HAMBURG, N.Y. – Hilbert College announced that it has introduced four new programs to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years. Hilbert’s new 4+1 programs give many students the option of a combined program, which will save the student time and money to earn their master’s degree. Students can enroll in the combined programs starting this fall.
These new and innovative combined programs include a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration; a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science/Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration; a Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Master of Public Administration: Health Administration; and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science/Master of Public Administration. All four programs allow students to finish their BS degree and simultaneously begin work on the corresponding master's degree. Students can begin taking graduate courses during their final year(s) of undergraduate study and any graduate course taken fulfills the requirements of both the BS and the master’s degrees.
Students will have automatic admission into the respective master’s program, as long as academic requirements are met. As a result of beginning graduate courses during the undergraduate program, students will complete the master's degree in a shorter period of time. The combined program should allow the student to finish both degrees in a 4 + 1 format (5 years), saving students up to two semesters of graduate school.
For more information on the 4+1 programs visit:
Criminal Justice/MS Criminal Justice Administration - http://www.hilbert.edu/academics/majors/criminal-justice
Forensic Science/MS Criminal Justice Administration - http://www.hilbert.edu/academics/majors/forensic-science-csi
Human Services/Master of Public Administration: Health Administration - http://www.hilbert.edu/academics/majors/human-services
Political Science/Master of Public Administration - http://www.hilbert.edu/academics/majors/political-science
Program Requirements
Requirements for the combined programs are straightforward. First, you must meet all the regular requirements for the BS in the desired area of study. Second, you can take graduate credits during your final year(s), which can be applied to the credits needed for the BS as well as the courses required for the respective master’s. Finally, you must meet all of the requirements for the master’s degree.