1-Year Master’s Program

The 1-Year Master’s program is an accelerated graduate pathway that allows students to begin taking graduate-level courses and earning graduate credit as early as their sophomore year. These credits can be applied toward a master’s degree, which is awarded only after the bachelor’s degree is completed.

Please note: Students cannot graduate with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the same time. This pathway is designed to jumpstart the master’s degree—not complete it while enrolled at an undergraduate institution.

How the Program Works

Apply Early. Apply for a master’s program through the Claremont Colleges 1-Year Master’s Application – typically during the junior year – for a future semester.
Cross-Register for Courses. Students will coordinate a course plan in consultation with their undergraduate advisor. Limits on the number of cross-registered coursework that may apply to the graduate degree varies by program. Students are reccomended to contact department staff for more information.
Earn the Bachelor’s degree. Student’s must earn their bachelor’s degree and provide an updated official transcript to the CGU Admissions Office prior to enrolling in the graduate degree at CGU.
Receive Graduate Program Credit. Once matriculated, students will consult with their CGU academic advisor to file the necessary paperwork to apply any cross-registered course or transfer credit to their graduate program. All transfer credit policies apply.
Enroll at CGU. Students will formally begin their academic career as a CGU student by enrolling in courses, selected in consultation with their academic advisor.

Partners

CGU offers the 1-Year Master’s program in partnership with the following institutions:

The Claremont Colleges
- Claremont McKenna College
- Harvey Mudd College
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Scripps College
Soka University of America

Eligible students applying to the this program from one of our partner institutions will have the application fee and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) requirement waived.

Degree Options

The 1-Year Master’s program for degree options for students are available in the following areas:

Degree	Required Units
Applied Biostatistics, MS	38 units
Applied Data Science, MS	36 units
Applied Gender Studies, MA	36 units
Arts Management, MA	40 units
Business Administration, MBA	48 units
Business Administration in Management Sciences, MBA	48 units
Community-Engaged Education and Social Change, MA	32 units
Computational and Applied Mathematics, MS	32 units
Cultural Studies, MA	40 units
Economics, MA	36 units
Education, MA	32 units
English, MA	40 units
Evaluation and Applied Research, MS	32 units
Finance, MS	32 units
Financial Engineering, MS	32 units
History, MA	40 units
History and Archival Studies, MA	48 units
Information Systems and Technology, MS	36 units
Islamic Studies, MA	40 units
Management, MA	32 units
Mathematics, MS	32 units
Music, MA	32 units
Politics, MA	36 units
Positive Health Psychology, MA	48 units
Psychology, MA	48 units
Public Health, MPH	44 units
Public Policy, MA	32 units
Religion, MA	40 units
Statistics and Machine Learning, MS	32 units
Teacher Education (MA/Credential)	36-51 units
Transdisciplinary Analysis, MA	32 units
Women’s and Gender Studies in Religion, MA	40 units