The requirements for admission to the Fifth-Year Master of Science degree program are those of the graduate school.

Applications are accepted for the Fall semester only. This accelerated Master of Science program is offered to exceptional undergraduates who have performed two or more semesters of independent research in the laboratory of an Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical research faculty. Students wishing to pursue a Fifth-Year Masters degree should meet with their sponsoring faculty member no later than the spring semester of their junior year to discuss a research project and to identify two courses (six credits) of graduate level coursework that will be completed and transferred in for credit toward the Masters degree. These must be credits that are not applied toward completion of the B.A. or B.S. degree awarded by the University. Thirty credits are earned by participation in formal coursework, journal clubs, seminars, independent study and thesis research. A thesis summarizing the major research findings during this course of study is also required.