Applying to a Master's Program

NOTE: A master's degree is not required to be enrolled in the PhD program. Further, master's students are not necessarily eligible for tuition support.

For acceptance into the research-based (Plan A) program, an applicant must directly contact the faculty member whose lab they wish to work in to secure a lab assignment as well as the recommendation of that faculty member for enrollment. Stipends are generally not available to Plan A students but may be offered depending on funds available through the research projects they serve.

A coursework-based MS (Plan B) is available which does not require placement into a research lab. Financial support is not available for this program; however students may participate on a part-time basis to allow for outside employment.

If you are an undergraduate student at Colorado State University interested in participating in the BS/MS program, please see: http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/bsms_new.cfm.

Application Deadline for fall-semester enrollment: Second Monday in January

Complete Master’s program information and application requirements are available at http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/ms.cfm.

Before you submit your official online application, we are happy to answer any questions regarding your qualifications as they fit within our selection criteria. Contact our graduate program assistant, Sharon Gale, sgale@colostate.edu, for help with this or other application issues.

Application information for the Graduate School is available online at
http://www.graduateschool.colostate.edu/.