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CAMB | Terminal Master's Degree
All first- and second-year Ph.D. students, and third-year
combined-degree students who are in their graduate course
year, will meet with a program advisor prior to each semester.
The Advisor and Program Chair are responsible for approving
the student's class, seminar, laboratory rotation, and/or
independent study selections each semester. Any exemptions
from the outlined course of study must be approved in writing
by the relevant Program Chair. All registrations must
be done by the CAMB program coordinators.
Advising
| Academic Standards | Transfer
of Credit | Transferring into
CAMB | Terminal Master's Degree
The University standard for satisfactory academic progress
is a 3.0 grade point average. The minimum standard for final
course grades in the CAMB Graduate Group is a "B-".
A CAMB student who does not achieve the minimum grade for
courses will be referred to the Biomedical Graduate Studies
Academic Standards Committee. The Academic Standards Committee
will, in concert with the student's Program Chair's recommendations,
impose sanctions such as academic probation. In addition,
the student's Program Chair may also impose sanctions such
as re-taking an examination, re-taking an entire course, continuing
course work towards the terminal Master's Degree, or withdrawing
from the program. The CAMB Executive Committee will review
each case on an ad hoc basis.
Advising
| Academic Standards | Transfer
of Credit | Transferring into
CAMB | Terminal Master's Degree
Students who have completed graduate work at other graduate
institutions may apply to transfer up to eight course units
toward the Ph.D. degree. Students who have taken graduate
courses at Penn through the College of General Studies (CGS)
may apply to transfer up to four course units toward the Ph.D.
degree. Courses below a "B" grade will not be considered
for credit toward the Penn degree. According to University
policy, courses will not be transferred until after a
student has completed one academic year of course work in
the program.
Advising
| Academic Standards | Transfer
of Credit | Transferring into
CAMB | Terminal Master's Degree
Penn students who are currently enrolled in another graduate
group within BGS may transfer into the CAMB Graduate Group.
Students should express their interest in joining the CAMB
Graduate Group by writing a letter of intent to the Graduate
Group Chair. The student will then meet individually with
the Graduate Group Chair to discuss any issues related to
fulfilling the Graduate Group and program course requirements.
Following this meeting, the Graduate Group Chair will decide
if the student is in good academic standing and if the student's
academic interests and goals are appropriate for the CAMB
program. The Graduate Group Chair, in consultation with the
Program Chair of the student's program of interest, will provide
the student with a written statement of required course work.
The student should have the chair of the former program sign
a "Transfer of Graduate Group Form" to release the
student from the former graduate group and then have the chair
of the new program sign the same form to accept the student
into the new graduate group. The CAMB Graduate Group Office
will request that the student's academic file be transferred
from the former graduate group office.
Advising
| Academic Standards | Transfer
of Credit | Transferring into
CAMB | Terminal Master's Degree
The Graduate Group does not admit students for study towards
a Master's degree. However, the Graduate Group may award a
terminal Master's degree to students who choose not to continue
in the program for the Ph.D. degree or to students who fail
to pass the preliminary examination or complete their dissertation
research.
These CAMB mandated requirements are in addition to conditions
imposed by the BGS for a terminal master’s degree.
- Students must have 18 credits completed
- Student must have a grade of B- or better in their core
courses (CELL 600, 555, and 605)
- Students must submit a paper on their research acceptable
to both their PI and program Chair
- Written prelim proposal is acceptable, in lieu of the
paper, with signature of PI and program Chair
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