MS生物信息学常见问题解答

常见问题一览表(FAQ)

• 准学生须知
• For Current Students

准学生须知

• 去上海州立大学要花多少钱?

  • 最新的信息在 bursar's web page.

• I work during the day. Can I obtain the MSBI degree while working?

  • 我们尽量在下午晚些时候和晚上或早上提供研究生课程 morning. Occasionally, you may have to take a course during the day; hopefully your employer will help by allowing you to flex your schedule. 你最多有7年(!) 为了完成学位，虽然我们自然不建议你实际采取 that long. 我们的许多学生都是在工作中获得硕士学位的专业人士 full-time.

• I have been in California for X months/years. 我有资格享受州内学费吗?

  • Please check the 网上菠菜网lol正规平台目录 for more information.

• 我是一名国际学生. Is there additional information available?

  • The International Programs and Student Services.

• What form of financial assistance is available from the department?

  • Unfortunately, financial assistance is very limited. 该部门不提供 全额奖学金或学费减免. A very limited number of teaching associate, grader and lab monitor positions are available. 然而，这些立场并不通常 向新生开放. The salary for these positions is not high, and you should 不要依赖他们的经济支持.

• 申请截止日期是什么时候?

  • Please see Admission Deadlines for up-to-date information about deadlines.

• Can you mail me the application materials?

  • No. You must apply to the university through the online web site (http://www2.calstate.edu/apply).

• What is the Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations office?

  • The Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations office administers all graduate admissions. 它检查您的应用程序是否满足要求 the minimum university criteria for admission. 它会检查你的成绩单，学位 certificates, TOEFL scores, visa status, and financial information. Once Graduate 招生办认为你有资格加入这所大学是满意的，然后它就会转发 把你的档案交给部门. In the CS department, we check your qualifications for 计算机科学硕士课程. Graduate Admissions determines if you can be admitted to the University; if you are, then the Computer Science Department decides 是否让你进入MSBI项目.

• Where should I mail my application materials?

  • 申请费、官方成绩单、学位证书、托福成绩、签证 而财务信息，都去了 Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations office.

• 申请费用是多少?

  • 请访问未来学生页面查看当前的大学申请 fees.

• Am I eligible for an application fee waiver? 

  • 不幸的是，CSU系统不允许申请费用减免 graduate applicants. 菠菜网lol正规平台唯一的例外是退伍军人，麦克奈尔学者， AB540状态持有人，以及申请定期会议校园计划的CA居民 谁在他们的加州州立大学申请中报告了高经济需求 关于家庭规模和收入. You can find more information on eligibility for fee waivers here.

• Can you look over my application before I submit it?

  • Sorry—I can't help you with putting together your application. Simply submit your application and supply the requested information. 如果我们收到后有疑问 您的申请，我们将与您联系. It is important that you supply a current email 为此目的的地址.

• 我现在需要知道你以后是否会接受我，这样我才能决定是否 I should try applying at a different department or university.

  • 很遗憾，我们现在不能保证以后会录取你. It is always a good idea to apply at more than one university.

• 我符合所有入学条件. 我能保证被录取吗?

  • Unfortunately, no. 当合格的申请者多于我们的名额时 在这个项目中，我们会录取那些我们认为最有前途的申请者， until all of the available space is filled.

• Should I provide letters of recommendation?

  • 强烈推荐.

• Where should letters of recommendation be mailed?

  • 我们鼓励您通过加州州立大学申请门户网站在线提交推荐信.

• GRE要求可以免除吗?

  • Currently, GRE exam results are not required.

• What TOEFL and GRE scores do I need to have to be accepted?

  • 如果你是国际学生，你需要托福成绩550分(纸考)/213分(电脑考). This is a requirement of Graduate Admissions. 对于GRE考试，没有什么难的 cut-offs. We use the scores to compare and rank candidates.

• 我的申请进展如何?

  • The department does not give out status information. 你可以在网上查询你的状态 在My菠菜网lol正规平台，使用您的确认邮件中的用户名和密码.

• Did you recently change the admission requirements?

  • Admission to the MSBI program is a competitive process. 我们持续监控 number of applicants and the number of spaces in the program. 我们定期修订 我们的指导方针为学生提交成功的申请提供准确的指导.

• 我被录取的几率有多大?

  • 请注意，我无法预测你被录取的“机会”. However, you may find the following guidelines helpful. 我们在找学生 最近获得BSBI或相关学位. If you meet these criteria, we would like 鼓励你申请.

• I was accepted with a condition, but I don't like the condition. Can I negotiate to 它被放弃或改变了吗?

