Earn your undergraduate and graduate degree in just five years!

The Truman School offers two 4+1 programs that allow undergraduate students to complete both their undergraduate and graduate degree in five total years instead of six.

Undergraduate students who have completed 90 credit hours with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and have been accepted into the program begin taking master's level classes in year four of their undergraduate studies. 15 graduate-level credit hours can be shared between a student's undergraduate and graduate degree, allowing students to obtain both degrees by taking normal course loads.

For more information on these programs, please contact Bill Bushnell at William.Bushnell@missouri.edu.

Master of Arts (MA) in Defense and Strategic Studies

Students majoring in Political Science or Public Administration and Policy can earn their undergraduate degree and MA in five total years. The MA in Defense and Strategic Studies focuses on understanding political and military strategy, concerned with topics such as military power and effectiveness, intelligence, diplomacy, and deterrence. The program is designed for US military officers and the civilian workforce in industries, government agencies, and think tanks related to international relations and national security programs and policy. 

Master of Public Affairs (MPA)

Students majoring in Economics (BA or BS), Communication (BA), Political Science (BA), Public Administration and Policy (BA), or Sociology (BA) can earn their undergraduate degree and MPA in five total years. The MPA is a professional degree that combines rigorous coursework and experiential learning opportunities to prepare students for ethical leadership in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.