Stockbridge’s New Accelerated Master’s Program Graduates First Students

Last year, Stockbridge announced a new "fifth year" accelerated master’s degree program in plant and soil sciences. This year, the first three students to graduate from the program are being celebrated.

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The “fifth year” program allows students earning a bachelor's degree to get a head start on some of the higher-level courses required to earn a master's degree. Such acceleration can make students more competitive in job markets, sooner.

Within the program, students can pursue the defense of a traditional thesis, or they can select the non-thesis track to put more emphasis on developing their laboratory skills. 

Jessica Rodriguez, Alexander Wu and Jordan Smith are the first three students to complete the program.  

The graduate programs at Stockbridge School of Agriculture also include a traditional two-year master's degree program and a Ph.D. program in plant and soil sciences.

Current bachelor degree students seeking to transfer into the Accelerated Masters program must first work closely with their advisor on appropriate course selection, and then apply to the Graduate School for Fall admission.