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Earn an Undergraduate and Graduate Degree

The Conservatory of Performing Arts offers a variety of options for students to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree as part of our fast-track bachelor's to master's programs.

B.F.A. + M.A. in Public Relations, Advertising and Social Media

Our distinctive fast-track program gives students an affordable opportunity to earn both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Conservatory of Performing Arts — and a Master of Arts in public relations, advertising and social media from the School of Communication — in as little as four years.

B.F.A. + MBA 

The Conservatory of Performing Arts and Rowland School of Business are one of the first to offer a new opportunity to students to earn two degrees in four years, plus one additional semester in the summer, as part of the fast-track master's program. This program gives students an affordable opportunity to earn both a B.F.A. from the Conservatory — and an MBA from the Rowland School of Business — in four years plus one additional semester in the summer.

B.F.A. in Dance + M.Ed. Programs

B.F.A. in dance (ballet) alumna Mallory Marinack '12 teaching a class at Wexford Dance Academy.


The School of Dance and School of Education offer two fast-track bachelor's to master's programs to dance majors interested in expanding their career options in the education field:

B.F.A. in Screenwriting or B.A. in Cinema Arts (Screenwriting Concentration) + M.F.A.

The writer's room on campus.

The Department of Film and Animation offers two fast-track bachelor's to master's programs to students interested in expanding their career options:

  • B.F.A. in screenwriting and an M.F.A. in writing for the screen and stage
  • B.A. in cinema arts (screenwriting concentration) and an M.F.A. in writing for the screen and stage

Undergraduate students in the B.F.A. or B.A. program apply to the M.F.A. program in their junior year and begin taking graduate-level courses in their senior year, followed by one additional year of study to complete the M.F.A. program.