After acceptance into the Accelerated Masters Program, students register to take a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses during their final year to complete their Bachelor’s degree. During this first year in the AMP, students will meet with their advisors to plan their graduate research. Once the student’s bachelor’s degree has been completed the student will focus on their remaining graduate coursework and their research-based thesis in order to complete the requirements for the Master’s degree. 
 
Once a student is admitted into the AMP they may take up to 12 units of graduate coursework, which may apply toward both their Bachelor’s degree and their Master’s degree. During this time students will be charged at the undergraduate rate and retain undergraduate scholarship eligibility. At least 12 graduate credits must be taken while in graduate status, after completing all degree requirements for the bachelor’s.

The degree program requires ≥ 30 units of specified graduate coursework and includes the following: 

• ACBS 696A Research Seminar, 2 units, minimum grade required: B. Students should enroll in, and present a seminar, at least once per academic year. Irrespective of registration, however, MGP graduate students are required to attend seminar each semester, unless there is a course scheduling conflict on the days that seminar is scheduled. Attendance will be monitored and recorded in the student’s annual progress report.

• MIC 595A Critical Evaluation of Scientific Literature, 3 units

• Graded Coursework,12 units (see list below). Decision about these courses is made in conjunction with Major Advisor

• MIC 900 Research, 9 units

• MIC 910 Thesis, 6 units

Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0