A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Program Requirements
Students in this program must complete the requirements for:
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Planetary Health | ||
| Environment and Community | ||
| Building Sustainable Communities | ||
| Complete two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing | ||
| Current Issues in Sustainability Science | ||
| Methods in Environmental Research | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | ANTH 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2 - Scientific Reasoning) | 4 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | ANTH 102 | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| ANTH 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 | ||
| SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | 3 | 200-Level ANTH Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | 3 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 3 | 3 |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 1 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 4 | 3 | ANTH 401 | 3 |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 5 | 3 | ANTH 490 (or Free Elective) | 3 |
| ANTH 490 (or Free Elective) | 3 | ANTH 500-level Swing Course | 3 |
| ANTH 500-level Swing Course | 3 | EAES 500-Level Swing Course | 3 |
| EAES 500-level Swing Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 117 | |||
Graduate Program
| Fifth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EAES 575 | 3 | EAES 790 | 1 |
| EAES 790 | 1 | Major Elective | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | EAES 698 or 696 | 6 |
| Major Elective | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||
| Total Credits 20 | |||