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:
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 | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 102 | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 |
| CSIT 111 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| MATH 122 | 4 | MATH 221 | 4 |
| PHYS 191 | 4 | PHYS 192 | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | MATH 340 | 3 |
| MATH 222 | 4 | Major Elective | 3 |
| MATH 225 | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| MATH 320 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | MATH 431 | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| World Cultures | 3 | SOCI 556 | 3 |
| MATH 425 | 3 | SOCI 538 | 3 |
| SOCI 510 | 3 | Free Elective | 4 |
| SOCI 569 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||