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In today’s competitive market, a graduate degree is often the key to your success. We understand that making the transition from undergraduate to graduate study can be overwhelming, expensive and time-consuming — which is why we developed our industry-leading accelerated dual-degree (3+) programs to give ambitious students a clear path from the very beginning to achieve their goals.
Accelerated dual-degree (3+) programs enable you to earn your undergraduate and graduate degrees in the most efficient and economical way possible. This approach to earning your degrees improves on traditional higher education models by focusing on rigorous, interdisciplinary and experiential learning.
Save time and money: You’ll complete your degrees sooner, save on tuition costs and enter the workforce at least one year earlier
Competitive career positioning: Your graduate degree will give you an advantage in a competitive landscape.
Scholarships: Your Quinnipiac merit scholarships will be available throughout your master’s degree program.*
Dynamic living experience: You can choose to live within a Living-Learning Community cohort.
Dedicated guidance: You will partner with the director of the program within the school, who will also act as your academic adviser.
Experiential learning: You’ll have access to special programming and networking opportunities for program students.
The numbers are clear, and the benefits are obvious: the combined value of reduced program costs and average starting salary upon entering the labor market one year early is approximately $100,000.
Course overload fees are waived during the Fall and Spring semesters for students in accelerated dual-degree (3+) programs up to 19 credits per term (or up to 20 credits per term for up to two semesters for students engaging in a study abroad program). If you withdraw from the accelerated program any time prior to completing your +1 graduate degree year, you will be billed for the cost of any previously taken undergraduate, no-charge overload credits.
Summer and/or January term courses may be required to earn the accelerated graduate degree and are also offered at no cost to students in accelerated dual-degree (3+) programs.**
*This only applies to the one graduate program associated with your chosen dual-degree.
**Not to exceed a seven-credit limit per Summer (Summer 1 and Summer 2 combined) or a three-credit limit per January term in which you enroll in courses. Any additional credits in a Summer or January term will have associated credit hour costs. Please see the tuition and fee schedule on the webpage for specific costs per program.
Accelerated dual-degree students, like all students, are required to live on campus for their first three years of enrollment.
Anya Grondalski '23, MS '24, recognized that we offered her the education and necessary skills to enter the workforce with real-world experiences and an advanced degree. Through the accelerated, dual-degree program, she is earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in just four years.
If you have been admitted into one of Quinnipiac’s Accelerated Dual- programs and would like to accept, please complete the reply form on your applicant portal by June 1, 2025, to indicate your interest.
Accelerated dual-degree (3+) programs are rigorous and require ongoing enrollment in courses to stay on pace for graduation. To ensure that our students are primed for success in this program, most accelerated dual-degree pathways are invitation-only.
We encourage any ambitious student who is interested in enhancing their Quinnipiac experience and seamlessly transitioning to a graduate program to explore our dual-degree 4+1 programs. These programs are open to all students and provide many of the same benefits as the accelerated programs at a more manageable pace.
“I absolutely loved the 3+1 accounting program. I was worried it would be too extensive and condensed, but I feel like I have learned so much within the time. I could not see myself doing college any other way.”
“I loved the idea of the 3+1 program because it meant that I would get the education I need as quickly as possible. I’m chomping at the bit to enter the workforce.”
“The thing that I like most about this program is that it is a way for me as a student coming out of college to stand out to employers. I believe that coming out of college in four years with a master’s degree will help to show my future employer that I am dedicated and hard working.”
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December 13, 2023
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