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Home » Academics » Grad School Opportunities

Grad School Opportunities

Grad School OpportunitiesAustin College offers excellent pre-professional preparation for graduate and professional schools. If grad school is your goal, consult with your faculty mentor to select an appropriate major in keeping with grad/professional school requirements in your desired field.

 

Pre-Professional Programs

For Law, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Ministry, there are special pre-professional advisers who will help you every step of the way.

Health Sciences Expand

Austin College has a long history of excellence in preparing students for entry into a variety of health science programs throughout the United States. You can pursue a major of your choice while receiving in-depth studies in the sciences, within the context of a broad liberal arts education. You will have access to health science advising and support from the first week of your first semester through graduation and beyond.

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Engineering Expand

If you are interested in pursuing a career in engineering, Austin College offers several options. You can major in Engineering-Physics, pursue a Dual-Degree program in engineering, or, like many Austin College students, you can graduate with Bachelors of Arts degree (usually in Physics, Engineering-Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics) from Austin College then apply to Master’s or Ph.D. engineering program of your choice.

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Law Expand

Austin College is well-qualified to aid students interested in law to prepare for their future occupation.  You can focus your B.A. in any of the over 60 areas of study at Austin College, and our Pre-Law advisor will aid you in degree planning and law school selection. The Austin College Pre-Law Society will further your understanding of the law and the legal profession through speakers—law professors, judges, lawyers, law students and politicians—who come to campus throughout the year to present programs.

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Ministry Expand

Throughout our history, Austin College has played a vital role in the education of students preparing for a profession in theology, who need a sound, diversified liberal arts education. You can obtain all of the course work suggested by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada at Austin College. If you are interested in pursuing a graduate seminary (M.Div.) degree, or other professional training for a church vocation, you will receive individual mentoring from the college chaplain.

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Graduate Programs Available at Austin College

Master of Medical Science - Physician Assistant (PA) Program

At Austin College, the PA program strives to impart the knowledge, skills, professional behavior, and concepts of medical humanities that graduates must acquire to deliver compassionate, high-quality healthcare to each patient along their professional journey.  The PA Program curriculum is an integrated set of courses that extends 24 months, beginning with 13 months of intensive didactic classroom training followed by an 11-month clinical phase.  Upon degree completion, graduates go on to take a national certifying exam and practice as physician assistants/associates.  Students must complete at least a bachelor's degree before matriculating into the PA program.

Austin College has applied for Accreditation – Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Austin College PA program anticipates matriculating its first class in June 2024, pending achieving Accreditation – Provisional status at the September 2023 ARC-PA meeting.

 

Accreditation – Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.  The PA program at Austin College will not commence in the event that provisional accreditation is not received.  This means that students will not matriculate into the program and any deposits that have been made will be refunded.  The Austin College PA program is also pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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M.A. Education

The Education department at Austin College is committed to preparing the next generation of teacher leaders. Through this five-year Master of Arts program, you can earn your BA degree while also taking graduate education courses.  This accelerated programs allows you to complete your bachelor’s degree, get your teaching certification, and complete your master’s degree in as little as 4.5 years.

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Texas Tech at Austin College Master’s Programs

Texas Tech at Austin College gives you the opportunity to earn a master’s degree from Texas Tech University at Austin College. Three different graduate degrees were initially proposed: a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Innovation, a Master of Arts in Technical Communication, and a Master of Public Administration.  As of Spring 2022, the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication is available to qualifying Austin College students through the various pathways noted below. More information on the other degrees will follow soon.

