COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS
COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS AT ROCHESTER
What if the career path you want goes beyond your bachelor’s degree and requires graduate or professional education? Or, what if your interests involve pursuing two entirely different degrees at different colleges at Rochester? Through each Combined Degree Program, you’re granted a two-for-one deal: two offers of admission from one application. The selection process for each program is competitive with a thorough prescreening review process. But it’s not all or nothing—if you’re not selected as a finalist, you can still have your application considered for general admission to the College.
Combined Degree Programs (CDPs) combine a bachelor’s degree with a graduate/professional degree in education, engineering, epidemiology, or medicine or a bachelor’s degree with a second bachelor’s degree in music. Rochester’s CDPs—among just a few such programs in the country—can help you get where you’re going faster and achieve success along the way.
THESE PROGRAMS:
• Eliminate the graduate/professional school entrance exam requirement.
• Grant simultaneous admission to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, or allow you to pursue a degree of your choice while also pursuing a degree at the Eastman School of Music.
• Get your foot in the door through early involvement with exclusive events, mentoring, and networking.
FIRST-YEAR DEADLINES:
PROGRAM DEADLINE REMS* November 15
DDE January 5
GEAR, GRADE, HEAL
Deadlines consistent with EDI, EDII, and RD as listed below
*First-year applicants only APPLICATION PLAN DEADLINE
Early Decision (ED) I November 1
Early Decision (ED) II January 5
Regular Decision (RD) January 5
TRANSFER DEADLINES:
PROGRAM DEADLINE
GEAR, GRADE, HEAL March 15
Please note: There is no separate application supplement for any of the Combined Degree Programs. To be considered for one of these programs, indicate the program you are applying for on either your Common Application or Coalition for College Application. Entrance into our CDPs are designed for a fall semester start only. Counselors will consider your entire application along with any additional supporting materials (transcripts, recommendations, etc.).
GRADUATE ENGINEERING AT ROCHESTER
GEAR
To begin a career in engineering, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree and perhaps even a master’s degree, which totals to at least six years of higher education. Admission to the master’s program usually also requires a strong score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The GEAR program streamlines this process and gives you key advantages.
WHEN SELECTED FOR GEAR AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• Assured admission to the University’s Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (located right on Rochester’s main campus) in one of nine master’s programs (listed at bottom of page)
• Exemption from the GRE
• May qualify for an up to 50% tuition scholarship for the fifth year of study
• Extensive research, internship, and professional development opportunities
• Access to premier research facilities
GRADUATE ENGINEERING MASTER’S PROGRAMS
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Optics
• Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM)
GUARANTEED ROCHESTER ACCELERATED DEGREE IN EDUCATION GRADE
To begin a career in education, such as teaching, counseling, or human development, you’ll need both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, which typically takes at least six years of college. Admission to the master’s program usually also requires a strong score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). The GRADE program streamlines this process and gives you key advantages.
WHEN SELECTED FOR GRADE AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• Assured admission to the MS program of your choice at the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development (part of Rochester’s main campus)
• Exemption from the GRE for
• Counseling, Human Development, Higher Education, and Education Policy (GRE is required for master’s program with teaching certification)
• Steven Harrison Scholarship (one third of tuition) for all five years
• Focused advising by GRADE mentors, including personalized placement for classes and experiential learning
• Extensive research, internship, and professional development opportunities
• Special invitations to book talks and speaker series
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIALIZATIONS:
• Counseling
• Elementary Education
• Higher Education
• Secondary Education
YOU MAY ALSO PURSUE AN ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Literacy
• Special Education
• TESOL
• Urban Teaching and Leadership
To begin a career in Epidemiology and Public Health, you will often need both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, which typically takes at least six years of education. Admission to the master’s program usually also requires a strong score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
The HEAL program streamlines this process and gives you key advantages.
HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ADVANCED LEARNING HEAL
AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, YOU CAN MAJOR IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Bioethics (BA)
WHEN SELECTED FOR HEAL AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• A conditional guarantee of admission to the University’s Master’s programs offered through the Department of Public Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Dentistry (part of Rochester’s campus)
• 40% tuition scholarship while completing full-time graduate work in public health sciences
• Exemption from the GRE
• Focused early mentoring by renowned faculty and extensive research and professional development opportunities
• Access to premier research facilities as both an undergraduate and graduate student
• Clinical and Translational Science (BS)
• Epidemiology (BA)
• Environmental Health (BS)
• Health, Behavior, and Society (BA)
• Health Policy (BA)
MS PROGRAM OPTIONS:
• Clinical Investigation (MS)
• Epidemiology (MS)
• Health Services Research and Policy (MS)
• Public Health (MPH)
ROCHESTER EARLY MEDICAL SCHOLARS REMS
Rochester’s pre-med program is one of the strongest in the country, because of the close partnerships between the faculty and students across our River campus and the adjacent medical school, hospitals and clinics. While all Rochester undergraduates have excellent academic preparation and opportunities for research, shadowing, and volunteering in our labs and clinics, the REMS program streamlines the medical school admissions process and provides distinct advantages for the most select few of our pre-med students.
WHEN SELECTED FOR REMS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• A conditional guarantee of admission to the MD program at the School of Medicine and Dentistry (part of Rochester’s campus)
• Exemption from the MCAT
• Funding for summer research
• Mentoring by renowned faculty
• Hands-on experience in clinics and labs
• Access to seminars and social events
You shouldn’t have to choose between your passions for music and another discipline. The Dual Degree at Eastman (DDE) program at the University of Rochester combines the resources of the College and the world-renowned Eastman School of Music. It allows you to combine your interest in music with a specific academic discipline offered at the College.
Interested students can apply for DDE through separate applications with Eastman School of Music (Eastman application) and the College of Arts, Sciences & Engineering (Common or Coalition application). Typically, a DDE student can complete the requirements for both degrees in five years.
DDE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING PERKS:
• The opportunity to simultaneously pursue degrees from a world-renowned music school and a prestigious tier-one research university
• Focused counseling from advisors at both the College and the Eastman School of Music
• The full use of amenities, services and resources on both campuses and ease in transportation between the two with a dedicated shuttle
Please note that DDE applicants must apply separately to the Eastman School of Music and to the College. Eastman School of Music maintains its own internal application and does not use either the Common Application or the Coalition for College Application.
