Accelerated Pathways
to Master's-Level Credit

Fast-track a master's degree by completing courses that map to graduate requirements.

Several programs at University of Maryland Global Campus feature accelerated pathways between undergraduate and graduate programs that allow you to apply bachelor's degree credits toward master's degree or graduate certificate requirements, saving you time and money.  If you complete an eligible undergraduate degree as outlined below, you may be able to reduce your total coursework for related graduate programs.

Unless otherwise noted:

• Eligible credits for most pathways must have been completed no earlier than two years before the beginning of your graduate studies.
• To be eligible for the pathways listed below, you must complete the bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Specific requirements are listed under individual pathways. Graduate admission requirements and time limits for degree completion apply to all students taking advantage of an accelerated pathway. The time limit for program completion becomes applicable when you begin study for your graduate program.

Accounting

If you completed a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 9 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MS in Accounting & Financial Management
• MS in CyberAccounting
• MS in Management: Accounting
• Graduate Certificate in Accounting
• Graduate Certificate in Accounting Information Security

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

MBA

• Accounting for Managers(3 Credits, ACCT 605)

Other Accounting MS Programs & Graduate Certificates

• If you completed Fraud and Forensic Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 438) and Forensic and Investigative Accounting(3 Credits, ACCT 440), you may be awarded credit for Fraud Examination(3 Credits, ACCT 630).
• If you completed Auditing Theory and Practice(3 Credits, ACCT 422) and Internal Auditing(3 Credits, ACCT 436), you may be awarded credit for Auditing and Attestation(3 Credits, ACCT 628).
• If you completed Federal Income Tax I(3 Credits, ACCT 323) and Federal Income Tax II(3 Credits, ACCT 417), you may be awarded credit for Tax Compliance and Planning(3 Credits, ACCT 613).

The substitutions listed above are the only ones possible. Note that a minimum grade of B must be earned in each undergraduate course for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level.

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Artificial Intelligence

If you completed a bachelor's degree in artificial intelligence at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Data Analytics
• Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• AI Ethics(3 Credits, DATA 615)
• Data Visualization(3 Credits, DATA 625) or Machine Learning(3 Credits, DATA 645), depending on your undergraduate track

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Criminal Justice

If you completed a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UMGC (either general or law enforcement track), an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for the concentration in criminal justice management within the Master of Science in management by up to 6 credits. 

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System(3 Credits, CJMS 600)
• Issues in Correctional Administration(3 Credits, CJMS 620)

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Cyber Operations

If you completed a bachelor's degree in cyber operations at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 9 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Cyber Operations
• MS in Cloud Computing Systems
• MS in Cybersecurity Management & Policy
• MS in Cybersecurity Technology
• MS in Data Analytics 
• MS in Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation
• Graduate Certificate in Cyber Operations

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Introduction to Cyber Operations(3 Credits, CYOP 605)
• Networking and Communication Technologies(3 Credits, CYOP 615)
• Legal, Ethical, and Forensics Foundations(3 Credits, CYOP 625)

Please note: If you apply these courses to the master's or graduate certificate in cyber operations, they substitute for core courses in that program. If you apply these courses to any of the other master's degrees listed above, they substitute for elective courses in those programs.

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Cybersecurity Management & Policy

If you completed a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity management and policy at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 9 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Cybersecurity Management & Policy
• MS in Cloud Computing Systems
• MS in Cyber Operations
• MS in Cybersecurity Technology
• MS in Data Analytics 
• MS in Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation
• Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management & Policy

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Foundations of Cybersecurity Management(3 Credits, CMAP 605)
• Cybersecurity Defense Strategies(3 Credits, CMAP 615)
• Cybersecurity Risk Management(3 Credits, CMAP 625)

Please note: If you apply these courses to the master's or graduate certificate in cybersecurity management and policy, they substitute for core courses in that program. If you apply these courses to any of the other master's degrees listed above, they substitute for elective courses in those programs.

