In the beginning of the second semester of their Junior Year (normally
January), qualified PSC majors will be invited to apply to earn an MA in
political science in conjunction with their BA degree. Interested students who meet the
following requirements may apply by submitting a personal statement and three
academic letters of recommendation.
To be eligible, students must:
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3
- Have completed PSC 1100 and PSC 1200
- Completed at least two upper division PSC courses
- Maintain a GPA in the major of at least 3.3
Students who are accepted to the program will take three PSC graduate courses and any
remaining upper level PSC undergraduate courses in their Senior Year. The three
graduate courses will be applied to both the BA and the MA degrees.
Students
will also take their remaining seven graduate courses in their fifth year (for
example: 1 course over the summer and three courses in the Fall Semester and
Spring Semester).
They may elect to write an MA thesis in their fifth year which
counts in lieu of two graduate courses. Students with AP credits toward their
undergraduate degree may take more than three graduate courses during their
senior year, but will have to pay for these courses using graduate tuition
rates. Each student will be granted complete tuition remission for their final 9
credits in the program. That means students will pay for the three
double-counted graduate courses with their undergraduate tuition. They will pay
for four graduate courses using graduate tuition rates. They will not have to
pay for the final three graduate courses (nine credits).
Continuing in the BA/MA program
For more information contact
Diane Mozzone, Program Coordinator.
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