  • Yale University
  • Rutgers University

Most commonly, Ph.D. students use this program to take a single course at a nearby university. In rarer cases, students may request to complete a full semester of courses or undertake dissertation research at a partnering institution. In these cases, the student should discuss their interest with the Graduate Chair as early as possible, as there are several policies and procedures that need to be considered.

For more information on the Ivy+ and Penn-Rutgers Exchange Programs, please see the Ph.D. Graduate Handbook and the following link: https://pan-school.sas.upenn.edu/graduate-division/programs/exchange-sch...