Charge The subcommittee is charged with the task of addressing college-wide guidelines for two kinds of Accelerated Dual Degree programs.

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1 Accelerated Dual Degree Final Report Committee members: Mary Ann Trail, chair, Monir Sharobeam, Marisa Levy, Jung Lee, Michael Busler, Patricia McGinnis, Gorica Majstorovic. December 21, 2009 Charge The subcommittee is charged with the task of addressing college-wide guidelines for two kinds of Accelerated Dual Degree s. I. Accelerated Dual Degrees within an existing II. Accelerated Dual Degrees with Interdisciplinary Coordination Research A review of the educational literature in ERIC and Educational Research Complete did not result in any examples of best practices. We decided at that point that we needed to look directly at school websites to see what others are offering. We searched the following: Middle States Website Colleges and Universities Sister State Colleges and Rutgers University Peer groups from CLA and NESSE. Since these change each year we chose the peer group from the 2008 NESSE Cohort A random smattering of other colleges Terminology We found that terminology varied across the schools but included the following: Accelerated Dual Degree (ADD*) Joint Degree 5 year Joint BA/MA, joint BS,MS 4+1 MBA Concurrent Undergrad-Grad Studies Dual Degree s usually means Joint undergrad majors except at NJIT Combined BS/MS Accelerated Degree Accelerated MA especially in the Health Sciences 1

2 We limited our search to s that combined a bachelor s degree and a master s degree within an accelerated timeframe (ADD*). We noted articulation agreements between schools but concentrated on s that were offered by one institution. We searched each web site for the following information: 1. School name 2. College-wide policies or (department)-based policies? 3. Names of the /Department/Field/School offering ADD? 4. Terminology the school uses (ADD, DD, Five-year, joint degree,...)? 5. Requirements to take graduate (GPA, GRE, minimum in undergrad...)? 6. Maximum number of shared (double-counted) () Note: If the school uses different terms (Quarter system instead of Semester, Unit instead of Credits etc.), we agreed to translate it as best as we could into Stockton terminology (e.g Semester system, 3 graduate = 1 course) 7. How many () are required to complete a master's degree? 8. Any other particular features? New Jersey State Colleges and Universities. School Minimum Undergrad for graduation Grad + or - ADD*? Jersey City Kean Year Combined Accelerated BA/MPA Degree Monmouth 0 Montclair University Three BS/MS s offered Subject Areas Maximum number of shared (double counted) or BA/MPA in Public Policy, Health Infomatics Aquatic and Coastal Sciences, Biology and chemistry, mathematics and computer science unique combination of undergrad and grad that will qualify for both BA and MPA 5-9 in free electives can be replaced by grad Campus or guidelines? Other notes Thesis = 6 2

3 NJIT All s All Fields architecture Paterson , 39, 60 ADD under consideration at William Paterson BA Psychology/MA Clinical and Counseling Psychology Ramapo BS/MS accelerated Articulation Degree with UMDNJ Numerous other articulation degrees in the health field Biomedical Informatics Rowan degrees Writing, Mathematics, Planning BS/MS in Bioengineering Rutgers- Camden Dual Degree BA/MA Childhood Studies, Criminal Justice, English, History BA/MA Biology, Chem, Computer Sci, Math BA/MP Political Science, Policy and Admin, Econ, Total of 15; 9 graduate which can be used as required electives for the BS at Ramapo and double counted towards MS degree. Also 6 Ramapo undergrad can be double counted for the MS 12 College Wide policy BA or BS in science/mba in 5 years not 6. BA/MPA allows 3 to be double counted History allows 2 Criminal Justice allows 2 grad that Some College wide policies with more details within 3

4 Rutgers- Newark year BA/MA TCNJ year Public Policy and Admin Criminal Justice Special Ed, Language, Literacy are double counted CJ=BA with 94 undergrad and 24 grad. Some College wide policies with more details within Department based It takes one summer and one year to complete MAT NSSE Comparison Groups 2008 (selected) School Bridgewater State College Shippensburg U SUNY Binghamton Minimum Undergrad for graduation Grad + or - ADD*? Criminal Justice BS/Ms PROGRAM Accelerated Degrees Subject Areas Maximum number of shared (double counted) or Criminal Justice Computer science, health sciences 50 combineddegree s The curriculum is set out for Campus or guidelines? Other notes. Open to student with at least 84-but not more than credit leads to BS and MS in Criminal Justice in 5 years Students who take part in the fast-track s give 4

5 Art History BA-MA Geography BA-MA Philosophy, Politics and Law BA-MA Master degree in Management or Accounting five years where the student concurrently takes undergrad and then grad but there is no double counting. up electives in order to begin graduate work while still an undergraduate, paying undergraduate tuition which is $3,000 less. Master degree in Engineering or Computer Science MS French BA - French MA Italian BA - Italian MA Physics BS - Materials Science MS Spanish BA - Spanish MA Master of Arts in Teaching SUNY Brockport Albany State U to complete Combined BS/MPA (political science) RIT MBA RIT is the Rochester Institute of Technology Joint BS/MS Political Science and Public Policy Biology, chemistry, law, medicine, Up to 4 their senior year or 12 Up to 12 Usually includes summer before 5 th year 5

