Accelerated Bachelors to Masters Programs

Accelerated programs permit qualified undergraduate students with at least junior standing to take graduate coursework that will apply to both the undergraduate and graduate degree.  Students must be accepted into the accelerated program and maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.  For more details, see the accelerated bachelors to masters policy:  https://www.pennwest.edu/academics/policies 

Programs approved for accelerated bachelors to masters: 

MA Arabic Language and Linguistics - Effective Fall 2022 

• Must have Intermediate Arabic proficiency level. 

• Possible undergraduate majors: Modern Languages, Business, Criminal Justice 

• Total credits for graduate program: 30  

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 12  

• Submitted courses:   

ARAB 6100, ARAB 6200, ARAB 6300, ARAB 6400, ARAB 8100 

MA Corporate Communication - Effective Fall 2022 

• Student can be from any undergraduate program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 30 

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 12  

• Submitted Courses:  

COMJ 6000, COMJ 6005, COMJ 6010, COMJ 7900, COMJ 7920, COMJ 7910, COMJ 6805, COMJ 6200, COMJ 6600, COMJ 7805, COMJ 6800, COMJ 7200, COMJ 7210, COMJ 7810, COMJ 6205, COMJ 6810, COMJ 7810, COMJ 7205, COMJ 7800 

MA Criminal Justice & Criminology - Effective Spring 2025

• UG Students not in Criminal Justice major must secure permission of their advisor or department chair in order to participate in this program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 30-42

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 12  

• Submitted Courses:  

  For Behavioral Crime Analysis Concentration- CRJ 7200, CRJ 7220, CRJ 7230, CRJ 7240 

      For Criminal Justice Studies Concentration- CRJ 7500, CRJ 7510, CRJ 7540, CRJ 7560

MBA Master of Business Administration - Effective Fall 2023 

• Student can be from any undergraduate program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 36 

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 15  

• Submitted courses:  

ECON 7100, ECON 7200, ECON 7300, ECON 7320, ECON 7530, ECON 7600, ECON 7810, ENP 7000, FINA 7000, FINA 7100, FINA 7200, FINA 7300, FINA 7400, FINA 7500, FINA 7600, FINA 7900, HLCM 7100, HLCM 7200, HLCM 7300, HLCM 7500, HLCM 7600, HLCM 7810, MBA 5000, MBA 6050, MBA 6100, MBA 6150, MBA 6200, MBA 6250, MBA 6800, MBA 6950, MBA 7800, MBA 7900, MGMT 7100, MGMT 7200, MGMT 7210, MGMT 7300, MGMT 7400, MGMT 7810, MKTG 7000, QBA 7100, QBA 7200, QBA 7300, QBA 7320 

MS Athletic Training - Effective Spring 2022 

• Student can be from any undergraduate program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 58 

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 23 

• Submitted courses:  

Fall Year 1: ATTR 5250, ATTR 5280, ATTR 5310 

Spring Year 1: ATTR 5100, ATTR 5600, ATTR 5490. ATTR 5110, ATTR 5620, ATTR 5640 

Fall Year 2: ATTR 6750, ATTR 5750, ATTR 5300, ATTR 5120, ATTR 5720  

MS Data Science and Analytics - Effective Fall 2023 

• Student can be from any undergraduate program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 33 

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 12 

• Submitted courses:  

DSA 5100, DSA 5220, DSA 5300, DSA 5400, DSA 6100, DSA 6200, DSA 6300, DSA 6400 

MS Exercise Science and Health Promotion - Effective Fall 2023 

• Student can be from any undergraduate program. 

• Total credits for graduate program: 45 or (48 for Applied Sport Science concentration *).  

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 18  

• Submitted courses:   

EXSC 6501, EXSC 6502, EXSC 7000, EXSC 7010, EXSC 7050, EXSC 7150, EXSC 7200, EXSC 7600, EXSC 7650, EXSC 7700 

MS Professional Accountancy- Effective Spring 2025

• Student must be in BSBA with one of the following majors: Accounting, Economics, Finance and Personal Financial Planning, Integrated Business, Management or Marketing

• Total credits for graduate program: 30

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 12

• Submitted courses:   

ACC 6100, ACC 6200, ACC 6300, ACC 6400, ACC 6500, ACC 6600, ACC 6700, ACC 7210, ACC 7220, ACC 7230, ACC 7310, ACC 7320, ACC 7330

MS Speech Language Pathology - Effective Spring 2025

• Student must be in BS Communication Sciences & Disorders program. 

• Minimum GPA of 3.5

• Total credits for graduate program: 60  

• Max graduate credits at undergraduate level: 18 

• Submitted courses:   

CSD 6100, CSD 6200, CSD 6300, CSD 6500, CSD 6600, CSD 6700, CSD 6800, CSD 6900, CSD 7100, CSD 7500, CSD 7800.  Acceptable alternative courses may be offered at the discretion of the faculty.