Eligibility
“I think the way the STAR program exposes undergraduate students to the opportunities of graduate school is amazing.”
– STAR participant
To be eligible to participate in the STAR program, applicants must:
- be 18 years of age or older by the start of the STAR session.
- have an interest in pursuing a PhD degree. The focus of the program is to prepare
participants for research careers, not a clinical career.
- be currently enrolled in an undergraduate Bachelor's degree program.
- have completed at least their sophomore year by the start of the Summer 2025 session.
Applicants who have already graduated from their undergraduate college or will be
graduating in Spring 2025 are not eligible for the Summer 2025 session.
- have proof of current Health Insurance Coverage that extends throughout the STAR program.
- be available to attend the entire summer session.
- be a United States Citizen (or hold permanent resident status) or an international
student currently enrolled in US college/university holding a student non-immigrant
visa.
- have current social security number/card for employment purposes.
- have completed relevant course work at the undergraduate level for their area of STAR
program interest, as follows:
- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: although no specific courses are required, competitive applicants will have taken
STEM courses.
- BIOSTATISTICS: competitive applicants will have taken at least one calculus course, a calculus-based
linear algebra course, elementary statistics course, and have basic computer programming
knowledge.
- NURSING: currently enrolled in a BSN program and taking BSN courses.
Acceptance into the program is on a competitive basis. The members of the STAR program
committee, the Dean of The Graduate School and/or the Director of the STAR program
are responsible for all final decisions.
Augusta University values diversity, inclusivity, and equity throughout the institution
and we encourage applicants who also share these values to apply to the STAR Program.
Augusta University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educational institution
that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, national origin,
race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam War Era veteran.