Bachelor's + Master's Program

Our Bachelor's + Master's Pathway Program allows currently admitted political science undergraduates to get a head-start on their master's degree. Students admitted into our Pathway Program are able to take up to 20 credit hours of 500 level course work as an undergraduate and apply the credits to their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Admitted Pathway students have the potential to start their graduate program with 20 credits already completed.

Admission Requirements

In order to apply for the Pathway Program, students must be political science majors who have already completed at least 12 credit hours of 300 or 400 level political science classes, and have an institutional GPA of at least 3.3. See more information about admission into the Bachelor's + Master's Pathway here.

Continuation Criteria

Students must have an institutional GPA of 3.3 upon graduation to be fully admitted into the graduate program. In addition, students must have earned a ‘B’ or higher on all graduate courses taken for shared credits.