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UMassD in Three

UMassD in Three is an advising track to help you graduate in three years instead of four—saving you time and costs and allowing you to enter graduate school or begin your career a year early. 

You’ll complete the same number of credits and the same course work at an accelerated pace, completing 6 classes (18 credits) during your fall and spring semesters and taking online courses during your intersession and summer breaks. 

Is UMassD in Three right for you? 

This advising track could be a good fit if you: 

  • are highly motivated and have specific career goals 
  • have a strong academic background 
  • received early college credit such as AP credits 
  • are willing to carry a heavier course load   

You should take into consideration that because you’ll be completing your degree at an accelerated pace, you might not have the time to commit to other opportunities available to you, such as study abroad or extracurriculars. 

Eligible degree programs 

  • Anthropology  
  • Communication
  • Creative and Professional Writing
  • Crime & Justices Studies
  • Economics
  • Economics – Healthcare Services Administration
  • English
  • Health and Society
  • History  
  • Liberal Arts  
  • Philosophy  
  • Political Science  
  • Psychology  
  • Public Administration  
  • Sociology  
  • Women’s and Gender Studies  

Sample curriculum (Political Science)

Year one 

Fall 

PSC 101 

PSC 171 

ENL 101 

language 

math 

humanities or science 

Intersession 

humanities or science 

  

  

  

  

  

Spring 

PSC 151  

  

PSC 161  

  

PSC 249  

  

ENL 102  

  

language  

  

humanities or science  

  

Summer 

PSC 300 elective  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Year two 

Fall 

PSC 349  

  

PSC 300 elective  

ENL Literature 

language 

humanities  

social science  

Intersession 

PSC 300 elective or social science  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Spring 

PSC 300 elective  

  

PSC 300 elective 

PSC 300 elective or social science 

ENL literature  

  

language  

  

science  

  

Summer 

PSC 305 or humanities 

  

  

  

  

  

Year three 

Fall 

PSC 300 elective  

  

PSC 400 seminar  

  

PSC 305 or humanities  

  

ENL literature   

  

elective  

  

300 level elective  

  

Spring 

PSC 498  

  

science  

  

social science  

  

elective  

  

elective  

  

elective  

  

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