Undergraduate students at Southern can complete their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a combined five years in a variety of majors as part of a package of accelerated programs. The pathway enables students to shave a full year off the time that it generally takes to finish, saving students a full year’s tuition and expenses.
The programs typically enable students to replace 6 to 12 credits of undergraduate electives with graduate-level courses in their major during their senior year. Students are encouraged to apply for acceptance into an accelerated program during the spring semester of their junior year.
The following pathway programs are the only programs within these subjects available in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system.
- Anthropology, B.S. - Bilingual Multicultural Education (TESOL) M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Athletic Training, B.S./M.A.T. Accelerated
- Biology, B.S. - BS to MS Accelerated Pathway
- Business Administration, B.S. - Marketing M.B.A. Accelerated Pathway
- Chemistry, B.S. - Biochemistry M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Chemistry, B.S. - Chemistry M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Computer Science, B.S. - Cybersecurity M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Exercise and Sport Science, B.S. - Clinical Exercise Physiology M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Exercise and Sport Science, B.S. - Human Performance M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Exercise and Sport Science, B.S. - Physical Activity and Chronic Disease M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- History 7-12, B.S. - History M.A. Accelerated Pathway
- Nursing, B.S. - Accelerated Career Entry (ACE)
- Physical Education PK-12, B.S. - School Health Education M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Psychology, B.A. - M.A. Accelerated Pathway
- Psychology, B.S. - M.A. Accelerated Pathway
- Recreation and Leisure, B.S. - Recreation Therapy M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Sociology, B.A. - M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Sociology, B.S. - Criminology and Social Justice M.S. Accelerated Pathway
- Spanish 7-12, B.S. - M.A. Accelerated Pathway
- Sport Management, B.S. - M.S. Accelerated Pathway (Online Option)