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Graduate School
The Brown University Graduate School
Open Graduate Education
Application for Admission
Deadline: Second Friday in February
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Application instructions for students:
1. Discuss your ideas with your research advisor, the DGS of your doctoral program, and the
DGS of the master’s program. Create a time plan that includes all course work, examinations,
and dissertation work to be completed for both degrees.
2. Ask the respective DGSs to fill out the attached forms. Please know that the master’s program
will have access to your undergraduate transcripts when requested from the Graduate School.
3. Save your application as “OpenGradApp_Student Name.” Submit your application to the
Graduate School by email (graduate_dean@brown.edu) by 5:00pm on the second Friday in
February.
To be included in your materials are:
 The student application form.
 Your internal academic record (unofficial transcript), which you can get from the
Registrar.
 Your CV.
Application instructions for the DGSs of the doctoral program and the master’s program:
Please fill out the respective form for the applicant. Please send the form to the Graduate School
by email (graduate_dean@brown.edu) by 5:00pm on the second Friday in February.
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Application for Admission to a Secondary Master’s Program
Name:
Doctoral field:
Banner ID:
Year entered program:
Research Advisor (if none, indicate that):
Proposed master’s program:
Master’s degree: Please indicate whether you are pursuing an
programs in which both are offered.
M.A. or an
Sc.M. for those
Support Model: Participants in the OGE program can choose one of two support models. Please
select your preferred support model and indicate the year(s) in which you would choose
Fellowship support:
Option 1: 1 AY of Fellowship. Preferred year:
3 months of support each summer from beginning of program through
completion–exact number depends on student’s situation
Option 2: 2 AY of Fellowship. Preferred years:
and
No additional summer support from OGE program.
Please explain the rationale behind the proposed combination.
Please describe your career plans and how they could be enabled by the secondary field.
Please list the courses you plan to take as part of your master’s program.
Please explain the path to complete both the doctoral and the master’s degree within a maximum
of 6 years. (i.e. course sequencing, and which courses in which year). Be as specific as you can.
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Recommendation Form: Doctoral Program DGS (or other representative)
Recommender’s name and role:
Student name:
Doctoral program:
Proposed master’s program:
Please evaluate the above student’s performance in the doctoral program. Specifically comment
on course performance (please include class averages), performance in examinations, and
performance in the research or dissertation project as applicable.
Please comment on the student’s rationale for the proposed combination. Do you see this as a
choice that may enhance the student’s academic or other career goals? Does this combination
offer the potential for a stronger dissertation by the student?
Please comment on the student’s career plans and how they would be enabled by the secondary
field of study. Do you agree with the importance of the secondary field to those career plans?
Please assess the student’s path to the degrees. Do you see this as viable from your perspective?
Please offer a frank assessment of the chances that the dual course of study will be successful.
Do you recommend that the student be admitted to the Open Graduate Education Program?
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Recommendation Form: Master’s Program DGS (or other representative)
Student name:
Proposed master’s program:
Recommender’s name, role, and master’s program:
Please evaluate the above student’s potential to succeed in your master’s program. You might,
for example, base your comments on the student’s preparation as demonstrated by undergraduate
course work.1 Other indicators might be strong coursework in the Ph.D. program, or workrelated experiences.
Please comment on the student’s rationale for the proposed combination. Do you see this as a
choice that may enhance the student’s academic or other career goals?
Please comment on the student’s career plans and how they would be enabled by the secondary
field of study. Do you agree with the importance of the secondary field to those career plans?
Please assess the student’s path to the degrees. Do you see this as viable from your perspective?
Please offer a frank assessment of the chances that the dual course of study will be successful.
Do you recommend that the student be admitted to the Open Graduate Education Program?
1
Upon request, the Graduate School will make available undergraduate transcripts that date back to the application
of the graduate student to the doctoral program.
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Recommendation Form: Research Advisor
This form may be omitted if the student does not have a primary/research advisor. The student should
make that clear on the application form.
Student name:
Proposed master’s program:
Primary/Research Advisor:
Please evaluate the above student’s performance in the doctoral program. Specifically comment
on the research performance (please discuss comparisons to other students). Also, discuss any
other indicators, such as research outcome and productivity.
Please comment on the student’s rationale for the proposed combination. Do you see this as a
choice that may enhance the student’s academic or other career goals?
Please comment on the student’s career plans and how they would be enabled by the secondary
field of study. Do you agree with the importance of the secondary field to those career plans?
Please assess the student’s path to the degrees. Do you see this as viable from your perspective?
Please offer a frank assessment of the chances that the concurrent course of study will be
successful.
Do you recommend that the student be admitted to the Open Graduate Education Program?