The Accelerated Masters degree option provides a transition that enables outstanding Missouri State undergraduate students to begin taking graduate course work in their junior or senior year and thus combine components of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Eligible undergraduate students may apply for preliminary acceptance into an accelerated masters program after the specific program admission requirements have been met. If accepted, a maximum of 12 credit hours of approved graduate level courses may be designated as "Mixed Credit" and count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs as specified in the accelerated program requirements. Students accepted into an accelerated program must complete a “Mixed Credit” form prior to registering for courses intended to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate requirements. This form can be obtained from the student’s graduate advisor or the Graduate College in Carrington Hall, room 306.
Under the Accelerated Masters degree option, a student will be fully admitted to the Graduate College upon completion of the baccalaureate degree. Students interested in the Accelerated Masters opportunity should review the admission requirements in the Graduate Catalog and contact their advisor. Graduate programs offering an accelerated option are:
- Accountancy (MACC)
- Applied Anthropology (MS)
- Biology (MS)
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (MS)
- Chemistry (MS)
- Communication (MA)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, with option in Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MS)
- Criminology (MS)
- Early Childhood and Family Development (MS)
- Elementary Education (MSED)
- Geospatial Sciences in Geography and Geology (MS)
- Global Studies (MGS)
- Health Administration (MHA)
- History (MA)
- Literacy (MSED)
- Materials Science (MS)
- Mathematics (MS)
- Nursing (MSN)
- Plant Science (MS)
- Project Management (MS)
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Public Health (MPH)
- Religious Studies (MA)
- Special Education, with option in Autism Spectrum Disorders (MSED)