By Halle Wilson//
Interested in furthering your education in graduate school, but don’t know where to start?
Hood’s 4PLUS program makes it simple to move from an undergraduate to a graduate degree, according to a panel that spoke recently on the benefits of the program.
Alisa Gorham, who is studying biomedical science; Alyssa Murtaugh, who is studying counseling and Maura O’Malley-Young, who is working toward an MBA, spoke about their experiences in the program.
“With this program, you see that you’re taking classes that you’re interested in, and the program focuses more on what you want to do, and it makes it easier to be motivated,” Murtaugh said.
She said that while at first she felt intimidated studying with non-traditional students, she soon realized everyone was learning together. “We were all at the same place of learning…there really was no reason to be scared for me,” Murtaugh said. “Everyone in my class was super kind and supportive.”
Gorham said many of the students in her graduate program had studied with her in undergraduate courses.
“I felt comfortable and it wasn’t scary for me,” she said
The program allows students to take up to nine credits as an undergraduate that can be applied toward the graduate program.
Students should indicate their interest in the 4PLUS program when they declare their major by the second semester of their sophomore year.
See more information about joining the program at hood.edu/academics/4plus.
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