The Master's Accelerated Program allows academically qualified current students to earn both a bachelor's and master's degree in as little as five years with careful planning and advising for selected master’s programs.

Most programs allow up to 12 credit hours of graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate student to count toward both your undergraduate and graduate degree program requirements. Please contact the advisor of your desired program for more information.

Students in the undergraduate portion of the accelerated master’s program pay undergraduate tuition. Financial aid awards for the undergraduate portion apply while the student is an undergraduate. Once they are admitted to the graduate program, they pay graduate tuition. Students should contact Financial Aid and Scholarship Services to inquire about their specific aid and the requirements to receive it while enrolled in the Master’s Accelerated Program.

No, students graduate with their bachelor's degree prior to finishing their graduate degree.

The graduate-level courses completed to satisfy your undergraduate degree requirements will still apply, and your graduation will not be delayed.

Working with a MAP program advisor, you will submit an application for MAP including a list of courses. Please see the link, Master's Accelerated Program Form.

Master's Accelerated Program students still need to submit a standard graduate application to be admitted to the Master's program. Students should consult with the graduate program advisor regarding the timeline for their admission.

You will become a graduate student once you have been admitted to the graduate program and successfully completed your undergraduate degree. This is typically the semester after earning your bachelor's degree.

If your program of interest is not on the list, you cannot generally pursue it as part of the Master’s Accelerated Program.

Only grades of B and above will count for both graduate and undergraduate levels. A grade below B (such as B-, C+ etc.) will count only at the undergraduate level.

A MAP undergraduate student must have a conferred bachelor’s degree from NMSU and must be enrolled (matriculated) in a graduate degree program to be eligible to receive the one-time $1,000 Scholarship.

During each academic semester, the Graduate School will verify records and deposit the one-time $1,000 Scholarship in the Scholar$ system in about a week’s time after Census which is the third Friday after start of classes.

Yes, you are eligible for the one-time $1,000 Scholarship.