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.

Yeshiva University High School students
Students in Yeshiva University High Schools (MTA or Central) may complete up to 12 credits at Yeshiva College, Stern College, or Sy Syms School of Business during their senior year. These credits will count toward the 84 credits that, minimally, must be completed in residence by matriculated students at Yeshiva College, Stern College, and Sy Syms School of Business.

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: