Recommendation of the [Institution and Undergraduate Unit] and the [Institution and Graduate Unit] to Establish an Accelerated Graduate Degree
I. Overview
Provide a general description of the program of study and the degrees that the students will earn. Identify the undergraduate majors (and/or minors) that will lead to the specific accelerated graduate degree.
Envision possibilities for recruiting high achieving undergraduate students who are interested in continuing their study at the graduate level, and for high achieving high school and junior college students who might be attracted to pursuing bachelor’s and graduate degrees at UWM.
Describe opportunities for establishing further accelerated graduate degree articulation agreements with external undergraduate programs.
II. Proposed Curriculum
Provide the maximum number of graduate-level credits that are proposed for forward and backward sharing, the list of classes available for credit sharing g and a sample table of semester-by-semester coursework that students will complete over the course of the accelerated degree (typically five years for a master’s degree and more for a doctorate degree).
III. Administration of the Degree
Explain how the degree will be administered in compliance with section G of this policy:
- Identify the title of an appropriate administrator who can intake a student’s declared intent to pursue an accelerated graduate degree and assign the appropriate indicator in the student information record.
- In programs that utilize forward credit sharing, identify the title of an appropriate administrator, such as the director of undergraduate studies, who will identify, track, and advise undergraduates who have declared an intent to pursue an accelerated graduate degree.
- In programs that utilize backward credit sharing , identify the title of an appropriate administrator, such as the director of graduate studies, who will track and advise graduate students applying to and admitted by the Graduate School as part of an accelerated graduate degree.
- Identify and provide justification for any additional standards for selecting undergraduates who will be permitted to enroll in G and U/G courses at the graduate level of work, with the intention of forward credit sharing toward the graduate degree later. (See IV.D.2 in policy.)
- Identify and provide justification for any additional admissions requirements beyond the Graduate School’s minimums for admission to the graduate degree (such as a higher GPA requirement and/or standardized test scores). Select and articulate the type of admission to the accelerated graduate program that you envision: selective or guaranteed.
IV. Implementation Issues
Discuss any issues that may be impediments to implementation of the accelerated degree, and propose resolutions of those issues.
V. Date of Implementation
Identify the semester and year in which the accelerated degree will be implemented.
VI. Accelerated Degrees Involving External Partners
Proposals for Accelerated graduate Degrees between UWM and other institutions must also include a Program to Program Articulation Agreement.