All students in the Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management must attend a four-day residency at the Penn State University Park campus at the end of their first year. This 3-credit residency will be listed as SCM 530 on your course schedule and is typically held from Sunday through Wednesday during the second or third week of August.

Throughout the residency, students participate in a challenging experiential supply chain simulation, which allows them to apply the knowledge they have gained in the program to making corporate supply chain decisions. Students also have the opportunity to interact face-to-face with fellow students and faculty.

This intensive course is taught by a world-class team of professors and instructors from the highly regarded Smeal College of Business.

Additionally, the organizations that sponsor Smeal's renowned Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR) view the residency component as a critical aspect of the overall learning experience. CSCR sponsors include such major corporations as IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Kimberly-Clark.