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MSc to PhD Transfer
See Transferring within SFU for details on university wide transfer procedures and requirements.
In addition to these requirements, eligibility and the decision regarding transfer to the PhD in BPK will include the following criteria:
- Strong support letters from the senior supervisor and all committee members
- Excelled academic performance (e.g. minimum GPA of 3.67)
- Strong background in research design and statistics or modeling as appropriate to the area
- Completion of BPK 801 and STAT 603
- Evidence that the student is capable of completing and disseminating research ,and thinking critically and creatively. Such capability will be judged by research to date, publications, and letters from referees.
The steps of process are:
- The student emails the GPC chair requesting to be considered for transfer to PhD
- Hold a supervisory committee meeting to determine if the supervisory committee members are in favor of the transfer. If so, the committee meeting form should indicate this, and must be signed by all members. Note: it is not required that the student complete an MSc proposal in order to transfer, unless the supervisory committee wishes to use this as evidence of suitability for transfer. However, a student will not look productive if they have not met the expected MSc milestones.
- The student assembles a package of evidence satisfying the requirements above, including: The committee meeting form indicating that transfer is recommended, transcripts (an unofficial graduate transcript is fine), at least one example of scientific writing done by the applicant. If an MSc proposal has been done, it must be inclued, and letters of reference from the senior supervisor and all other committee members
- the GPC considers the request. Successful requests are sent forward to the Dean of Graduate Studies
- The Dean of Graduate Studies makes the final decision.
Last revised: Fall 2016. Some information has been modified to align with current program requirements.