Are you a UNO undergraduate student considering to get a master's degree?
With Fast Track, highly qualified and motivated students can complete a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in an accelerated time frame. With Fast Track, students may count up to 9 graduate hours toward the completion of their undergraduate program as well as the graduate degree program.
Program Overview
- This program is available for undergraduate students pursuing B.A./B.S. in Political Science or B.A. in International Studies desiring to pursue an M.S. in Political Science.
- Students must have completed no less than 60 undergraduate hours.
- Students must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5.
- Students must complete the Fast Track Approval form and obtain all signatures and submit to the Office of Graduate Studies prior to first enrollment in a graduate course.
- Students will work with their undergraduate advisor to register for the graduate courses.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for graduate coursework to remain in good standing.
- Students remain undergraduates until they meet all the requirements for the undergraduate degree and are eligible for all rights and privileges granted undergraduate status including financial aid.
- Near the end of the undergraduate program, formal application to the graduate program is required. The application fee will be waived, the applicant will need to contact the Office of Graduate Studies for a fee waiver code.
- Admission to Fast Track does NOT guarantee admission to the graduate program.
- The admit term must be after the complete term of the undergraduate degree.
Contact Us
Graduate Program Chair
Dr. Brett J. Kyle
Phone: 402.554.2683
Email: bjkyle@unomaha.edu
Graduate Advisor/Recruiter
Tim Kniseley, MEd
Phone: 402.554.4121
Email: tkniseley@unomaha.edu