Accelerated Degree Programs
Goucher College offers accelerated degree opportunities to motivated students eager to get a jumpstart on their careers.
Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Programs
These accelerated Goucher College programs are designed for students eager to advance
their professional careers. These advanced programs will take students from a specially
curated undergraduate experience into an accelerated Master’s program to provide them
with a bachelor's and master’s degree in just five years.
B.A./M.A. in Cultural Sustainability
Goucher’s Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability offers a competitive edge for emerging cultural leaders seeking to advance their professional lives in new directions and collaborate innovatively with communities in a world where cultural equity is threatened.
B.A./M.A. in Environmental Sustainability
Environmental injustice, species extinction, climate change, and resource depletion are all increasing concerns for humanity. A graduate degree in Environmental Sustainability & Management equips you to tackle these challenges.
B.A./M.A. in Teaching
The B.A./M.A. in Teaching prepares future teachers to tackle the unique challenges of the classroom and to launch their careers.
B.A./M.A. in Digital Communication
The Master of Arts in Digital Communication is committed to giving students the tools they need to blend traditional and digital communication campaigns to become effective leaders, writers, producers, and evaluators of digital content and successful strategic communication.
Academic Partnerships
We also offer academic partnerships and entry pathways with Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, Middlebury, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Partnerships include dual-degree undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as accelerated graduate pathways.
Three-Year Bachelor's Programs
For students motivated to pursue an accelerated undergraduate degree, Goucher College offers three-year tracks for five of its current majors. This accelerated degree program track offers financial and academic incentives to those interested in year-round classes. The program is only offered to incoming first-year students.
The year-round undergraduate accelerated degree program offers traditional fall and spring semester courses with the addition of J-Term (winter) and June and July (summer) courses. The Goucher Commons Curriculum requirements would be offered in the winter and summer sessions so students could stay on track to take major-specific courses in the fall and spring.
To join this accelerated degree track, students must declare their major no later
than the second semester of their first year. Once a major is declared, students will
have access to major-specific advisors.
Business Management
Students develop strong analytical and communication skills alongside leadership and motivation techniques to give them the confidence to succeed in any type of business venture.
Computer Science
Computer science will play a critical role in the jobs of the future, and Goucher prepares students to become problem solvers for challenges and technology that don't yet exist.
Data Science
Designed for students who want to delve into data-driven problems in the mathematical sciences and for those who want to ethically untangle crucial social questions using deep data analysis.
Economics
Economics is a universal subject for universally curious students.
Psychology
Students engage in an open dialogue that encourages multiple perspectives in this complex and evolving field.