The B.A./M.A. Program

The B.A./M.A. joint degree program allows students to apply credit jointly to a B.A. and an M.A degree in order to complete both degrees in five years.  Students must meet all application requirements (including a 3.5 GPA at the beginning of their junior year), apply to the graduate program of the department during their junior year, and be admitted.

Students in the program are allowed to count four courses toward both the B.A. and M.A. degrees.  They must fulfill all distribution requirements for the undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and all requirements for the B.A. and M.A. in politics.

Students interested in the B.A./M.A. program should contact the Department Chair or Director of Undergraduate Studies by the beginning of their junior year to develop a possible program of study. Once a program has been drawn up, it must be formally approved by the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and the department. Students then apply to the graduate program.