Accelerated Degree Programs

The Accelerated Degree Programs (ADP) are designed to provide undergraduates a more efficient means to obtain a graduate degree or certificate. Minimum academic criteria are established by each participating unit for students who have a high academic potential (typically 3.000 or above) and want to start taking graduate-level courses during their undergraduate careers, some of which count toward both their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Participating undergraduate students are granted early admission to the Graduate School, the Graduate School of Management, or Health Science Professional programs, and are allowed to take specified graduate-level courses during their junior year and/or senior year.

Graduate School and Graduate School of Management

Admission Process

All applications for admission must be submitted online at the Graduate School website and applicants must submit additional application materials as requested by the academic department prior to receiving an admission decision.

An accelerated degree student is officially considered an undergraduate student until the baccalaureate degree is awarded. While an undergraduate, the student may enroll for graduate credit but pays the appropriate undergraduate tuition for graduate courses.

Academic units define satisfactory academic progress for undergraduates in the accelerated degree program. Contingent on students maintaining satisfactory academic progress, acceptance in the accelerated degree program is a promise of formal admission to the Graduate School and the academic unit after completion of the bachelor’s degree. Students who fail to make such progress may be dropped from the program.

Upon completion of an accelerated degree student’s baccalaureate degree, the Graduate School will matriculate the student as a graduate student.

Following matriculation to the Graduate School, credit for pre-approved courses completed successfully (B or above) while an undergraduate is transferred on behalf of the student and department by the Graduate School.

Academic Advising and Records

Academic units participating in the Accelerated Degree Program should develop a clear admission and advising process for their ADP students.

Once a student’s undergraduate degree is conferred, they are required to complete and submit an approved program planning form to the Graduate School. Students entering a doctoral program are not required to submit the program planning form and are encouraged to work with their academic adviser or their director of graduate studies on their curriculum plan.

Dual Counting of Undergraduate and Graduate Credits

With the approval of the applicable academic unit and the Graduate School, graduate credits that are used to satisfy a student's undergraduate career requirements may be applied toward completion of up to 40% of a graduate degree. Students may request that the same graduate credits earned while an undergraduate be used toward satisfying the requirements of multiple graduate degrees. Requests for any exceptions to this limit would go to the Graduate School.

None of the graduate courses taken in this program may be applied to the undergraduate Marquette Core Curriculum (MCC).

Graduate courses taken outside of an accelerated degree program as an undergraduate student may be considered for transfer into a graduate program if they have not also been counted toward the undergraduate degree. In no case may total credits transferred from an undergraduate degree exceed 50% of course work credits required for the graduate degree.

Programs Administered Through the Graduate School

• Applied Psychology Data Analytics; Bachelor's degree and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Psychology.
• Applied Statistics; B.S. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.
• Bioinformatics; Bachelor's degree and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.
• Biomedical Engineering; B.B.E. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
• Chemistry; B.S. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering; B.C.E. or B.C.N. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
• Communication; B.A. and M.A. For information, contact the College of Communication.
• Computer and Information Science; Bachelor's degree and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Computer Science.
• Corporate Communication; B.A. and M.A. For information, visit the Corporate Communication website, a collaboration between the College of Communication and the Graduate School of Management.
• Criminal Justice Data Analytics; Bachelor's degree and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences.
• Data Science; B.S. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Computer Science.
• Electrical and Computer Engineering; B.E.E. and M.S. or B.S. in Physics and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• English; B.A. and M.A. For information, contact the Department of English.
• Exercise and Rehabilitation Science; B.S. and M.S. For information, contact the program of Exercise Science.
• History; B.A. and M.A. For information, contact the Department of History.
• International Affairs; B.A. and M.A. For information, contact the Department of Political Science.
• Mechanical Engineering; B.M.E. and M.S. For information, contact the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• Neuroscience; B.S. in Biomedical Sciences majors and Ph.D. For information, contact the Graduate School.
• Philosophy; Bachelor's degree and M.A. For information, contact the Department of Philosophy.
• Political Science; B.A. and M.A. For information, contact the Department of Political Science.
• Public Service; Bachelor's degree and M.A.P. For information, contact the program of Public Service.
• School Counseling, B.S. in Educational Studies and M.A. For information, contact the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology.

Programs Administered Through the Graduate School of Management (GSM)

• Accounting; B.S. and M.S.A. or M.S.A.A. For information, visit the Accounting website or Accounting Analytics website.
• Business Administration; Bachelor's degree from any college with appropriate Business prerequisite course work and M.B.A. For information, visit the M.B.A. website.
• Business Administration Engineering; Bachelor's degree from any college with appropriate Business prerequisite course work and M.B.A. For information, visit the M.B.A. website.
• Business Administration STEM; Bachelor's degree from any college with appropriate Business prerequisite course work and M.B.A. For information, visit the M.B.A. website.
• Economics; B.A. or B.S. and M.S.A.E. For information, visit the Economics website.
• Finance; Bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Business Administration and M.S.F. For information, visit the Finance website.
• Management; Bachelor's degree and MiM. For information, visit the Management website.

College of Health Sciences

For more information on the admission process, academic advising, records, admission procedure and dual counting of credits for the College of Health Sciences, visit the Health Science Professional Programs website.

Programs Administered by the College of Health Science Professional

• Doctor of Occupational Therapy; O.T.D.
• Doctor of Physical Therapy; D.P.T.
• Master of Athletic Training; M.A.T.R.
• Master of Physician Assistant Studies; M.P.A.
• Medical Laboratory Science; Certificate

Scholars Programs

Pre-dental Scholars and Pre-law Scholars programs are discussed in detail on separate pages in the bulletin.