Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Degree Options

• Ensure this is the right step for you by discussing the accelerated degree with your undergraduate advisor and/or the graduate program director.
• Complete the school’s internal accelerated program application/declaration in your 3rd year of undergraduate study.
• Schedule frequent meetings with your undergraduate advisor in your 4th year to ensure you are meeting the program milestones, and continued accelerated track eligibility.
• Make sure you maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, which is required for entrance into our graduate programs.
• Apply for your master’s degree in the fall of your senior year for the admit term AFTER your undergraduate degree is to be awarded.
  • The application fee for the master’s program is waived for most programs! Check with your anticipated program to confirm.

If you are admitted through the internal school accelerated program application you will be classified as an undergraduate with accelerated status until earning your bachelor’s degree. Your student classification is changed to graduate when you finish your bachelor’s degree and your master’s degree application is processed.

You should check individual program websites for program-specific credit hour policies, as well as degree requirements. See the Program Options section below for links to our accelerated degree programs

1. You may take 9-12 credit hours of graduate credit during your senior year. Discuss coursework options with the graduate program director for the master’s degree.
2. You may overlap 9-12 credit hours for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. However, graduate coursework taken at the undergraduate level must apply to graduate program requirements. There are limits to the credits that can be double counted, so connect with the graduate program director before enrolling.
3. Before the master’s degrees can be conferred, the academic graduate program must validate/verify that all degree requirements have been met. The undergraduate degree must be awarded as a requirement for the master’s degree.

You will find detailed information about these accelerated degrees on the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Degree Program website.