Faster Master's

The Faster Master’s program allows exceptional JSU undergraduate students to take up to 12 hours of graduate coursework during their junior and senior years, which double count towards both the bachelor’s and master’s degree. 

Admission Requirements for Faster Master's

  • The student holds an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.7 or higher; and must have completed at least 63 credit hours at the undergraduate level towards degree completion.

Restrictions

The following restrictions are placed on Faster Master’s: 

  • The number of hours allowed to apply towards undergraduate and graduate coursework varies by academic program. 
  • Student’s using Accelerated Senior Privilege and Faster Master’s may not take more than 12 semester hours combined in each program. 
  • The student must complete a verification form for each semester Faster Master’s coursework is requested.
  • Approval and acceptance to the Faster Master’s program does not guarantee admission to Graduate Studies or any academic graduate program at JSU. 
  • Prior to being fully accepted to a graduate program, the student must submit a graduate application, submit all required documents for application, and meet all admissions requirements for the academic program. 
  • Coursework completed will show on student transcripts as undergraduate credit and is non-transferrable outside of JSU. Transfer of graduate level courses must be requested after student has been full accepted as a graduate student and one full semester of coursework at the graduate level has been completed. Instructions to request for level transfer can be found below.  
  • Students must be admitted to and begin their graduate degree within one calendar year of undergraduate degree conferral to qualify for level transfer credit.

Steps to Apply

  1. Review the list of Participating Graduate Programs and select your degree program. 
  2. Meet with your academic advisor to discuss program options and eligibility. 
  3. Meet with Graduate Program advisor to discuss coursework and graduate program requirements. 
  4. Submit an Application/Verification Form
    1. This form must be approved by the student’s undergraduate academic advisor, the Graduate program advisor, and Graduate Studies prior to registration for coursework. 

 

*Student athletes must receive approval from their athletic advisor to ensure athletic eligibly requirements are met. 

*International students must receive approval from the International Programs office to ensure VISA requirements are met. 

Requesting Graduate Credit

Once a student has been fully admitted to JSU as a Graduate student, and they have completed one full semester of graduate coursework, they may request the transfer of Faster Master’s courses from the undergraduate to graduate level. To request the level transfer for coursework, the student must submit the Faster Master’s Transfer Request Form. Transfer of courses with a grade below a B will not be granted. Request can take up to one full semester for processing. 

Participating Programs and Eligibility Requirements

Please check back often; we are adding participating programs each year.  If your program is not yet participating, let your advisor know of your interest in the JSU Faster Master’s program.

Faster Master’s Programs and Courses

Double-Counted Hours: Up to 12

Approved Courses:

  • ART 605: Graduate History of Graphic Design*
  • ART 640: Contemporary Media Communication Studio
  • ART 641: Traditional Communication Studio
  • ART 648: Design Studio

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • BY 419: Medical Botany
  • BY 434: Animal Systems Physiology
  • BY 442: General Entomology
  • BY 450: Molecular Biology
  • BY 45: Herpetology 
  • BY 477: Cell and Tissue Culture

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • MGT 537: Business Leadership

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • CJ 505: Criminal Justice Administration
  • CJ 516: Seminar in Forensic Investigation
  • CJ 521: Seminar in Criminological Theory

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • EH 408:  Theory of Composition
  • EH 409:  The Art of the Film (WI)
  • EH 420:  Women's Literature
  • EH 442:  Contemporary African American Writers
  • EH 452:  Literary Criticism

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • All Faster Master’s Designated Courses can be used towards to MA Integrated Studies program.

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • HPE 540: Law and Ethics in Wellness and Sports Studies
  • HPE 525: Issues and Trends in Athletics
  • HPE 576: Sport Marketing

Double-counted Hours: 6

Approved Courses:

  • MS 416: Advanced Calculus II
  • MS 451: Functions of a Complex Variable
  • MS 475: Seminar in Mathematics (WI)
  • MS 480: Introductory Topology
  • MS 484: Partial Differential Equations
  • MS 504: Applied Statistical Methods