4+1 Program
With advance planning, most Xavier undergraduate students can complete the MA in Urban and Regional Sustainability and Resilience with one additional year of coursework. Given differences in major requirements, summer coursework and Advanced Placement credit, every student's path to the 4+1 graduate degree will look a bit different. Some students may even finish in as little as one additional semester.
Students in the 4+1 program complete all the same program requirements, including the sustainability immersions and the field experience. To sit down with a faculty advisor to determine what the 4+1 option would look like for you, e-mail the faculty director at marianim@xavier.edu.
M.A. in Urban and Regional Sustainability and Resilience, Sample 4+1 Schedule
| Junior Summer | Senior Fall | Senior Spring | Post-Grad Summer | Graduate Fall | Graduate Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAEA 501: Public & Environmental Affairs I (3.0) | PAEA 600: Philosophy and Public Affairs (3.0)* | URST 650+ (3.0) | PAEA 502: Public & Environmental Affairs II (3.0) | PAEA 640: Public Policy Capstone or PAEA 649 Thesis II (3.0 credits) | PAEA 602: Organizational Communications (3.0) |
| Undergraduate internship (3.0 – 6.0 credits, depending) | PAEA 620: Economics and Public Policy (3.0)* | Undergraduate Course | PAEA 630: Field Experience or PAEA 648: Thesis I (3.0) | PAEA 624: Political Geography and GIS (3.0) | PAEA 622: Quantitative Methods (3.0) |
| Undergraduate Course | Undergraduate Course | URST 650+ (3.0) | URST 650+ (3.0) | ||
| Undergraduate Course | Undergraduate Course | ||||
| Undergraduate Course | Undergraduate Course |
** Up to two graduate courses can be counted towards undergraduate credit.