Program Overview
Enroll in a graduate Master's program while finishing your undergraduate degree.
- The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Accelerated Master's program (AMP) is designed for UVM undergraduate science majors so that they may obtain their Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in a total of five years of study.
- This program is best for motivated students who are interested in enhancing their academic and research background before entering the professional world.
- You must apply for admission in your junior year and will start taking graduate level classes in your senior year.
- Full-time graduate student status begins the summer after the undergraduate graduation and will be kept until completion of their Master's degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
- Undergraduate students who graduate in January must initiate Masters research in the spring semester and will be expected to continue their research over the summer and fall semester.
More information is available in the Graduate College Catalogue