Accelerated Dual Degree: Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, Master of Arts in Diversity & Inclusion

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Overview

The Department of Management and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies have created this accelerated program to provide a seamless transition between undergraduate and graduate coursework for students wishing to become diversity and inclusion champions. The program will allow qualified students to complete both programs and earn their initial certification in five years.

Undergraduate Program Requirements: 120 s.h.

As listed in

Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management

Please consult with your advisor to ensure you have taken all prerequisite courses for the Master’s courses (12 s.h. of graduate courses taken as an undergraduate student).

Accelerated Program Requirements

Required MA Courses taken as an Undergraduate student: 12 s.h.

DI 68501 - Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion Credits: 3
ANTH 02510 - Qualitative Research Credits: 3

Take two courses from the following list of required courses for the MA

ENGL 02530 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in U.S. Literature Credits: 3
HIST 05519 - Political and Social Movements in the US Credits: 3
PHIL 09521 - Philosophical Approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Identity Credits: 3

Required MA Courses taken as a Graduate student: 18 s.h.

The remaining courses for the Master’s degree are as shown in

Master of Arts in Diversity & Inclusion

Total Required Credits for the Entire ADD Program: 138 s.h.

Graduate courses in the “Electives for the B.S. and Required Courses for the M.A. taken as an undergraduate” section above
are counted in the 120 s.h. undergraduate program.

Requirements for Admission:
Applicants to the Accelerated Degree program will submit applications for admission to the graduate program in the fall semester of the junior year of the undergraduate program. Application requirements are as follows:

A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate coursework
A complete online Rowan Global application
One letter of recommendation from an undergraduate professor

Requirements for Graduation:
To graduate from the accelerated program students must have a 2.50 GPA in Business courses and a 2.00 overall GPA for the B.S., plus a 3.00 GPA with no grades below C and no more than two grades of C or C+ for the M.A.

Contingency for Students who do not Complete Master of Arts program: Students who choose not to complete the Master’s in Diversity and Inclusion will still be eligible to earn the B.S. in Human Resource Management.