masters or post bac for a science major?

[kumngoe]

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I'm a biology major right now, and trying to lay out backups. Is it better to do a 1 year non thesis masters or post bac? Normally, what's the minimum GPA for those programs?

 

[jackbauer!]

masters, hands down. it's a degree. a post-bacc is just upper level, bachelor-level, bio courses.

min. gpa for most masters is a 3.0 in last 60 hrs of coursework.

jb!🙂

 

[zebrafish]

masters, hands down. it's a degree. a post-bacc is just upper level, bachelor-level, bio courses.

min. gpa for most masters is a 3.0 in last 60 hrs of coursework.

jb!🙂

I agree that a masters is a masters, but there are post bacs (VCU) that are composed of grad courses and can be applied to the masters program if you still do not gain admissions to D. school

 

[IcemanDDS]

Trust me, do the masters. I wasted so much time and money doing post bac, and I wish I had started the masters to begin with. As a backup plan, post bac does nothing for you in the job market, whereas a masters will.