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Cybersecurity Technology

If you completed a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity technology at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 9 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Cybersecurity Technology
• MS in Cloud Computing Systems
• MS in Cyber Operations
• MS in Cybersecurity Management & Policy
• MS in Data Analytics 
• MS in Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation
• Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Technology

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Introduction to Cybersecurity(3 Credits, CTCH 605)
• Cybersecurity Threats and Analysis(3 Credits, CTCH 615)
• Cybersecurity for Systems and Networks(3 Credits, CTCH 625)

Please note: If you apply these courses to the master's or graduate certificate in cybersecurity technology, they substitute for core courses in that program. If you apply these courses to any of the other master's degrees listed above, they substitute for elective courses in those programs.

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Data Science

If you completed a bachelor's degree in data science at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Data Analytics
• Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Data Visualization(3 Credits, DATA 625)
• Data Management(3 Credits, DATA 635)

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Environmental Health & Safety

If you completed a bachelor's degree in environmental health and safety at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for the master's degree in environmental management by up to 6 credits.

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Fundamentals of Environmental Systems(3 Credits, ENVM 600)
• Environmental Risk Assessment(3 Credits, ENVM 647)

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Finance

If you completed a bachelor's degree in finance at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MS in Accounting & Financial Management
• MS in Management: Financial Management
• MS in Management: Interdisciplinary Studies in Management

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

MBA

• Accounting for Managers(3 Credits, ACCT 605)
• Financial Management in Organizations(3 Credits, FIN 610)

MS in Accounting & Financial Management or MS in Management: Financial Management

• Fintech and Decision Making(3 Credits, FIN 605)
• Financial Management in Organizations(3 Credits, FIN 610)

• Financial Decision Making for Managers(3 Credits, MGMT 640)

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Health Services Management

If you completed a bachelor's degree in health services management at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Healthcare Administration
• MS in Health Information Management & Technology
• Graduate Certificate in Digital Health Leader
• Graduate Certificate in Long-Term Care Administration

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Introduction to Healthcare Administration(3 Credits, HCAD 600)
• Information Technology for Healthcare Administration(3 Credits, HCAD 610)

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Homeland Security

If you completed a bachelor's degree in homeland security at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in Management: Homeland Security Management
• MS in IT: Homeland Security Management
• Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security Management

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

• Concepts in Homeland Security(3 Credits, HSMN 610)
• Critical Infrastructures(3 Credits, HSMN 625)

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Human Resource Management

If you completed a bachelor's degree in human resource management at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MS in Management: Human Resource Management
• MS in Management: Interdisciplinary Studies in Management
• Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resource Management

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

MBA, MS in Management: Human Resource Management, or Graduate Certificate

• Issues and Practices in Human Resource Management(3 Credits, HRMD 610)
• Recruitment and Selection(3 Credits, HRMD 630)

MS in Management: Interdisciplinary Studies in Management

• HRMN 620

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Management Information Systems

If you completed a bachelor's degree in management information systems at UMGC, a pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate program by up to 6 credits.

You may be able to earn credit toward one of the following programs:

• MS in IT: Database Systems Technology
• MS in IT: Homeland Security Management
• MS in IT: Informatics
• MS in IT: Project Management
• MS in IT: Software Engineering
• MS in IT: Systems Engineering
• MS in Management: Interdisciplinary Studies in Management

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following courses:

MS in IT: All Concentrations

• Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design(3 Credits, ITEC 630)
• Information Technology Project Management(3 Credits, ITEC 640)

MS in Management: Interdisciplinary Studies in Management

• Foundations of Project Management(3 Credits, PMAN 634)

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Marketing

If you completed a bachelor's degree in marketing at UMGC, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for a master's degree in management with a concentration in interdisciplinary studies in management by up to 3 credits.

If eligible for the pathway, you may be awarded credit for the following course:

• Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management(3 Credits, NPMN 601)

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