6 Salisbury University degree MBA English Health sciences Business Specific to Allow nonbusiness students to complete the eight MBA foundation (25 ) during their undergraduate careers which entitles them to a business minor and complete the MBA course requirements in one calendar year after undergraduate graduation. In NSSE Comparison Group with no ADD s 1. Bloomsburg 2. Central Connecticut State University 3. Clarion 4. Eastern Connecticut State University 5. East Stroudsburg U of PA 6. Evergreen State 7. Jersey City 8. Millersville U 9. Monmouth 10. South Western Minnesota State Un 11. Southern Connecticut State University 12. Southern Polytechnic State University 13. SUNY at Geneseo 14. SUNY at New Paltz 15. Truman State U 16. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 17. West Chester University 18. Western Connecticut State University 6

7 Other Schools School University of Southern Florida Boston University Minimum Undergrad for graduation Grad + or - ADD*? Subject Areas Maximum number of shared (double counted) or USF offers over 20 different 5 year s Combined BA/MA Degree 7 Architecture, chemistry, environmental science and policy and public health. More than 50 s, most in the college of Arts and Sciences ADD* s are typically 5 years. Students are allowed to take up to ½ of the grad while in undergrad status. Students then receive their undergrad degree upon completion of 120 hours of work Up to 16 or 4 Campus or guidelines? Other notes. The number of required ranges from minimizing duplication of coursework while ensuring that students complete a full BA and a full MA experience including theses or capstone

8 Un of Michigan Ohio State George Mason typically means ( vary by course between 3 and 4 ) Quarter system 181 hours required Concurrent Undergraduate- Graduate Students (CUGS) Biology is 24 Combined BS/MS Accelerated MA s Bachelor from the college of Literature, Science and Art and Masters from the Rackham Graduate School, i.e. Russian and European studies, Judaic studies or Public Health BA in linguistics and MS in Information Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Integrated Systems Anthropology Economics English with a concentration in linguistics Global Affairs Philosophy Political Science Psychology with a concentration in biopsychology Public Administration Sociology Up to 15 although some s have lower numbers like EECS depts. Allows 8 credit hours double counted may count up to 15 credit hours of taken as an undergraduate toward the completion of a Masters. 6 graduate double counted/shared in a 3 credit system components Students admitted to the CUGS must enroll in both Rackham and in the undergrad school. Courses which apply to both degrees must be elected in both schools (dual enrollment) based U of ADD* Civil 2 or 6 Appears to 8

9 Oklahoma s Engineering School of Chemical, Biological and Materials 4 or 12 be a lot of autonomy FINDINGS There seems to be two ways the accelerated s are designed. One is to allow juniors and seniors to take graduate that are counted both for undergraduate credit and graduate credit. Our research shows that the majority of schools in this category allow between 9 and 15 to be used for both degrees. However, some schools did not specify how many were allowed to be double counted. The second model is to design a that allows the student to take a set fast-track curriculum and finish in 5 years with both a Bachelors and Masters. In this model there is no double counting of but electives at the undergrad level are eliminated as well as duplicate. University of Southern Florida is such a model. ADD* s seem to be predominately in the fields of education, business, criminal justice and public policy. Some universities such as Chicago, Boston, Colorado, Iowa and Dallas seem to offer ADD* s in every major. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. We believe that all students should fulfill the requirements of both their undergraduate and graduate degree s. The increasing emphasis at Stockton on an engaged student body that reaches maturity through a sound educational experience that values interdisciplinary learning consistent with Stockton s liberal arts philosophy and tradition, from freshman seminar to senior standing, should not be compromised. This means that both undergraduate and graduate curriculum should have sufficient depth and breadth of coursework at different levels. 2. For this reason, we recommend that Stockton s policies be brought closer to the general practice in this area. We recommend a college-wide policy that limits double-counting or sharing of to no more than Qualified students should be allowed to take graduate instead of undergraduate to fulfill their undergraduate degree, as is done at Ramapo, Rutgers, George Mason. In this way, the rigor of the course would be at a graduate level. 3. Most schools seem to have a few college wide policies usually regarding number of to be shared and general eligibility requirements. The curriculum of each is designed at the level and we believe Stockton should follow this model. 9

10 4. We should not renege on the promise we have made to students enrolled in our undergraduate. For that reason, we believe an exception to the college-wide policy should be continued for the existing Masters in Criminal Justice and Environmental Studies that would permit students to double count up to half of the 36- required for a Masters degree. Future Considerations The Committee would like to encourage Accelerated Dual Degrees that cross disciplinary lines. Suny Binghamton and University of Michigan can offer many examples of cross-disciplinary ADDs*. We encourage the College to consider joint or accelerated s between two institutions in areas where we do not offer degrees. 10