Students Transferring From Fast-track M.S. To Ph.D. Track

Students Transferring From Fast-track M.S. To Ph.D. Track

All students who wish to switch from the Fast Track M.S. to the Ph.D. track must formally apply to the MCB Ph.D. program via the Graduate School. The student’s entire record will be considered by the MCB Admissions Committee. If the student is accepted into the Ph.D. Program applicable course-work credits already taken as part of the M.S. requirements will be transferred towards the Ph.D. Typically students will have taken, or be in the process of taking, two of the three MCB core courses (MOLCLBIO 642 plus either MOLCLBIO 641 or BIOCHEM 623) during the first year of the M.S. degree program. They will be required to take the third core course at the first opportunity it is offered after admission to the Ph.D. program. Students transferring from the Fast Track M.S. to the Ph.D. track will be required to satisfy all the requirements for the Ph.D. degree (Section B) and will be required to satisfy the teaching requirement.

Procedure and requirements for transfer during the second year of the M.S.

Students who are accepted into the Ph.D. Program during their second year as a M.S. candidate will be required to take the third core course at the earliest opportunity. They will take the oral original research proposal exam during the first Spring semester after they have transferred into the Ph.D. Program.