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 combined degree program must complete the requirements for:
English - Creative Writing Concentration (B.A.)
Business Administration (M.B.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:
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.
Undergraduate Roadmap
If students take the recommended course, they may choose a free elective instead of a suggested level English Major course later as indicated in the plan. Students should be cautious about taking more than three major courses per semester. Those who are considering taking more should consult their advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II (ENGL 260, ENGL 262, or ENGL 263 recommended) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I (ENGL 110, ENGL 111, or ENGL 114 recommended) | 3 | SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 1 (Literary and Artistic Analysis recommended) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | Free Elective or Minor course | 3 |
| Free Elective or Minor course | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Exploration 2 (Creative Expression recommended) | 3 | ENGL 300 | 3 |
| Major Course: 1800-1900 | 3 | Major Course: Race/Ethnicity | 3 |
| Major Course: International Literature | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 (Analyzing Cultures and Societies recommended) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 (Historical Thinking recommended) | 3 | Major Course: Pre-1800 | 3 |
| Free Elective or Minor course | 3 | Creative Writing 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Major course: 300-level ENGL/ENFL | 3 | Major course: 300-level ENGL/ENFL | 3 |
| Major course: pre-1800 | 3 | Major course: 300-level ENGL/ENFL | 3 |
| Free Elective or Minor course | 3 | English Major course: post-1900 | 3 |
| Free Elective or Minor course | 3 | Creative Writing 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective or Minor course | 3 | Free Elective or Minor course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Major course: Gender/Sexuality | 3 | Creative Writing 4 | 3 |
| Major course: Class Issues | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Major course: Literature | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | MBA Swing Courses | 6 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Graduate Roadmap
| Fourth Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Credits | ||||
| First Half | |||||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||||
| MBA Elective | 1.5 | ||||
| Second Half | |||||
| MBA Core course | 3 | ||||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||||
| 10.5 | |||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| First Half | First Half | ||||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 3 | ||
| MBA Flexible Core course | 1.5 | MBA Elective | 1.5 | ||
| MBA Flexible Core course | 1.5 | Second Half | |||
| MBA Elective | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||
| Second Half | MBA Core course | 1.5 | |||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | ||||
| MBA Elective | 1.5 | ||||
| 10.5 | 9 | ||||
| Total Credits 30 | |||||