Yes, you may pursue a second bachelor’s degree, provided that degree is in a different field of study from your current degree, and you have received permission from the Vice President of Academic Affairs. For more on this policy, please visit the Second Baccalaureate Candidates page.

Graduates are in high demand in a wide range of post-baccalaureate activities, whether it be work or further education. Graduates go on to graduate schools in engineering, computer science, dental school, medical school, business and law.

No. A bachelor’s degree is not required for admission to the Pharm.D. program, but must be completed before the third year of the professional program. Approximately 50 percent of students admitted in recent years earned their bachelor’s degree before entering the Pharm.D. program. Completion of the B.S. degree prior to matriculation to the Pharm.D. program is recommended.

You can switch from the Bachelor’s to Associates degree but it must be done before the start of semester three. Also you cannot have any failures, incompletes or withdrawal grades. You can switch from Associate’s to the Bachelor’s at any time and there are no restrictions. However, it is advisable to switch from the Associates to the Bachelors after receiving grades for purpose 4, because if a student fails a class they may no longer be eligible for the Associates.

Contact a certification office to review your transcripts. Your local Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) often has staff who can assist you with this.

Yes, you can study a Bachelor’s online providing you meet the criteria specified by each individual college. Typical programs for Bachelor’s degrees online include Design, Technology, Business and Criminal Justice. The most widely recognized university for its online degree program, the University of Phoenix, does have a much wider selection that includes Education, Nursing and Health Care.

Unfortunately, they cannot. According to the rules only Master degree holders may apply to the Program.

No. You need to complete your Bachelor’s degree prior to applying to a program for a Masters degree..

A baccalaureate (or bachelor's) degree is the first in a series of possible university degrees. A baccalaureate degree consists of approximately 120 credits and takes four to five years of full time studies to complete. Students who have high grades and wish to continue studies at the graduate level may apply for admission to Master's degrees or Doctoral (PhD) programs after completing the baccalaureate.

Yes. Each applicant is viewed equally; therefore, each must complete all prerequisite course work outlined in the flyer. No exceptions or substitutions. Course credit is not given for previous work of life experience.

Core requirements are structured to provide you with a broad educational foundation across many fields of study. These fields of study represent the eight different colleges within Boise State University. Core classes are your opportunity to explore areas that are interesting to you and possibly discover interests you didn't know you had. See the Boise State Catalog and the Directory of Classes for full listings of Core classes.

We want to make sure that any request we make to Congress to change the Medicare law is credible. In order to do that, we need to make sure that the credentials of the RT are comparable to the credentials of these other professionals who can provide services under Medicare Part B. For example, clinical nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are the only types of nurses recognized as a separate Medicare Part B benefit and to qualify they have to have advanced degrees.

No. You must complete 108 quarter units (72 semester units) at an accredited college before you enter the DVM program. This course work must include 51 quarter units of required sciences; 12 quarter units of required English; 12 quarter units of required humanities/social sciences; and 4 quarter units of required statistics. The majority of students entering our program have completed 3 or more years of pre-professional course work or possess a degree at matriculation.

It normally takes between one and a half and two years to complete the BEd (Consecutive) degree on a full-time basis. If you plan to take two years to complete the program, the normal course load is 5 courses per term. If you plan to complete the program in a year and a half, you would need to take 6 courses per term and stay for Intersession and Summer Session. The practicum would then take place in the Fall term and the degree would be completed near the end of December.

Four years (eight semesters and a summer term) (120 credit hours) are needed to complete all B.S. degree requirements. Some students require additional semesters to complete their degree, depending upon the nature of their program. Return to top

The 32-credit program is typically completed in two years. A 16-week internship/seminar session follows eight eight-week accelerated sessions. One course is taken per accelerated session. The single-course-per-session format is recommended, at least initially, since the accelerated courses are quite demanding. With this experience as a foundation, possibilities for an additional course might be discussed with your advisor.

A master's degree generally can be completed in two years. Some fields, such as social work or the speech and hearing sciences, require field work or a clinical practicum, which may add time to the length of completion. A doctorate generally takes 5 to 7 years to complete.

You may pursue a second undergraduate degree if you complete all requirements for both degrees and if you complete a minimum of 24 semester ours beyond those required for the first degree and a minum of 144 semester hours. Additionally, courses accepted toward any requirements (general education, major, cognate or minor) for the first degree are not applied to the major requirements for the second degree. Students pursuing second degrees are urged to consult with both deans early in the process.

A baccalaureate degree is required for all applicants. The baccalaureate degree must be either in nursing or a related basic science (e.g. biology, chemistry, etc.) from a fully accredited college or university in the United States. We do not offer programs designed to transition students from an associate degree to a master's degree.