{"id":5120,"date":"2020-08-07T10:05:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=5120"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:37:07","slug":"bssbe-misd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/what\/combined\/bssbe-misd\/","title":{"rendered":"MISD 4+1"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5120_532291-33 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5120_3907e0-3a > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_e95ef2-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_e95ef2-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_e95ef2-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading5120_e95ef2-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_e95ef2-78\"><strong>BSSBE (4<\/strong><code><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">+<\/mark><\/strong><\/code><strong>1) MISD<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-5120_a74b1f-61 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5120_a74b1f-61 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:5px 5px 5px 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class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land169 kb-has-image-ratio-land169\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"SBE students sitting in a lounge at the T3 West Midtown mass timber office in Atlanta, GA.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"5052\" class=\"wp-image-5052 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/08\/20200213_104028_P1023123_DC-G9-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5120_e3d71f-5d .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5120_e3d71f-5d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignwide kt-block-spacer-5120_e3d71f-5d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_18137f-c5\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Combined BSSBE <strong>+<\/strong>MISD Program provides academically qualified students an opportunity to complete both the Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment (BSSBE) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/what\/graduate\/\">Master of Integrated Sustainable Development (MISD)<\/a> degrees. The program allows students to \u201cdouble-count\u201d graduate courses toward both degrees, thus reducing the time it would normally take to graduate by a semester or more. The Combined Degree program reduces the cost of both degrees and enhances students\u2019 marketability for career advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Student Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The MISD degree program at University of Florida addresses the complex issues facing our ever-changing planet. Look towards the future with MISD and discover what you can do to stay on the cutting edge of planning, design, construction and operation of resilient buildings and communities. In MISD, you will work toward targeted academic outcomes designed to empower your career goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain skills, knowledge, and benchmarking measures to critically evaluate the health of the natural and human-designed world;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and understand strategies, technologies, and financial models that support sustainable development;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build competency in a variety of quantitative and analytic skill sets and Artificial Intelligence (AI);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn to design solutions that reduces environmental impact and increase benefits to society and ecosystems; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with the industry through our industry board and working on local, state, national, and international projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_fee559-a1\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong> &amp; Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MISD program is a professional graduate degree track, defined by the following features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30-credit, 12-month graduate degree program<ul><li>15-credits across four required core courses<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15-credits across five elective courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-campus course delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-thesis professional project\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capstone experience in a studio setting on a timely and significant topic focused on sustainability in the built environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSSBE + MISD (4+1) Combined Degree option\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nine credit hours of graduate work maybe completed in conjunction with the Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment (BSSBE) undergraduate major<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Record Examination (GRE)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not required for any applicant, neither domestic nor international<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English language proficiency scores required for all international applicants from either of two options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option 1:<\/strong> Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option 2:<\/strong> International English Language Testing System (<em>IELTS<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5120_8badc6-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5120_8badc6-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id5120_8badc6-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id5120_8badc6-d3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.kb-btn5120_a25dd8-08.kb-button{border-top-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);border-left-style:solid;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5120_a25dd8-08.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5120_a25dd8-08.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:var(--ast-global-color-4);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:var(--ast-global-color-4);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:var(--ast-global-color-4);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:var(--ast-global-color-4);border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5120_a25dd8-08 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/what\/graduate\/#curriculum\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>+<\/strong>MISD Academic Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_c026b1-2d\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5120_eb2c15-7c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5120_052c01-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5120_052c01-2a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Meet with SBE&#8217;s Undergraduate Coordinator during your sophomore year or two years prior to completing your Bachelor\u2019s degree to determine whether you are eligible. If eligible, fill out an&nbsp;application form&nbsp;in consultation with both the Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinators in SBE. During the first semester of your senior year, take the GRE and initiate the Graduate School application process. Meet with SBE\u2019s Graduate Coordinator as needed regarding any questions about the admissions process into the MISD graduate program. It is the applicant\u2019s responsibility to provide complete documentation to the Program in Sustainability and the Built Environment, the Office of Admissions, and the Graduate School by the respective deadlines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5120_6f8070-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>+<\/strong>MISD Application Process<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_52f7ad-f0\"] 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Bright Futures can cover the undergraduate costs of graduate courses that apply to the undergraduate degree up to the maximum allowed by Bright Futures for the respective undergraduate program. Prepaid Tuition can fund the first 120 hours of the undergraduate program. Students will be responsible for the difference in tuition between the undergraduate and graduate course rates.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5120_8d369b-82\"><strong>Advantages of the <code><code><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">+<\/mark><\/code><\/code>Degree Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academically qualified students can obtain undergraduate and graduate degrees in much less time than two separate degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The program provides continuity between undergraduate and graduate studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cost of both degrees is reduced since 9 credits apply toward both degrees and the undergraduate portion of those credits can be covered by undergraduate financial aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students\u2019 marketability is greatly enhanced and the array of job opportunities widened as many professions now require a master\u2019s degree for entry-level positions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students\u2019 exposure to interdisciplinary work increases exponentially<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSSBE (4+1) MISD Objectives The Combined BSSBE +MISD Program provides academically qualified students an opportunity to complete both the Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment (BSSBE) and the Master of Integrated Sustainable Development (MISD) degrees. 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