Extended Degree Programs
Emory College of Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with the Laney Graduate School, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Law School, offers five-year, combined bachelor’s and master’s degree programs to currently enrolled students.
4+1 programs are pursued and completed in stages and awarded sequentially. In other words, a student must complete the requirements and be awarded the bachelor’s degree before matriculating to the master’s program.
Although the structure varies from program to program, most 4+1 students take both undergraduate and a limited number of graduate classes during their fourth year while completing the bachelor’s degree, and only graduate classes during their fifth year while complete the master’s degree.
Ordinarily, no more than 6 credit hours may be double counted between the bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Current 4+1 Programs
Emory College and the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) jointly offer a 5-year bachelors/master's degree program. Students have an opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Emory College, most likely with a major concentration in Mathematics and Computer Sciences, and a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) degree in Biostatistics within five years. Emory College students can apply, and may be admitted, to the program during their third (junior) year and enroll in 12 semester hours of credits in MSPH courses during their fourth (senior) year. Course credits taken by Emory College students in the RSPH during the fourth (senior) year may count towards the required 126 hours of credit either for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree as well as for the required 48 hours for the MSPH degree in Biostatistics. Two graduate courses (totaling 6 credit hours) taken during the fourth (senior) year may be counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree. Students graduating from Emory College with the BA degree will then take courses during their fifth year as MSPH student in the RSPH.
Click here for more information on the BA/MSPH Biostatistics website.
This innovative and interdisciplinary program is designed to prepare Emory College students (from any major) to identify, evaluate and respond to the social and ethical challenges that face medicine, biotechnology and the life sciences. Our curriculum incorporates discussion-intensive seminars, one-on-one faculty mentorship, research opportunities and a career-building practicum (e.g. at the CDC, GA State Legislature, or Atlanta Hospitals). This varied curriculum provides our students with both a theoretical grounding in bioethics as well as hands-on experience of and supervision in the implementation of ethics projects. This dual degree will provide a competitive advantage to students interested in careers in healthcare, health law, research regulation or compliance, academia or normative areas of public health.
Click here for more information on the bioethics program website.
The Graduate Program in Cancer Biology provides outstanding training opportunities at the PhD and MS levels in every aspect of cancer research, from basic to translational research. This includes molecular and cellular biology, genetics and epigenetics, signal transduction, genetic engineering, nanotechnologies, and many other disciplines used to understand the development and progression of cancer.
Many different approaches are applied to a range of model systems to address how a normal cell becomes a cancer cell, how cancer progresses to a metastatic state at the molecular level and how our understanding of these mechanisms can be exploited for the design of new cancer therapies or novel ways to apply existing anti-cancer agents in the clinic.
Click here for more information on the BS/MS Cancer Biology and Translational Oncology website.
Undergraduate students from any major in Emory have an opportunity to complete a BA or BS degree in their chosen major in Emory College and a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science (CS) in Emory's Laney Graduate School in five years. Students apply in their junior year. Students in the CS 4+1 program are expected to take two graduate courses each semester of their senior year, complete an internship and take six more graduate courses (or equivalent project hours) in the +1 year. Up to 6 graduate course credits may be double-counted toward their BA/BS degree. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher and have taken (or are taking) all the following prerequisite courses: Math 111, Math 112, Math 221, CS 170, CS 171, CS 224, CS253 (or CS 323), and CS 255.
Click here for more information on the BA/MS or BS/MS in computer science programs.
The 4+1 BA/MS degree program allows current Emory students to seamlessly transition into a master’s program for increased marketability for a variety of opportunities upon graduation. Interested applicants can apply the Spring semester of their junior year.
Click here for more information on the BA/MS in Economics program.
Undergraduate students majoring in Environmental Sciences (ENVS) have an opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Emory College and a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Emory's Laney Graduate School in five years. ENVS majors take courses in Emory College of Arts and Sciences while concurrently taking graduate-level courses in Laney Graduate School. Students apply in their sophomore year and begin taking graduate courses in their junior year. Students are required to take courses in research design and practice, advanced statistics, natural sciences, environmental policy, and integration of science and policy.
*** As of Fall 2023, the 4+1 Program in Environmental Sciences will no longer accept new students into the program. ***
Click here for more information on the BS/MS Environmental Sciences website.
Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) offer a dual-degree 5-year (4+1) bachelors/masters (BS/MPH) program. The program is designed for students to complete a Bachelor of Science (BS)* degree in Emory College in Environmental Sciences (ENVS) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Environmental Health (EH) in five years.
The Human Health BA – Epidemiology MPH 4 + 1 program is a distinctive opportunity for high-achieving students who seek career paths in epidemiology. Accepted students begin graduate-level epidemiology coursework during their 4th year at Emory College, enabling completion of their BA+MPH in five years. Interested students are invited to apply in the Fall of their Junior year.
Click here for more information on the BA Human Health/MPH Epidemiology website.
The 4+1 Mathematics MS program will offer Emory students a coherent, integrated educational experience designed to prepare them for careers and graduate programs that rely on mathematical knowledge, analytical skills, and computational techniques.
Click here for more information on the Department of Mathematics website.
The Juris Master is a one-year degree, earned with the successful completion of 30 credit hours as a full-time student. The J.M. degree does not qualify recipients to practice law. Rather, it is designed to supplement a student's professional pursuits in areas beyond legal practice.
Many industries and professional fields are coping with the growing importance of regulatory oversight, intensifying risk and liability concerns, global economic uncertainty, increasingly complex decision environments as well as pressures for integrated design/build and faster movement to market. As a result, there is an increasing demand for the integration of professional knowledge in the substance of the work with legal principles relevant to the work. With the additional preparation of a J.M. degree, students will be better equipped to deal with such scenarios, by gaining insight in these and other areas of the law. A student who supplements his or her disciplinary knowledge with a related grounding in the law may enhance their value in the market and workplace; realistically assess if further legal studies are appropriate to their career aspirations; and advance interdisciplinary understanding between their undergraduate professions and law.
The JM offers courses of study in political science, jurisprudence, environmental law, media & marketing, innovation & intellectual property, arts management, and many others.
Click here for more information on the Juris Master (JM) Progream website.
Goizueta’s Master in Management program is for students without a business education looking to level up their undergraduate degree. In two semesters, students will graduate equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to leverage skills and passions in a professional environment. Students will be introduced to the key business foundations, coordinate practical application experiences with real-time feedback, be connected to a life-long professional network, and turn what they already know into skills and expertise valued by future employers.
Click here for more information the Master in Management website.