Our internal students have the option of doing the bachelors accelerated masters. That is essentially a fifth year in which you are doing your graduate program only. However, during your fourth year or the year before you graduate, you are doing some of your graduate courses. You save a lot of money doing this and you save time. And when you graduate, you have the credits that you need, as well as a master's degree. Students say that they are so glad that they did this program-- that it launched their career. It saved them-- years. In a short period of time, they're already getting yet another promotion, because they have a master's degree and they're eligible. The accelerated master's program was attractive to me because I knew that I always wanted to become a CPA-- a Certified Public Accountant, and you have to have 150 credits to genuinely be certified. It allowed me to have 150 credits at the end of my program. It allowed me to continue to take a deep dive into accounting, and doing the accelerated track at Mason allows you to not get out of the groove of school. You know your professors. You know who Mason is, and because of how fast paced it is, I almost think you're more equipped for the professional world that you take on after.
