Did you know you may be able to earn a master's degree while completing your doctoral program? Known as a Master's Along the Way (MALW) or Master's en Passant, this option allows eligible doctoral students in select programs to earn a master's degree in their field of study while completing the doctorate.

To be awarded a MALW degree, students must complete 30 unique credit hours that apply to the master's degree requirements. Credit hours that were previously used to earn another degree may not be applied toward the MALW.  Students should also be aware that university policy does not permit the same credit hours to be counted toward more than two degrees.

If you are currently enrolled in an eligible doctoral program at Florida Atlantic University, please consult your academic advisor to determine whether the Master's Along the Way option is available to you.

The MALW must have 30 unique credit hours, and transfer courses should be counted toward both the PhD and the Master’s Along the Way. 

 

Participating Programs

College of Education

Program	Contact	Second Contact
Ph.D., Educational Leadership   Higher Education Leaders	Dr. Deborah Shepherd,  dshep@fau.edu 561.297.3574	Dr. Jenny Bloom,  bloomj@fau.edu 561.297.3550

 

College of Engineering & Computer Science

Program	Contact	Second Contact
Ph.D., Computer Engineering	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Tayler Kung tkung@fau.edu
Ph.D., Computer Science	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Tayler Kung tkung@fau.edu
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Tayler Kung tkung@fau.edu
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Anastasia Calnick  acalnick@fau.edu 561.297.6446
Ph.D., Ocean Engineering	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Anastasia Calnick  acalnick@fau.edu 561.297.6446
Ph.D., Transportation and Environmental Engineering	Dr. Raquel Assis rassis@fau.edu	Digna Mejia   dmejia1@fau.edu 561.297.2042

 

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Program	Contact	Second Contact
D.N.P., Doctor of Nursing Practice	Dr. Debra Hain, dhain@health.fau.edu 561.297.3262	Joesph Lotito lotitoj@health.fau.edu  561.297.1109

 

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Program	Contact
Ph.D., Chemistry	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu
Ph.D., Geosciences	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu
Ph.D., Integrative Biology	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu
Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu
Ph.D., Physics	College of Science Advising cosgradadmin@fau.edu