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4 + 1 Programs

Earn your master’s faster & pay less for your graduate degree.

Take your career potential to the next level with one of Cedar Crest’s 4+1 bachelor’s/ master’s degree programs, which prepare you for life and work in a cutting-edge marketing and ever-changing world. Through this accelerated pathway, you can earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years.

• Earn your master’s degree in half the time. By taking graduate courses as an undergrad, you can earn a master’s degree with only 1 extra year of schooling.
• You’ll pay less for your graduate degree. Graduate courses you take as an undergraduate student are covered under your undergraduate tuition.

“It was always my plan to attend 51���� for the 4+1 program. I knew that coming back to school after a few years to earn my master’s degree could be challenging, and the 4+1 program would condense all of my education into a shorter time frame” – Elyse Podgurski ’21, M.Ed. ’22

4+1 Degree Options

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Offered with undergraduate programs in

• Accounting
• Art (Integrated Art Concentration)
• Business Administration
• Chemistry (BA Only)
• Dance
• English
• Environmental Conservation (BA Only)
• Global Studies
• History
• Integrated Biology
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Theatre
• Writing

Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Offered with undergraduate programs in

• Early Childhood Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education

Master of Science in Crime Science
Offered with the 

• Criminal Justice undergraduate program  

Master of Science in Integrative Exercise Science
Offered with the 

• Exercise Science undergraduate program