Current B.S./Ph.D. Program Students...
	Julie Beaudet Biochemistry & Biophysics		Kevin Del Bene Mathematics		Anthony Bishop Bioinformatics & Molecular Biology		James Buchwald Chemistry
	Robert Fimognari Chemistry		Kinsley French Mathematics & Biology		Jessica Jones Mathematics		Michael Lucking Physics
	Charles Martin Physics		Raymond Menzel Physics		Chris Newhard Biochemistry & Biophysics		Evan Patton Computer Science, Psychology
	Derek Pitman Biology, Bioinformatics		Christian Schenekelberg Biology		Divya Shastry Biochemistry & Biophysics		Andrew Thompson Mathematics
	JP Trasatti Chemistry		Hannah Trasatti Biochemistry & Biophysics		Jin Guang Zheng Computer Science
	...and our Alumni/ae
	Amanda Lund Biology		Jordan Mader Chemistry		Jeffrey Martin Biochemistry & Biophysics		Heather Palmeri Applied Mathematics
	Ashley Thomas Mathematics		Tegan Webster Mathematics

You could receive your Ph.D. seven years after starting college.

Earn a head start that provides a great time advantage. Plus, there is no need for graduate applications and no question about graduate school acceptance; you’ll already be admitted!

Your next stop after graduation could be a fellowship at the Institute for Genomics Research, or the Fermi Laboratories, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)... all at the age of 25.

Earn Two Degrees in Seven Years

The average undergraduate education takes four years and the average graduate time to the Ph.D. degree is five to six years. How can someone do it all in seven years?

Using AP credits and/or credits from academic research, students accelerate their B.S. by one or more semesters.

Students accelerate their Ph.D. by finding their research topic area during their sophomore year, allowing them to get to work sooner.

Students in this program satisfy all the requirements for the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in their department. There are no shortcuts.

Perform Academic Research

Successful applicants spend the spring semester of their sophomore year doing rotational research projects in two research laboratories at Rensselaer.

Students may choose laboratories from any department within the School of Science based upon common research interests with the faculty research mentors. Once the right laboratory is found, students continue research during the summers (for a stipend) and during each semester (for academic credit).

The laboratory and research project chosen as an undergraduate are the laboratory and research project that provide students with their Ph.D.

To learn about the exciting projects that current students are investigating, see the presentations from the Accelerated B.S./Ph.D. Student Research Symposium on March 2, 2013, along with a letter from the Dean of Science.

Transitioning from Undergraduate to Graduate Status

Accelerated students transition into graduate status at the beginning of, or during, their fourth year of study, depending upon credits. The conditions for transition include maintaining a GPA of 3.5 and satisfactory progress in research.

Once students enter the graduate phase, they receive a Research Assistantship with a stipend, graduate tuition, and fees.

The Application Process

Select students will be invited to apply for the seven-year B.S./Ph.D. program after their freshman year.

Only students with a G.P.A. of 3.5 or above are eligible for the program.

Contact William L. Siegmann,
Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research
siegmw@rpi.edu (518) 276-6905