Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Opportunities

Are you completing your bachelor’s degree and thinking about getting a master’s degree? 

Did you know that we offer a Combined Degree program that saves you TIME and MONEY? 

How does it work? 

  • If you are in good standing (3.25 GPA or better), you can apply for the Combined Degree program as you reach your senior year.
  • During your senior year, you take up to 9 or 12 credits (3 or 4 courses) at the graduate level that count BOTH toward your bachelor’s degree and your master’s degree.
  • You finish your bachelor’s degree as planned (using those graduate credits).   
  • Then you finish up the remaining courses required to earn your master’s degree.  This usually takes about one year.  These accelerated opportunities are also called “Pathways.” 

We offer the Combined Degree programs for the following pathways: 

  • Bachelor of Public Management to Master of Public Administration 
  • Bachelor of Public Management to Master of Nonprofit Management 
  • Bachelor of Public Safety Administration to Master of Public Administration 
  • Bachelor of Public Safety Administration to Master of Nonprofit Management 
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music to Master of Nonprofit Management 
  • Bachelor of Music (Commercial Music concentration or Performance concentration) to Master of Nonprofit Management 
  • Bachelor of Arts (Art History concentration or Studio Art concentration) to Master of Nonprofit Management 

Please visit the university catalog for more information on any of these pathways. 

What are the steps and requirements for applying to a Combined Program? 

  • A cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better at the end of the junior year with 90 credits or more of coursework completed. 
  • The GRE is not required for this special program. 
  • Apply for graduate admission online via GradCAS at 
    fau.edu/graduate/applyonline. 
  • Be sure to indicate that you are applying for the Combined Program 
  • Apply for the semester after you complete your Bachelor’s degree (i.e., if you will finish your bachelor's degree in Fall 2027, then you would apply for graduate admission in Spring 2028) 

 

Students may also apply for the Graduate College Pathways Scholarship. For details about the scholarship and to apply online, go to fau.edu/graduate/pathways.php. 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Robin Larson via email:  rlarson2@fau.edu.