Earn a master’s degree in as little as three additional terms after your bachelor’s. Through the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s pathways, you can earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees by applying 6 credits of select graduate courses toward both your UW-Platteville undergraduate and graduate degrees. Add value to your degree – entering the workforce with a combination of academic credentials to make you more marketable.

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The following graduate courses have been approved for each of the graduate programs listed below. Work with your academic advisor and the appropriate program coordinator to learn more about how these courses will fulfill your requirements.

Ready to Start?

Contact an Admission Counselor to learn more about the pathway and application process. 

To apply, submit a Graduate Student Application and detail your career and academic goals in the essay box; be sure to mention in your essay that you are interested in the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Pathway. Upon conditional admission to a graduate program, junior and senior standing students:

  • Can enroll in one 3 credit graduate course along with 12 credits of undergraduate courses in a given semester (limited to 15 credits total for that semester).
  • Will be charged the current online graduate tuition rate for their graduate classes regardless of residency or course modality (effective fall 2023).

Upon graduation from the Bachelor’s degree program and completing the rest of the graduate admission steps, students will be fully admitted to the graduate program of their choosing at UW-Platteville. Graduate programs can be completed in one academic year at full-time status, or students can choose a more flexible pathway that allows them to work while completing their Master’s degree. Most students with part-time status complete their degrees in two years.

Eligibility

At time of entrance, you must:

  • have completed 60 credits
  • have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Students who wish to enroll in an accelerated pathway but do not have an overall 3.0 GPA after completing 60 credits may still be considered through an extended review process. This review may include, but is not limited to, the following items:

  • a review of the content and mechanics of the student’s admission essay
  • a recommendation from the student’s advisor
  • an interview between the student and the program coordinator
  • other letters of support