Masters In Applied Natural Science (MSANS)
3+2 Degree Plan

A unique and distinct feature of our MSANS program is the 3+2 plan. The main goal of the 3+2 plan is to give the opportunity to qualified advanced-level undergraduate students to simultaneously pursue both the Baccalaureate (BS) and the Master of Science (MS) degrees. Talented students are thus quickly moved toward expanding their academic and scientific horizons based on the student's abilities and personal motivation.

Students in the 3+2 plan are expected to successfully complete both the BS and MS degrees by the end of their fifth year in college; thus, they must have applied and been admitted into the MSANS program by the Spring semester of their junior year (preferred) or the beginning of the  Fall semester of the senior year. Students are encouraged to apply to the 3+2 program at the start of their junior year. Students applying to the 3+2 plan must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and a minimum 3.25 GPA in their subject emphasis area (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, or mathematics - see below).

Prerequisites:

Before being admitted to the 3+2 plan, students are expected to have successfully completed the following course work, depending on the respective emphasis areas in which they have interest:

Biochemistry or Chemistry emphasis area:
CHEM 121/L	General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 122/L	General Chemistry II + Lab
CHEM 301/L	Organic Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 302/L	Organic Chemistry II + Lab
CHEM 221/L or CHEM 421	Inorganic Chemistry + Lab or Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
PHYS 221/L	General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 222/L	General Physics II + Lab
MATH 224	Calculus and Analytical Geometry II

The application file for admission to the 3+2 plan must include:

1. A completed application form;

2. An undergraduate transcript;

3. Two letters of recommendation from CSU-Pueblo faculty; and

GRE scores (students may be admitted into the 3+2 plan before taking the GRE, but they must submit the GRE scores by the end of their first year into the 3+2 MSANS program plan to remain in the program).

The core course requirements and all other requirements for the 3+2 plan are the same as for the regular MSANS program plan. Dual listed courses taken by the 3+2 plan students as 400 level courses may be acceptable as electives to meet the minimum program course load requirements, with the permission of the specific course instructor. Like students in the regular MSANS program plan, students admitted under the 3+2 plan may choose either the thesis or non-thesis program option.

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