Applied for PhD but accepted for Masters?

Graduate School
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<p>Hey, I was just wondering if this ever happens, someone applies for a PhD program but instead is offered a Masters position instead...I remember reading about it but I'm not sure if I made it up or not. More specifically, does this ever happen for Engineering schools? Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>When you apply, they some times have an option where you can be considered for a MS if you were denied for a PhD. Other times, they won’t have an option and just do that anyways. Stanford’s CS program is one of those with that option.</p>

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<p>What if you’re qualified for MS, but not for PhD?
You apply for PhD, and they reject you for that and don’t consider you for MS either?
Can that happen?</p>

<p>It would be really risky…</p>

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<p>Is it standard procedure for this department?</p>

<p>I know at least one department who admits all PhD applicants (w/o a Master’s degree) into the Master’s program first. If students finish the Master’s in good standing, admittance into the PhD program is just a formality. Master’s and PhD candidates there are treated the same with respect to financial support.</p>