Graduate Online and Certificate Programs
The College of Graduate Studies at Bridgewater State University is home to a variety of online graduate degree programs and graduate certificate programs to help you expand your skills and advance your career. Graduate Studies delivers exceptional opportunities and experiences in convenient and flexible formats at an affordable rate. Explore our online and certificate opportunities below.
We also invite those who are interested, to take individual graduate courses for professional development or to sample a program as a non-degree student!
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Below is our current list of Online Graduate Programs. This list is always evolving as new program initiatives take shape so please check back for updates.
Educational Leadership
- Educational Leadership, MEd (must be SEI endorsed)
- Higher Education Administration, MEd
Higher Education Administration
Interdisciplinary and Preprofessional
Physical Education
Public Relations
Special Education
- Special Education (Non-Licensure), MEd
- Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8), (Initial Licensure), MEd
- Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (Grades 5-12) (Initial Licensure), MEd
- Special Education Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8) (Initial Licensure) for Elementary and Early Childhood Teachers, MEd *
- Special Education Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8 or 5-12) (Partial Fulfillment of Professional Licensure), MEd
- Special Education, Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (All Levels) (Initial Licensure), MEd
- Special Education, Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (All Levels) (Partial Fulfillment of Professional Licensure), MEd
TESOL
Virtual Education
For a list of all Graduate Degree Programs, please visit our Academic Programs Page.
Below is our list of Graduate Certificate Programs.
Accounting/Business/Finance
- Accounting, Graduate Certificate
- Finance, Graduate Certificate
- Business Foundations (Pre-MBA), Graduate Certificate
Criminal Justice
Interdisciplinary and Preprofessional
Physical Education
- Professional Tennis Management, Graduate Certificate (Hybrid: online + 10 day summer residency)
Public Administration
Secondary Education
Special Education
- Autism Endorsement Graduate Certificate
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Graduate Certificate
- Social Emotional Learning, Graduate Certificate
- Transition Specialist Endorsement, Graduate Certificate
TESOL
- Bilingual Education Graduate Certificate
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Graduate Certificate
Virtual Education
- Online Course Design Graduate Certificate
- Teaching in a Virtual/Online Setting Graduate Certificate (online)
For a list of all Graduate Degree Programs, please visit our Academic Programs Page.
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Bridgewater State University welcomes students who hold a bachelor's degree to take graduate courses as a non-degree student!
- Students who have already created an account in our online application portal can use the link below to complete a non-degree application. Simply log into the account with your email and password. Please note this is not your Bridgewater State University student account; it is only for the admissions portal.
Access the Non-Degree Application - Students who do not have an account in our online application portal can use the link below to create an account and complete a non-degree application at the same time.
Start a Non-Degree Application
* Students who plan to matriculate into a graduate program at Bridgewater will only be allowed to count six credits taken as a non-degree student (for graduate programs less than 40 credits) or nine credits (for graduate programs more than 40 credits) towards that program. Courses taken as a non-degree student are not eligible for financial aid.
After completing your application, you will receive an email within 1-2 business days. This email will contain your Banner ID and instructions on how to register for courses. Please contact the graduate admissions office at GradAdmissions@bridgew.edu or (508) 531-1300 if you have any additional questions.
You can also view the Registration Schedule to see what dates registration opens for each term.