Printer FriendlyIn addition to the Fast Track Teacher Certification Program offered by the Graduate School of Education, there are nearly two dozen undergraduate majors that offer a combined accelerated bachelor’s to master’s degree program.
Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s programs give students the opportunity to earn two degrees in as little as five years. Students may choose to continue from bachelor’s to master’s level studies within their own department. Students may also decide to apply to a different department to create a set of skills to meet emerging needs in the workplace and their own academic interests.
Accelerated program applicants with a 3.0 or higher GPA may qualify to have both the Graduate Record Exam and graduate application fee waived. Some departments enable participants to count graduate courses taken in their senior year toward both degrees. Teaching and research assistantships are available once a student has earned a bachelor’s degree.
Students interested in pursuing a combined accelerated program should contact the department’s graduate coordinator as early as their sophomore year in order to receive the most benefit from advising on course selection. To apply with the Office of Graduate Admissions, please download the paper application form (pdf).
The College of Management does not offer an accelerated option because MBA applicants must have two years of full-time relevant work experience as part of the criteria for admission into the program. However, the MBA Program is open to graduating undergraduates that meet the minimum work experience requirement and the other management program requirements.
More information is available in the Graduate Catalog.