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 of intensive study. 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 combined degree program must complete the requirements for:
Social Research and Analysis (M.A.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 510 | Applied Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| SOCI 538 | Survey Research | 3 |
| SOCI 556 | Data Analysis | 3 |
| SOCI 569 | Interviews and Focus Groups | 3 |
| 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 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| MATH 100 | Math for Business and Social Sciences (Or Free Elective if MATH 100 is not needed.) | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfills General Education K3 category.) | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics (Fulfills General Education L category.) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | |
| World Language 1 | 3 | |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfills General Education G category.) | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Fundamental Mathematics for Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfills General Education H category.) | 3 |
| ECON 207 or ECON 206 |
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis or Managerial Economics |
3 |
| ECON 208 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| World Language 2 | 3 | |
| ECON 317 | Quantitative Methods for Economics | 3 |
| ECON 390 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 370 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 412 | Business Forecasting and Analytics | 3 |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | |
| BUGN 310 | Campus to Career Transition I | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| ECON 438 | Advanced Seminar in Economics | 3 |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | |
| BUGN 320 | Campus To Career Transition II | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | |
| BUGN 330 | Campus To Career Transition III | 0 |
| SOCI 510 | Applied Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| SOCI 569 | Interviews and Focus Groups | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| Economics Major Elective | 3 | |
| BUGN 340 | Campus To Career Transition IV | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| SOCI 538 | Survey Research | 3 |
| SOCI 556 | Data Analysis | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| SOCI 557 | Data and Text Mining for Social Research | 3 |
| Social Research and Analysis Elective | 3 | |
| Social Research and Analysis Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOCI 560 | Applied Social Theory | 3 |
| SOCI 598 | Research Practicum | 3 |
| Social Research and Analysis Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |