Degrees Offered and Accelerated Degree Programs
Accelerated Degree Programs
NDSU offers accelerated programs of study in a variety of academic disciplines. These programs provide an opportunity for highly-qualified students to earn both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in a cost-effective, high-quality and timely manner. The following disciplines are available as a combined accelerated program where requirements for each degree have been agreed upon by the faculty:
| Undergraduate Program | Graduate Program |
|---|---|
| B.S. in Agribusiness | M.S. in Agribusiness & Applied Economics |
| B.S. in Agricultural Economics | M.S. in Agribusiness & Applied Economics |
| B.S.A.B.En. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | M.S. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
| B.S. in Animal Science | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | M.S. in Biochemistry |
| B.S. or B.A. in Biological Sciences | M.S. in Biology |
| B.S. in Biotechnology | M.S. in Microbiology |
| B.S. in Chemistry | M.S. in Chemistry |
| B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering | M.S.CVE. in Civil Engineering |
| Minor in Coatings & Polymeric Materials* | M.S. in Coatings & Polymeric Materials |
| B.S.Con.E. in Construction Engineering | M.S. or M.Cons.M. in Construction Management |
| B.S.Con.E. in Construction Engineering | M.S.CVE. in Civil Engineering |
| B.S.Cons.M. in Construction Management | Master of Business Administration |
| B.S.Cons.M. in Construction Management | M.S. or M.Cons.M. in Construction Management |
| B.S.Cpr.E. in Computer Engineering | M.S. or M.Engr. in Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| B.S. in Computer Science | M.S. in Computer Science |
| B.S. or B.A. in Criminal Justice | M.S. in Criminal Justice |
| B.S. in Crop and Weed Science | M.S. in Plant Sciences |
| B.S. or B.A. in Economics | M.S. in Agribusiness & Applied Economics |
| B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering | M.S. or M. Engr. in Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| B.S. in Emergency Management | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Exercise Science | M.A.Trg. in Athletic Training |
| B.S. in Food Science | M.S. in Cereal Science |
| B.S. in Health Services | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Horticulture & Urban Agriculture | M.S. in Horticulture & Urban Agriculture |
| B.S. in Human Development & Family Science | M.S. in Human Development & Family Science |
| B.S.I.E.Mgt. in Industrial Engineering and Management | Master of Business Administration |
| B.S. in Mathematics | M.S. in Mathematics |
| B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering | M.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
| B.S. in Microbiology | M.S. in Microbiology |
| B.S. in Microbiology | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Natural Resources Management | M.N.R.M in Natural Resources Mgt. (not eligible with the M.S. in NRM) |
| B.S. in Nutrition Science | M.S. in Dietetics |
| B.S. in Nutrition Science | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Nutrition Science | M.S. in Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science - Exercise Science & Nutrition option |
| B.S. or B.A. in Physics | M.S. in Physics |
| B.S. or B.A. in Political Science | M.P.P. in Public Policy |
| B.S. in Psychology | M.P.H. in Public Health |
| B.S. in Sport Management | M.S. in Sport Management |
Guidelines for Accelerated Bachelors to Masters Programs
The following guidelines set the minimal expectations for combined/accelerated students and programs. Academic departments may set more stringent standards.
- Student must complete at least 60 credits at the undergraduate level prior to conditional admission to the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Interested and eligible students must submit a Accelerated Program Degree Program Declaration Form to the director of the graduate program of choice. The graduate program director will evaluate the student's proposed set of graduate classes to determine whether the student will be able to complete them as part of an accelerated program.
- Next, the student's undergraduate major or minor department chairperson/head will evaluate and approve the substitution of the graduate level courses into the undergraduate program as noted in the chart below. A maximum of 15 graduate student credits may be applied to the undergraduate degree.
| UGRD Credits to be Satisfied by GRAD coursework | Academic Unit Approving the Couse Substitution |
|---|---|
| Open Electives | UGRD Academic Major |
| Optional Minor | UGRD Academic Minor |
| Required Minor | UGRD Academic Minor |
| Major | UGRD Academic Major |
- After receiving the necessary approvals noted above, the student will submit the declaration form to the Graduate School and formally apply for admission to the graduate program.
- All admissions to the Graduate College will be conditional. The minimum condition is completion of the bachelor's degree prior to full standing in the master's program, and the student must maintain a 3.00 CGPA in their graduate classes. Other conditions related to academic performance may be added by the academic unit or Graduate School.
- No undergraduate course may be counted toward a master's degree.
- Students entering the master's degree with a bachelor's degree in hand may not use courses earned as part of the bachelor's program for master's requirements, even if those courses were graduate level courses.
- Students must meet all requirements that would ordinarily be expected of those enrolled in the master's program.