4+1 Plan for Masters of Basic Science (MBS) & Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Biotechnology (IBB-MS) MS Degree Programs

Provide academically-strong Clarkson undergraduates a head-start and rapid track to a bioscience M.S. degree. 

4+1 M.S. Degree Students will:

• Complete all of the requirements and meet the outcomes of the M.S. graduate program in which they matriculate 
• Complete the M.S. degree after one year of additional classwork beyond the B.S. degree 

During the senior year (7 th and 8 th semesters), a student in the 4+1 MS program will take minimally three-credits (typically one course) graduate-level bioscience coursework each semester (500 or 600 level course with a BY designator). This graduate coursework will not count toward the undergraduate degree; it is in addition to the required 40 credits of BY designated coursework for the undergraduate degree. At the end of the senior year (upon graduation) the student will have completed at least 6 credits of the 30 credits required for a MS degree. If the student has made adequate progress in the graduate coursework (grades B or better), the student will be immediately matriculated into the MS degree program and be granted graduate student status. During the 5 th year (9 th and 10 th semesters), the student will be expected to complete all additional coursework and research/ project requirements of the graduate program (MBS or MS-IBB). This will require 12 credit hours each of the two semesters to complete the degree requirements.