Bachelor's + Master's Programs

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Is a bachelor's degree just the starting point for you?

A graduate degree, and a greater earning potential, might be within reach.

If you are in your junior or senior year, you may be eligible to earn your master's degree with only one additional year of study. Portland State offers a 4+1 pathway called the Bachelor's + Master's or B+M Program.

How Does It Work?

With a B+M program, you can share up to 20 graduate credits between your bachelor’s and master’s degree. Graduate credits taken in your senior year will be applied to both degrees, so you will begin your master’s degree ahead of the curve. The number of credits vary by program.

Who Is Eligible?

Juniors and seniors may apply to one of the B+M programs listed.
To qualify for the B+M program, you must have at least a 3.3 GPA in your undergraduate studies at PSU. Individual programs may have additional admission requirements, including a higher GPA standard.

What Will You Save?

Students in a B+M program will receive undergraduate tuition for the graduate credits earned while in the bachelor’s program.
Resident students could save over $5,000 toward the cost of a master’s degree. (To see cost savings per program, visit the Student Finance site.

After You've Been Admitted

Once admitted to a B+M program, you must maintain an undergraduate GPA of 3.30 and earn a B or higher in graduate courses taken for shared credit.
If you complete your bachelor's and meet those requirements, you will have guaranteed admission to the master’s program with your shared credits.

Bachelor's + Master's programs