  • No. The condition is part of our admission offer to you. 这是我们的最终报价 这是没有商量余地的. If you do not want to fulfill the condition, 或者你认为你不能，那么你不应该接受我们的报价 有条件录取.

• 我的申请被拒绝了, but I disagree. Can I appeal?

  • No.

• 我的申请被拒绝了. Can I find out why?

  • No. We rank applications, and pick the highest ranking ones. For privacy reasons, 你不可能把你的申请和别人的比较.

    如果你没有被录取，那并不意味着我们认为你不合格. It 通常意味着申请者的数量超过了我们的容纳能力， in our opinion, you did not rank among the top ones.

• 我的申请被拒绝了. Can I join the program on a part-time or conditional basis?

  • No. 没有单独的兼职课程. 如果我们能以一种 conditional basis, then we would have done so. 如果你的申请被拒绝 only way you might be admitted is to reapply.

• 我的申请被拒绝了 by the Graduate Admissions office. Can you intervene on my behalf?

  • No. 研究生招生办公室决定你是否满足最低入学要求 加入圣何塞州立大学研究生课程的要求. If the Graduate 招生办公室认为你没有达到这些要求，或者你 没有及时提交所需文件，CS部门不能介入吗.

• 我上个学期的申请被拒绝了，但我想重新考虑 for the next semester. Can I submit additional materials without reapplying?

  • No. Your previous application is no longer active. You need to reapply. The department 我会努力把推荐信保存一个学期，所以你可以吗 不需要重新提交这些. The Graduate Admissions office may be able to locate your old transcripts. 与双方办公室核实一下，看看你的旧材料是否还可用.

• Can the TOEFL/IELTS/PTE requirement be waived?

  • 托福/雅思/PTE成绩只有在正式成绩单被审核后才会被豁免 (by GAPE) proving that one of the criteria below has been met.

    获得地区认可机构的学士或硕士学位 within the U.S.

    完成3年的全日制课程在一个地区认可的机构 the U.S.

    在欧盟以外的国家完成学士或硕士学位 US meet the requirement (see full list below)*.

    * the U.S., U.S. 加拿大领土-不包括魁北克、英联邦加勒比地区(安提瓜、 巴哈马、伯利兹巴巴多斯、格林纳达、圭亚那、牙买加、特立尼达和多巴哥).K. (England, 爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士)、澳大利亚、新西兰和菲律宾. Refer Step 7个步骤的录取 Domestic and International applicants.

For Current Students

• 我可以选修课程目录中没有列出的课程吗?

  • 我们鼓励你安排一个 advising appointment to discuss coursework planning with your program advisor. 

• Can I work a project outside of 菠菜网lol正规平台 for my culminating experience?

  • 您的委员会必须包括至少2名全职终身教授或终身教授 from 菠菜网lol正规平台 and the third person is anyone you would like. 因此，你可以工作 outside project for your culminating experience.

• 我应该什么时候修CS200W?

  • CS200W (技术写作)应在MS生物信息学的第一年完成 Program.

• 自从我开始MSBI项目以来，项目要求发生了变化. Which requirements 我需要继续学习才能毕业吗?

  • 您可以选择遵循开始时的需求，或者 those that are in place when you file for candidacy.

• 我怎样才能了解研究生所需的各种政策和程序 to follow?

  • 研究生入学和项目评估(GAPE)办公室有几个重要的 resources on the Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations web site for prospective and current graduate students

• 我被录取为有条件分类学生，并且满足了我的条件a long time ago. Why am I still listed as "conditionally classified"?

  • 没有人会监督你的录取条件和完成的课程 on your behalf. YOU need to apply for "fully classified status". You will be "fully “在你完成你的条件并申请更改后” status. Pick up a form from the CS department office.

• 我已经被这个项目录取了，但是下一个学期我都不能参加了. 我可以推迟录取吗?

  • 不幸的是，你需要重新申请. However, if you inform us that you were accepted 在前一个学期，你不需要提供成绩单和推荐信 again. 你需要支付申请费. 如果超过一个学期 被录取后，您需要重新申请并重新提交所有材料.

• 我已经被MSBI项目录取了，希望能得到帮助来规划我的学业 program of study.

  • Please see a MSBI graduate advisor for more information.

• 我应该什么时候填写候选表格?

  • 候选人表格将不被研究生招生和项目评估批准 (GAPE) until you have completed the GWAR requirement. 该表格可作为协议 你和GAPE之间的形式:如果你通过这些课程在适当的水平 然后授予学位. So if you decide to take a different set of course you will need to file an update to your candidacy form. 通常由学生填写 this form at a minimum one semester before they graduate. 最后期限可以在 the GAPE site.