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Bachelor of Arts in Marine Science to Master of Science in Biology at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs are linked bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in which the two degrees are conferred sequentially. This Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program allows students to apply a maximum of 8 units from their undergraduate degree toward the associated master’s degree. The units applied toward the master’s degree must be at the 500 level or above.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Students must complete all requirements for the BA in Marine Science. Students must also complete all requirements for the MS in Biology, with the following exception: Students are not required to specialize in one of three subfields (cellular and molecular biology; neurobiology; and ecology, behavior, and evolution) for the MS.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Information about application requirements and deadlines for bachelor’s-to-master’s programs can be found on the graduate school’s Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs web page. Students typically apply to the Bachelor’s-to-Master’s in Biology program in the spring of their junior year.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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