Transfer from Master’s to Ph.D.

Students may be allowed to transfer into the Ph.D. program directly from a Master’s program after the
end of the first year and no later than end of the second year of the Master’s program. To be eligible for
transfer, students must:

• have completed at least 9 credit units of coursework at the 800-level (at USask, or equivalent from a recognized university) and must have achieved a minimum average 80% (USask grade system equivalent), with no grade below 70%.
• have demonstrated substantial promise as measured by academic accomplishments, the acquisition of discipline-specific knowledge, and the potential for research, as assessed by the advisory commitee.
• Provide evidence of research achievement (e.g., evidence of significant contribution to a peer-reviewed publication or adjudicated research report).
• Provide a statement/letter of intent: This is a two-to-three-page document stating research and academic interests, along with rationale for transfer to Ph.D. level of study.
• A letter of support from the applicant’s proposed doctoral supervisor.

A minimum of 12 credit units of courses, including:

• PUBH 804.3*
• 3 credit units in an advanced research methods course approved by the student’s advisory committee
• 6 credit units of elective courses approved by the student's advisory committee
• PUBH 990.0
• PUBH 996.0
• Doctoral candidacy assessment
• Dissertation defence

*If PUBH 804.3 has previously been completed, the student’s advisory committee will approve a substitute course.