What is the average time to completion for the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees?
The average time to completion of degree is 12-16 months for a Master of Science, and four to five years for the Doctor of Philosophy. Highly qualified applicants with a GPA of A- or higher may also be eligible to enter the doctoral program directly with a Bachelor’s degree. A major advantage in registering directly to the PhD program is the time to completion. If you add the time of a MSc on to a PhD, the date of completion can lengthen to 5-7 years. Incoming graduate students with a Bachelor of Science degree are routinely registered in the Master of Science program. Upon successful completion of one year of graduate study and one full-course equivalent, students may be eligible to transfer directly to the Doctoral program without writing a Master’s thesis. All residence and course credits obtained in this first year are then applied toward the Doctoral requirements.
