BACHELOR’S TO MASTER’S FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMS
2022-2023
BACHELOR’S TO MASTER’S FIVE-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS Christopher Newport University offers master’s degree programs that CNU students can complete with one additional year beyond the senior year. At the end of four years of study a student earns a bachelor’s degree, and the student enrolls the next semester/term in graduate courses leading to a master’s degree. Please note that the use of the term ‘five-year’ is not meant to ensure the completion of the master’s in precisely five years. While in most cases this should be possible, the number of graduate hours completed while an undergraduate, the number of hours required for the master’s, and the vagaries of thesis research may require a specific student to take longer than five years. Students may elect to participate in a Bachelor’s to Master’s Five-year Program to earn their master’s degree in one of the following areas*: Applied Physics and Computer Science (MS - APCS) Environmental Science (MS - ENVS) Teaching (MAT) Admission Requirements • Current Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher, with an exception for ENVS applicants, for whom a GPA of 3.00 or higher is recommended but not required. • Entrance examination scores: See each degree program for specific requirements • Two completed recommendation forms, submitted electronically (one must be from a CNU faculty member in the major). There is a specific recommendation form for MS applicants and a specific recommendation form for MAT applicants. Application Process • The student completes and electronically submits the Application for Admission to the Bachelor’s to Master’s FiveYear Graduate Study Program at: cnu.edu/admission/graduate/fiveyear. Select Apply Now • The student submits all items required for admission to the program of their choice. • The application deadline for the Bachelor’s to Master’s Five-year Graduate Study Program is February 1 of the junior year. Sixty-five (65) undergraduate credits must have been earned prior to submitting the application. Transfer students may apply at this time, but a decision will not be made until applicants have earned at least 12 hours of credit at Christopher Newport University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with an exception for ENVS applicants, for whom a GPA of 3.00 or higher is recommended but not required. The application and all supporting documents must be received by Graduate Admission by February 1. • No application fee is required. After the complete admission package has been received by Graduate Admission at gradadmit@cnu.edu, it will be sent to the appropriate Graduate Program Director for review. To check the status of the application email gradadmit@cnu.edu. Once accepted into the Bachelor’s to Master’s program, students begin taking graduate classes in their senior year at CNU. * The Master of Financial Analysis (MFinA) program is not a five-year program. However, students in Business, Economics, Computer Science and other degree programs can apply to the MFinA program in their junior year, and, if admitted, take up to two MFinA classes in their senior year and apply the credits toward the MFinA graduation requirements. Matriculation into the MFinA program is contigent on meeting MFinA program admission requirements upon completion of the undergraduate degree. The MFinA program is described on page 98 as part of the Master's Degree Program section. Academic Performance as an Undergraduate Student Accepted to take graduate classes without additional permission. a) To continue in the five-year program, a student must maintain a 3.0 GPA, and remain in good standing by earning a grade of B- or better in any graduate course taken while in the undergraduate status. b) Upon completion of the normal requirements in his or her respective undergraduate program, a bachelor’s degree will be awarded to the student.
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