Combination Degree Programs
Combination Degree options are offered in the McAfee School of Business, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Pharmacy, the School of Social Work, and the School of Theology and Missions. Interested students enrolled in either the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Social Work, or Master of Christian Studies programs may apply for the Combination-degree option. The design of these programs reduces the total courses required to complete both degrees. All regular admission requirements must be met.
Students should seek advice from each respective program regarding these options. In all Combination degree options, at least 60 total hours must be completed for the Combination degree, which includes a minimum of 30 unique credit hours per respective program. Applicants to Combination degrees must apply to and be accepted to each program separately, per current admission requirements of each program.
Combination Degree Program Policies
Catalogue Year for Combination Degree Programs:
When a graduate student decides to enroll in a second graduate program as part of a combination degree pathway, the first program will be moved to the catalogue year for the second program, ensuring that both graduate programs are on the same catalogue year.
Continuous Enrollment:
Combination degrees are intended to be earned simultaneously; therefore, students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment in a graduate program while earning a combination degree. Students who have not been enrolled for at least one semester will be required to reapply by completing a new application to the appropriate graduate program (see "Readmission" policy in the Graduate Handbook).
Degree Conferral:
Degrees earned as part of a combination degree program will be conferred at the same time, unless a student has already fulfilled all program requirements for the stand-alone degree program. This is because the requirements for these combined programs often differ from those of the individual, stand-alone degrees. If a student chooses to withdraw from one of the programs in a combination degree but wishes to continue with the other, the student must fulfill all standard program requirements for the remaining single degree program in order for it to be conferred.
MBA/MACC Combination Degree—60 Hours Total
MBA/MCS Combination Degree—60 Hours Total
MBA/DNP Combination Degree—98 Hours Total
BSN-DNP-NAT/MBA Combination Degree—130 Hours Total
MBA/MSN Combination Degree—69 Hours Total
MBA/Pharm.D. Combination Degree—180 Hours Total
Advanced Standing MSW/MBA Combination Degree—63 Hours Total
Regular Standing MSW/MBA Combination Degree—87 Hours Total
Advanced Standing MSW/MCS Combination Degree—60 Hours Total
Regular Standing MSW/MCS Combination Degree—87 Hours Total