BS to PhD Direct-Path Program @ FAU!!

BS to PhD Direct-Path Program

• simultaneous completion of the MS and PhD degrees. 

Students in the BS program Admission Requirements:

• 3.2-3.3 GPA in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
• GRE score of 1200 (minimum)
• 2 letters of recommendation (minimum) which should address the student's qualifications for research

Students in the MS Program Admission Requirements:

• 3.2-3.3 GPA in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
• GPA of 3.5 (minimum) in the graduate program at FAU
• GRE score of 1200 (minimum)
• Apply to the Direct-Path Ph.D. program in the first year of the MS program
• Students who do not satisfy the GRE or GPA requirements stated above must obtain approval from the following before being admitted in to the Direct-Path Program:
  • the department
  • the college graduate committee
  • the Division of Graduate Studies

Degree Requirements

• Successful completion of the department's doctoral qualifying/candidacy exam. This exam will be scheduled according to the departmental guidelines.
• A minimum of 84 credit hours beyond the B.S. degree as follows:
  1. 24 coursework credit hours (minimum) in the doctorate-granting department
  2. 9 credit hours (maximum) of Independent Studies coursework
  3. 9 credit hours (maximum) may be at the elective 4000 level as determined by the departmental criteria and all other credit hours must be at the graduate level.
  4. 3 credit hours (minimum) in mathematics or a technical field closely related to the student's research, as determined by departmental criteria
  5. 39 dissertation credit hours (minimum).
• Successful completion and defense of the dissertation.