拥有相当于本科学位的学生通常被录取到理学硕士专业。第一学年后，学生监督委员会审查他/她的进度。如果进度令人满意，学生可以转入博士专业，而不必完成硕士学位。与直接进入博士专业的学生相比，没有丢失课程学分和时间。
Students with the equivalent of a Bachelor\'s degree are normally admitted into the MSc program. After the first academic year, the student\'s supervisory committee reviews his/her progress. If progress is satisfactory it is possible for the student to transfer into the PhD program without completing the MSc. No course credits are lost and no time is lost in comparison with students who entered the PhD program directly.