加速度
(本科转研究生课程)

Accelerated degree programs allow qualified students to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in a related subject area in approximately five years. 项目 can apply up to 15 graduate credits toward the student undergraduate major in the bachelor’s degree program.

哪些项目提供硕士速成课程?

项目 being offered in this accelerated format are listed in the online 大学目录

我怎样才有资格参加速成课程?

本科 students must have completed a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.00或更高. Some accelerated programs do require a higher cumulative GPA for participation. Students should meet with their undergraduate advisor or the department chairperson/head in their major to learn whether an accelerated program is a good fit. 如果是这样,

  1. 学生将完成 联合/加速学位课程申报表.
    • This form requires the student to obtain the signature of the participating departments chairperson/head and to identify the graduate courses (up to a maximum of 15 credits) that will be taken and used as a substitute for undergraduate courses.
    • The declaration form does not automatically register you for the courses indicated. You will have to register for them in your graduate career per the usual process in 校园连接.
  2. If declaration is approved, the student will make formal application to the 新大研究生院 申请硕士学位课程.

Does being in an accelerated program impact my federal financial aid?

是的, until you have earned a bachelor’s degree and moved on to the graduate portion of your program, you are viewed as an undergraduate for financial aid purposes.  话虽如此, it is highly recommended that accelerated students receiving financial aid take a minimum of six credits (half-time) 攻读本科学位 有资格获得经济援助.  Students who take more than six credits 攻读本科学位 may maximize their financial aid eligibility in a given term.  The credits that count toward the undergraduate degree may include credits listed on the declaration form as courses being used towards the graduate and undergraduate degrees.  

It is important to plan which courses you will take in your last year of your undergraduate program to ensure you take at least six credits towards your bachelor’s degree each semester
 

Does being a dual career student impact my tuition and fees?

从事多种职业的学生(如.g. both undergraduate and graduate) may be billed separately for each and the tuition cap does not apply across careers.  强制性的学费确实限制了不同职业的发展.  Exception:  Architecture students in multiple careers will have their tuition capped at the graduate tuition rate.

What do I need to know about applying to the master’s degree program?

  • Accelerated students are admitted to the graduate program in 有条件的站. 要达到全日制,学生必须:
    • Complete the bachelor’s degree (Note: a student must complete a bachelor’s degree at least one semester prior to the term in which a graduate degree is to be conferred. Students cannot earn their undergraduate and graduate degrees in the same semester.)
    • 保持3分.研究生班的累积绩点为00
    • Complete any other conditions outlined in the graduate admission letter.
  • Accelerated students must meet all requirements that would ordinarily be expected of those enrolled in the master’s program.
  • No undergraduate courses can be counted toward a master’s degree.
  • Students MUST enroll in graduate courses on the graduate record. No graduate courses can appear on the undergraduate record. If graduate courses appear on the undergraduate record they will not count toward the master’s degree.  
  • Only a maximum of 15 graduate credits may count toward the bachelor’s degree.
  • 研究生 courses will not be considered for undergraduate Dean’s List or undergraduate 毕业 with Honor eligibility.
  • 在获得学士学位之前, the graduate credit included on the declaration form will appear on the undergraduate record as NDSU transfer credit for inclusion on the undergraduate record for degree totals. A transcript note will be added to the NDSU graduate transfer credit to indicate this credit is applied to the undergraduate degree totals.