Start Your Master’s While Finishing Your Bachelor’s
Through our Early Entry Master’s Program, you can enroll in up to two fully online graduate courses during your senior year—at no additional cost—earning 6 credits toward your master’s while completing your bachelor’s.
How It Works
Eligible seniors can enroll in one graduate course in the fall and one in the spring during their senior year.
These courses count toward your future master’s degree and appear on your graduate transcript.
Each semester:
- You may take up to 20 total credits (undergraduate & graduate).
- You’ll complete a brief Early Entry application through the Graduate & Professional Programs (GPP) Office.
- Once approved, the Registrar's Office will register for the course during your normal course selection period—no separate process required.
What you'll gain:
Time and Savings: Early Entry lets you accelerate completion of your master’s degree while saving significantly on cost. Seniors who take advantage of Early Entry by completing two graduate courses can earn their master’s for under $20,000.*
Convenience and Familiarity:
You’ll begin your online graduate program already familiar with graduate-level expectations, pacing, and subject matter. Our on-line courses are designed to support working professionals and ensure a smooth transition from undergraduate to graduate study.
Simple and Seamless:
There’s no separate master’s application required. Your Early Entry application serves as your admission to the graduate program of your choice. The Graduate and Professional Programs Enrollment team will automatically obtain your final transcript and contact you to confirm your intent to continue in your master’s program.
*The estimated price of 20K is based on continued progress in your program, undergraduate seniors taking two Early Entry courses and Emmanuel's alumni scholarship that will reduce the remaining cost of graduate courses by 10%.
Who is eligible?
To participate, you must:
• Be a senior with 96+ earned credits at the time of registration.
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 (MBA and M.Ed.) or 3.0 (Nursing).
• Be in good academic standing (not on probation).
• Enroll in 12–17 undergraduate credits per semester.
“Gabrielle Wenc '22 G'23, M.Ed. Graduate and Modern Languages Teacher, Boston Public Schools“My professors [at Emmanuel] have they’ve always boosted me up, always encouraged me. It just really has shown me that I was really prepared for this job as an educator, because of the GPP program.”
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Certificates and concentrations in:
- Business Analytics
- Human Resource Management
- Research Administration
Sample graduate courses:
- MGMT 5114 – Business Analytics for Data Consumers
- MGMT 5116 – Organizational Development & Leadership
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
- Licensure Track
- Non-Licensure Track
- Concentrations in:
- Research
- Moderate Disabilities
- Instructional Design and Technology
- English Language Learners
- Concentrations in:
Sample graduate courses:
- EDUC 5200 – Complexities in Urban Education
- EDUC 5625 – The School as Community
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Tracks in:
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Administration
Sample graduate courses:
- NURS 5101 – Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
- NURS 5307 – Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment