Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program

1. Take up to three courses for graduate credit while completing your bachelor’s degree. ¹
2. No extra cost—your current undergraduate tuition remains unchanged while taking graduate classes as an undergraduate.
   • Note: once accepted into the program you will pay the cost per credit of the program.
3. Graduate courses count toward both degrees.
4. Students enrolled in the Three-Year Bachelor's Degree program can choose to add an optional fourth-year of study and earn a combined bachelor's and master's degree in as little as four years.
5. Good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
6. Eligible students can begin taking graduate-level courses beginning their second-semester junior year. The intent to pursue form should be completed no sooner than the beginning of junior year and only after meeting with an academic advisor.

View the complete list of prerequisites and graduate-level courses.

Undergraduate students may also choose to take graduate-level courses in certain programs. These programs take longer than one additional year to complete. Interested students must submit the Intention to Pursue Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Form to be considered, please contact the Office of Graduate Admission for more information.

Fast Track Requirements 

Interested students must complete the Intention to Pursue Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Form prior to enrolling in the first graduate-level course. The form requires signatures from your faculty advisor, graduate program director, and the Office of Graduate Admission.

Eligible fast track programs do not require any additional application to continue after graduation as long as the graduate courses are completed with acceptable grades and the Intention to Pursue Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Form is submitted.

These programs do not require any additional application to continue after graduation as long as the graduate courses are completed with acceptable grades and the Intention to Pursue Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Form is submitted.

If you are a graduating senior who has not taken a graduate course as an undergraduate, you are still eligible to continue in a fast track to master's program provided that you have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and the intention form is completed.

In order to continue in these programs after graduation, students must submit a completed admission application including transcripts, resume, personal statement, recommendations, and interview.