Adaptability for Full and Part-time Students

Designed for full-time students, working professionals and part-time students, the program thrives from the interaction of students from diverse backgrounds. Penn appreciates how the practical experience of working professionals enriches the classroom, and recognizes the challenge these students undertake balancing work and school.

If you are already working, several class-scheduling features can help you maintain your daytime occupation while advancing your career through study. These features include:

• Grouping of required classes to limit the time you need to take off from your work. Most semesters, core courses are taught two days a week from 1:30PM to 7:30PM, with many courses in the late afternoons and evenings.
  
  
• Ability to incorporate a current work project into a thesis. Though writing a thesis is not required, if you already have a telecommunications-related career, a thesis provides a good way to combine academic and practical learning, particularly during the summer semester. A thesis counts for two course units of credit and requires a faculty advisor.