Master's & Accelerated Master's

The Integrated Pathway allows Norwich’s undergraduate students to make a seamless transition from undergraduate education into graduate education.

1. Example

   If you're interested in earning both a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (CJ) and a Master's in Public Administration (MPA) faster, here's how it works: To qualify, you need to have at least a 2.75 GPA overall. Two important undergraduate CJ courses—CJ 410 (Capstone) and CJ 403 (Criminal Justice Administration)—are cross-listed with MPA courses, meaning they count for both degrees. After you finish your BA in CJ in May, you can start the MPA program in June. You'll only have five more courses to take over the next year and three months to complete the MPA. These courses include core public administration classes and concentration courses.

The Sequential Pathway allows students in Norwich’s undergraduate programs to apply their coursework, whether a part of their majors or minors, to various master’s programs. 

1. Example 1

   A residential Norwich undergraduate student takes MG409 “Organizational Leadership” for 3 credit hours and MG449 “Administrative Policy and Strategy” for 3 credit hours. That student earns the letter of B (3.0 grade points) in each class. That student can waive the graduate level course GB511 “Organizational Behavior and Resource Management” for 6 credit hours because MG409 and MG449 have fulfilled the learning outcomes and content for GB511. That student can apply that 6-credit hour waiver for GB511 toward any of four graduate degrees: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Public Administration (MPA), or Master of Science in Leadership (MSL).

2. Example 2

   A residential Norwich undergraduate student takes HI372 “Military History of the U.S. I, 1775-1902” for 3 credit hours and HI373 “Military History of the U.S. II, 1902-Present” for 3 credit hours. That student earns the letter grade B (3.0 grade points) in each course. That student can waive the graduate level course MH550 “U.S. Military History” for 6 credit hours because HI372 and HI373 have fulfilled the learning outcomes and content for MH550. That student can apply that 6 credit hour waiver for MH550 toward the Master of Arts in Military History (MMH) degree or as an non-military history elective in the Master of Arts in History (MAH). That student can complete the graduate degree in 15 months (five 11-week semesters) after graduating with Bachelor of Arts in History.

The Advanced Standing Pathway is the option for outstanding Norwich undergraduate students to enroll in graduate-level courses during their senior years and earn at least a 3.0 in these courses. 

1. Example

   A residential Norwich undergraduate student has excelled in courses in Cybersecurity during the first, second, and third years of undergraduate study. During the summer between the third and fourth years, that student can apply for acceptance into the Master of Science in Cybersecurity program and receive “advanced standing” status. Then that student could take GI512 “Foundations and Historical Underpinnings of Information Assurance” for 6 graduate credit hours during the fourth year and apply that course credit toward earning the Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree in 15 months (five 11-week semesters) after graduating with the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity.