text: now i'm waiting for my master degree, can i apply phd? now i'm waiting for my master degree, can i apply phd?   every year, the degree is given by my univ. in august. but i graduate now- january. i wanna apply us phd. can i? pls help me!!!!!!!!!!! a master's degree is not mandatory for a ph.d in us universities. you can always apply if you have valid gre scores and the deadlines are not yet over in the schools in which you are interested.  check out soon...usually the deadlines are in jan last week or feb 1st for fall session.  for more details logon to the respective univ. ur are interested in.