University of Redlands
Accelerated Pathways
Fast track your path to a graduate degree through accelerated pathways in business, education, and GIS, along with partnerships with leading institutions like Columbia University and Loma Linda University. Explore the pathways designed to help you reach your academic and career goals.
Teacher Credential Pathway and Master's in Teaching and Learning Pathway (MALT)
The School of Education offers both the Multiple Subject (elementary school) and Single Subject (secondary, including middle and high school) Teacher Credential Pathways. The pathways are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Geographic Information Science (GIS) Pathway
University of Redlands offers an internal GIS pathway program that allows undergraduates who want to pursue GIS as a future career path to earn a master’s degree in GIS within a year after they complete their undergraduate degree at Redlands.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Pathway
Earn your MBA while pursuing your College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) undergraduate degree at the University of Redlands. With the AACSB-accredited Woodbury MBA, you’ll acquire valuable skills and experience in business, including accounting, management, finance, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, operations, and organizational behavior.
Master of Science in Business Analytics Pathway
Earn your MSBA while pursuing your College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) undergraduate degree at the University of Redlands. With the MSBA degree, you can harness the power of business analytics to develop meaningful insights, make effective decisions, and stand out from the competition in an increasingly data-driven world.
Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) Pathway
Earn your bachelor's degree and a Master of Public Policy and Administration in just five years at University of Redlands. Open to all undergraduate majors, you'll learn from experienced professionals and build skills in policy analysis, grant writing, and budgeting to prepare for leadership roles in government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.
Continue your education with the HESA to Ed.D. pathway
Build on your M.A. in Education: Higher Education and Student Affairs degree by pursuing your doctorate in Leadership for Educational Justice. The HESA-to-Ed.D. pathway reduces the required doctoral credits from 60 to 45, bringing you closer to your next academic goal.
Accelerated pathways into other institutions
Columbia University and Washington University Schools of Engineering
Through what’s often called an ‘engineering 3-2’ partnership, students have the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Columbia University in New York or Washington University in St. Louis; all in five years. At Washington, they can go on to earn a Master's of Engineering in a sixth year.
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)
A seamless transition for qualified University of Redlands students interested in pursuing graduate programs within KGI’s Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences. Qualified students receive priority review of their application, additional scholarship opportunities, plus waivers of the application fee and standardized test score requirement.
Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
Through this 3 + 4 partnership, students have the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy; all in seven years.
Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions
Through this 3 + 3 partnership, students have the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions; all in six years.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
Accelerated entry admission to U of R graduates in International Relations, Political Science, and Public Policy to the M.A. in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies. MIIS provides U of R graduates a custom, three-semester, 48-credit (instead of 4-semester, 60 credit) program. Accelerated Entry includes a minimum scholarship of $10,000 per academic year when enrolling in any onsite master’s program at MIIS. Exceptional candidates may receive additional merit scholarship funds.
Western University of Health Sciences
The Redlands/WesternU Early Assurance Program (EAP) is designed for students following our pre-health track at Redlands who hope to matriculate as candidates for:-Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
-Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
Qualified Redlands students are granted early assurance (early conditional acceptance).
Additional Resources
- Keck Graduate Institute (KGI): https://www.kgi.edu/academics/schools/henry-e-riggs-school-of-applied-life-sciences/
- LLU Occupational Therapy: https://alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/occupational-therapy
- LLU Pharmacy: https://pharmacy.llu.edu/
- LLU Physical Therapy: https://alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/physical-therapy
- Western University Pharmacy: https://www.westernu.edu/pharmacy/
- Western University Podiatry: https://www.westernu.edu/podiatricmedicine/
Office of the Dean
The College of Arts and Sciences Dean's office is housed in Duke Hall at the Redlands campus. Learn more about this office.
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