Joint Undergraduate to Master’s Program
JUMP Ahead: Earn Your Master’s Faster and for Less
The Joint Undergraduate to Master’s Program (JUMP) lets students take up to 9 graduate credit hours during their senior year, counting toward both undergraduate and graduate degrees. With JUMP, students can earn a master’s degree faster and spend less.
Available Programs
- Engineering – Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering Management
- Minimum GPA – 3.4
- Program contact: [email protected]
- Computer Science – Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Science, Software Science
- Minimum GPA 3.4
- Program contact: [email protected]
- Political Science and Public Service – Master of Public Administration
- Minimum GPA – 3.25
- Program contact: [email protected]
- Environmental Science – Environmental Science, Environmental Administration and Management
- Minimum GPA – 3.25
- Program contact: [email protected]
- Psychology – Psychological Science
- Minimum GPA – 3.6
- Program contact: [email protected]
*Qualifying students only. Some restrictions apply. Please consult your advisor and/or program coordinator for more info and to receive prior approval.
Who Qualifies?
Undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who are classified as seniors and are within 30 hours of completion of their first bachelor’s degree with a minimum required overall GPA (see program for details) are eligible to participate in a joint undergraduate to master's program.
Application and Approval:
Applications to JUMP may be submitted online when the student has reached junior status and is in the last semester before their final year. With program and Graduate School approval, the student will be admitted to JUMP in the senior year (when they are within 30 hours of completion). Students admitted to JUMP will begin coursework related to the graduate degree when they are within 30 hours of completing the undergraduate degree.
Upon completion of the undergraduate degree, meeting graduate continuation standards, and completing an application to the Graduate School, the student’s level will be changed from undergraduate to graduate.
Credit Hours
Students in JUMP may take up to 9 graduate hours with departmental approval. Individual JUMP programs have the option of limiting the number of graduate hours taken. Graduate coursework successfully completed with a “B” or better will apply to the graduate degree.