Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathways

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The Way It Works

Qualified students interested in pursuing a Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathway should contact the respective department/unit associated with the pathway for more information regarding specific admissions criteria and program requirements. FSU students normally apply to participate in a Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathway in their junior or senior year as an undergraduate, but may apply as early as the second semester of their sophomore year.

Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathways- Combined bachelor’s/master’s pathways provide academically talented undergraduate students an opportunity to complete both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. Upon approval, a combined bachelor’s/master’s pathway allows for up to 12 graduate hours to be shared with, or double-counted toward, an undergraduate degree program. A student enrolled in a combined pathway will earn the baccalaureate degree upon completion of the undergraduate program and master’s degree upon completion of the graduate program. 

Shared Credits- “Shared credits” refers to the use of a limited number of credit hours toward the requirements of two separate degree programs.  The principle of shared credits allows the student to earn two degrees for fewer total credit hours than would normally be required if both academic degree programs were taken independently.  Academic programs must provide strong academic justification for the use of shared hours between the two degrees involved in the pathway that explains how program integrity is maintained or enhanced.  

The Department must indicate what grades earned in graduate course work taken at the undergraduate level can be double counted towards the student’s graduate program. For instance, the Department can indicate a specific average (of not less than 3.0) or specify letter grades (A, A-, B+, B) in graduate course work taken at the undergraduate level. Courses to be double-counted should be at the 5000 level or above. Directed Individual Study, internships, or courses given credit-by-examination are not eligible. The credits to be double-counted will be designated as applicable to the graduate program after the student receives the bachelor’s degree and matriculates in the graduate degree.


Faculty Interested in Developing a New Combined Bachelor's/Master's Pathway?

Faculty interested in developing a new combined pathway should contact Jennifer Buchanan in the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement. 

 

Combined Pathway Name

College/School

Program Link

BS/MS in Professional Communication Applied Studies (Panama City) Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Interdisciplinary Data Science Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BSCS/MSCS in Computer Science Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BSCC/MSCC in Computer Criminology Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Applied and Computational Mathematics Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Pure Mathematics Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Statistics  Arts and Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in Accounting /Master of Accounting (MAcc) Business Link to Program Website
BS in Finance/ MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Finance/ MS in Finance (MSF) Business Link to Program Website
BS in Management Information Systems (MIS) / MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Management Information System (MIS)/ MS in Management Information Systems (MIS) Business Link to Program Website
BS in Marketing/ MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Professional Sales / MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Human Resource Management/ MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Real Estate/ MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Real Estate/ MS in Finance (MSF) Business Link to Program Website
BS in Risk Management/Insurance/ MBA Business Link to Program Website
BS in Risk Management and Insurance/ MS in Risk Management and Insurance Business Link to Program Website
BA or BS and MA or MS in Communication (Professional Communication) Comm and Info Link to Program Website
BA or BS and MA or MS in Communication and Digital Media Studies Comm and Info Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Information Technology Comm and Info Link to Program Website

*The ICT Major in the BS in Information Technology (IT) has a Combined Pathway in: 1.) the MA or MS in Professional Communication and 2.) the MA or MS in Communication and Digital Media Studies

Comm and Info Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Criminology Criminology Link to Program Website
BS in Elementary Education / MS in Curriculum and Instruction Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in English Education / MS in Curriculum and Instruction Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in Social Science Education / MS in Curriculum and Instruction Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in Special Education / MS in Curriculum and Instruction Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/ MS in Sport Management Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in Visual Disabilities / MS in Curriculum and Instruction Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Exercise Physiology  Education, Health, and Human Sciences Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Chemical Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MEng in Civil Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Civil Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS in Computer Engineering / MS in Electrical Engineering Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Industrial Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering  Engineering Link to Program Website
BS in Hospitality Management / MS in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship / Hospitality Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship / Hospitality Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Retail Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Link to Program Website
BA in Studio Art/ MA in Art Education  Fine Arts Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Interior Architecture and Design (Project Track) Fine Arts Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Interior Architecture and Design (Research/Thesis Track) Fine Arts Link to Program Website
BS/MS in Interior Architecture and Design (MFA Track with Thesis & Project) Fine Arts Link to Program Website
BFA/MA in Dance  Fine Arts Link to Program Website
BA or BS/ MS in Applied American Politics and Policy Social Sciences Link to Program Website
BA or BS/MS in Demography Social Sciences Link to Program Website
BS in Geography or Environment and Society / MS in Geographic Information Science (GIS) Social Sciences Link to Program Website
BA or BS/MPA in Public Administration Social Sciences Link to Program Website
BA or BS/MPH in Public Health Social Sciences Link to Program Website
BA or BS/MSP in Urban and Regional Planning Social Sciences Link to Program Website
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