For more information:

J. Christopher Hebert
Assistant Professor of Practice
Texas Tech and Austin College Partnership Director
chris.hebert@ttu.edu

WCC 226 (Posey Leadership Suite)
903.813.2440
Email TTUAustinCollege@ttu.edu

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Texas Tech and Austin College Partnership Program
Master’s in Mass Communication
Three Pathways:

Pathway 1: Partnership Courses and 4+1 option Expand

Texas Tech University and Austin College have collaborated to provide on-campus master’s level courses to AC upper-class students who meet basic qualifications. Beginning in Spring 2022, one live TTU MCOM course will be offered each Fall and Spring term, and additional online or hybrid options may be available. Students who complete these partnership courses successfully have the option of “double-dipping,” by receiving credit toward the TTU master’s degree in communication, as well as transferring completed courses back as elective credits toward their respective AC undergraduate degree (TTU requires a grade of B or higher to count toward the graduate degree, AC requires a grade of C or higher for transfer eligibility). Some of these courses will also meet the AC standards for applied learning credit and the TTU designation for service learning.

 

Basic Qualifications for 4+1 Pathway/Partnership Courses (or for any AC student wishing to take these courses)

  • Completion of 22.5 course credits in any Austin College major (90 semester hours)
  • 3.0 GPA
  • Acceptance as a transient graduate student at Texas Tech
  • No GRE is required

 

Spring 2022 Partnership Course Offering (live seated class at Austin College)

 

MCOM 5310 – Strategic Planning and Writing/Campaigns

This partnership course focuses on strategic audience segmentation concepts, target market strategies, applied writing, and applied strategic solutions through communication campaigns (traditional, social media, web). This class will include student-led team client challenge analysis and client solution presentations for North Texas clients (small businesses and/or nonprofits).

 

  • Monday/Weds at 3:00-4:20 in WCC 225
  • 1 graduate TTU course credit (3 hours grad)
  • 1 undergraduate AC transfer course credit unit (equivalent to regular AC course)
  • MCOM 5310 meets the requirements for AC applied learning credit, students may apply if this credit is needed
  • Andrew (Drew) Brown, instructor
  • Spring 2022 syllabus link (coming soon)

 

AC Students should add this course to their 2022 Spring Term web hopper schedule, then reach out to Dr. Brown for further information on full registration. This course is listed in web hopper in the category TRANSFER CREDIT, then listed as the only course in Strategic Communication.

 

AC Mentors/Advisors: This course is best suited for students interested in exploring careers in professional and applied communication from all disciplines, and for those students that have completed most of their AC cross-curricular writing requirements.

Pathway 2: Texas Tech MCOM Grad Student in Residence at Austin College Expand

Austin College students that have completed a bachelor’s degree are invited to apply as full graduate students in the Texas Tech Master’s in Mass Communication Program. Accepted students may choose to maintain campus residence at Austin College, mixing on-campus live master’s level courses and hybrid/online offerings as they seek to complete their degree. Previous graduate credits earned in the 4+1 pathway/partnership courses will fully apply towards the master’s degree. Limited scholarships and other financial aid may be available to full-time graduate students through Texas Tech.

 

Basic Qualifications for Master’s in Residence/Master’s in Mass Communication

  • Completed undergrad degree in any discipline
  • 3.0 undergrad GPA
  • Acceptance as full graduate student at Texas Tech
  • Acceptance as graduate student in residence at Austin College
  • No GRE is required
Pathway 3:  DFW and North Texas Regional Professional Master’s Cohort Expand

Texas Tech and Austin College invite regional professionals to join the DFW/NT Professional MCOM Cohort. Accepted students may choose to mix Texas Tech MCOM live courses delivered on the Austin College campus and/or choose fully online course delivery options. Pro Cohort students will also enjoy various professional networking opportunities. Limited scholarships and other financial aid may be available to full-time graduate students through Texas Tech.

 

Basic Qualifications for Pro Cohort Students

  • Completed undergrad degree in any discipline
  • 3.0 undergrad GPA
  • Acceptance as full graduate student at Texas Tech
  • No GRE is required

A Clear Path to Graduate School

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The Austin College “Gateways to Grad School” program makes it simpler for Austin College students get into and pay for graduate school. Through our graduate school partners, you can access special admission offers and scholarships. You may also have the opportunity to take summer courses with your graduate school program that will earn you undergraduate credit at Austin College and graduate-level course work for your program.

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