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Joint Law and Graduate Degrees

Joint programs under which students can pursue degrees simultaneously in the College of Law and the Graduate College have been developed with the law college and a number of departments in the Graduate College. See College of Law in the Catalog.

Joint Programs Offered Through the Graduate College

Various joint programs have been developed whereby students work simultaneously toward two advanced degrees. Consult the appropriate Catalog sections for more information. Established joint programs include business administration/library and information science; business administration/nursing; health management and policy/business administration; health management and policy/urban and regional planning; occupational and environmental health/urban and regional planning; public health/law; public health/medicine; public health/nursing; public health/pharmacy; public health/veterinary medicine; and social work/urban and regional planning.

Joint Au.D./Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science

The Graduate College, through the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, offers the joint Au.D./Ph.D. program. The program requires 137 s.h., allowing students to count 30 s.h. toward both degrees (the Au.D. requires 95 s.h., and the Ph.D. requires 72 s.h.). The program is a natural choice for students who are interested in practicing audiology but who also wish to pursue academic, tenure-track faculty positions in university settings. See Communication Sciences and Disorders (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. in Biomedical Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in biomedical engineering. The program allows students to take a limited number of courses that count toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. degree requirements, to attend and participate in the departmental graduate seminar, and to work on a master's thesis or research project before they have been awarded a baccalaureate degree. See Biomedical Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in chemical and biochemical engineering. The program allows students to count 12 s.h. of course work, typically advanced chemistry sequences and electives, toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. requirements. See Chemical and Biochemical Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in civil and environmental engineering. The program allows students to take a limited number of courses that count toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. degree requirements, to attend and participate in the departmental graduate seminar, and to work on a master's thesis or research project before they have been awarded a baccalaureate degree. See Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.A./M.C.S. or B.S./M.C.S. in Computer Science

The Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offer a joint B.A./M.C.S. or B.S./M.C.S. program in computer science. The program allows students to count 12 s.h. of course work, typically advanced technical courses and electives, toward both the bachelor's and the M.C.S. degree requirements. See Computer Science (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in electrical and computer engineering. The program allows students to begin earning graduate credit while working toward the bachelor's degree (9 s.h. may be counted toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. requirements, and an additional 3 s.h. may be counted only toward the M.S. degree). They also may engage in thesis-level research. See Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.A./M.A. in German

The Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offer a joint B.A./M.A. program in German. The program permits students to take 12 s.h. of course work that fulfills both B.A. and M.A. degree requirements and provides an opportunity for early entrance to advanced courses in German. See German (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. in Industrial Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in industrial engineering. The program allows students to begin earning graduate credit (6 s.h. may be applied toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. degree requirements), to attend one of the department's graduate seminars, and to work on master's thesis research before they have been awarded a baccalaureate degree. See Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.A./M.A. in Linguistics

A joint B.A./M.A. program in linguistics with a specialization in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) is offered by the Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The program permits students to take a limited number of courses that fulfill both B.A. and M.A. degree requirements and provides for early entrance to advanced courses in linguistics. Joint B.A./M.A. students also may gain experience teaching ESL at the college level early in their graduate careers. See Linguistics (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.E./M.S. Mechanical Engineering

The Graduate College and the College of Engineering offer a joint B.S.E./M.S. program in mechanical engineering. The program allows students to begin earning graduate credit (6 s.h. may be applied toward both the B.S.E. and M.S. degree requirements), to attend a graduate seminar, and to participate in master's research before they have been awarded a baccalaureate degree. See Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the Catalog.

Joint B.S.N./M.S.N. or RN-B.S.N./M.S.N.

The Graduate College and the College of Nursing offer a joint B.S.N./M.S.N. or RN-B.S.N./M.S.N. program that provides an avenue for exceptional B.S.N. students to progress rapidly toward completion of the M.S.N. degree. The joint program permits students to count 12 s.h. of course work, typically the four M.S.N. core courses, toward both the B.S.N. and the M.S.N. degree requirements. See College of Nursing in the Catalog.

Joint M.A./Certificate in Library and Information Science and Book Studies

The joint M.A. in library and information science and Certificate in Book Studies/Book Arts and Technologies prepares students for careers in special collections librarianship. The 51 s.h. program trains individuals to manage varied types of special collections, such as rare books, manuscripts, archives, graphics, music, and ephemera. Successful completion of the program is noted on the student's transcript. See Center for the Book and Library and Information Science (both Graduate College) in the Catalog.

Joint M.D./Ph.D. in the Medical Scientist Training Program

The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is an interdisciplinary M.D./Ph.D. program offered jointly by the Carver College of Medicine and the Graduate College. See Medical Scientist Training Program (Carver College of Medicine) in the Catalog.