范德比尔特大学文理学院为大多数系和课程的学生提供了比通常情况下更短的时间和更少的成本获得学士学位和硕士学位的机会。文理学院的优秀学生可以在较短的时间内（通常不少于五年）获得两个学位。学士和硕士学位的通常学习期限为六年。通过41选项，学生和她或他的导师计划一个五年学习计划。重要的是要注意，没有规定在不到五年的时间内获得两个学位。该课程针对的是硕士学位足以为他们的职业目标做准备，本身可作为目标的学生，或者被视为在攻读博士学位或获得专业学位之前的额外准备课程。
The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies fosters research and public engagement that center on populations that cross and re-cross borders constructed by geography, linguistics, class, race, and gender. As an interdisciplinary field of study, CLACX provides students the tools that allow them to succeed in a global marketplace: the ability to think comparatively and critically, in several languages, and to engage with the largest demographic populations in the Western Hemisphere.<br><br>CLACX offers 4 1 program which allows exceptional undergraduate Latin American studies majors to quickly complete their master's degree through taking an additional year of coursework and completing a master's thesis. Students considering the 4 1 program should consult with their advisor as early as possible and make formal application to the program by the end of their junior year.