MS Marine Science Bypass Option

With the concurrence of the major advisor and a student's committee, a student originally accepted to the M.S. program may petition to bypass the M.S. and proceed directly toward the Ph.D. A student who is interested in the bypass option should file a Notification of Intent to Bypass M.S. Degree form as early as possible and in all cases prior to taking a comprehensive examination at the Ph.D. level, which must be passed by no later than the end of the second calendar year following matriculation. An M.S. student who plans to petition to bypass must constitute an examination committee in accordance with the requirements for a Ph.D. program advisory committee prior to the comprehensive exam. Following the successful completion of the comprehensive exam, and by the start of the third calendar year at the latest, the student may submit an Application to Bypass the M.S. Degree to the Academic Status and Degrees Committee.