Accelerated Pathways
A number of undergraduate degree programs have accelerated pathway options linked with graduate degree programs. The current accelerated pathway options are:
| 1. BS, Athletic Training |
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MS, Athletic Training |
| 2. BS, Biology |
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MS, Biology |
| 3. BA, Communication |
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MA, Communication |
| 4. BA, English |
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MA, Professional and Digital Media Writing |
| 5. BA, History |
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MA, History
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6. BA, Political Science
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MA, Political Science, or
MS, Management and Leadership-Public Administration
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| 7. BS, Sports Management |
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MS, Sports Management, or
MS, Management and Leadership-Sports Management
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An undergraduate student, majoring in a program that has an accelerated pathway with a corresponding graduate program (see the list above), and who meets the requirements for participating in an accelerated pathway may have the opportunity to take graduate level courses, which will count both toward the completion of the undergraduate degree and graduate degree. Each academic department determines the number of graduate credits that can be taken. Please check the specific program in the undergraduate catalog for the amount of graduate credits that can be taken to count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisors before electing to participate in the accelerated pathway.
In order to qualify to participate in an accelerated pathway, the student must have attained at least junior standing and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 before taking graduate courses in the intended graduate program. If the intended graduate program requires a higher GPA, the student must meet the higher GPA before taking graduate courses. Each accelerated pathway option has specific requirements. Please check the specific program in the undergraduate catalog for those specific requirements.
A student must have obtained a grade of “B” or higher in the graduate course in order for it to count towards the graduate degree program, while a grade of “C” or higher is necessary in order for it to count towards the undergraduate degree program.
A student doing an accelerated pathway may be provisionally accepted into the respective graduate program and formally admitted upon completion of his/her undergraduate degree so long as all the other program admission requirements have been met (see complete graduate degree program admission requirements in the graduate catalog).