Residency

Students who matriculate at YU-New York immediately after high school or after one year of full-time study in YU’s S. Daniel Abraham program in Israel must complete the following in residence:

60% of the major/minor
84 credits toward the degree
24 of the last 35 credits
Four semesters of full-time status at YU’s New York campus.
A full-time semester in one of YU’s Pathways programs counts toward residency.

Information for Yeshiva University High School students can be found in the Visiting Students Policy.

Transfer students who have attended post-secondary education should meet with their adviser to determine residency requirements. In general, they must complete the following in residence:

60% of the major/minor
Minimum credits:
- Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School of Business: 60
- Stern College for Women: 72

24 of the last 35 credits
A full-time semester in one of YU’s Pathways programs counts toward residency.

Students who transfer to Yeshiva College or Sy Syms School of Business (Men) after full-time study at an accredited degree-granting college or university (not a yeshiva) will meet the residence requirement after being in residence on the New York campus for at least four full-time semesters and completing YU credits as follows:

Previous Semesters Outside of YU	On-campus credits
0	84
1	78
2	72
3	66
4	60

Students who transfer to Stern College for Women or Sy Syms School of Business (Women) after full-time study at an accredited degree-granting college or university (not a yeshiva) will meet the residence requirement after being in residence on the New York campus for at least four full-time semesters and completing 72 credits at YU.