College of Arts and Sciences
Accelerated Combined BA/MA Programs
Interested in accelerating your academic journey? Our combined BA/MA programs allow students to complete bachelor’s and master’s degrees in less time. You’ll graduate faster, and with a professional DNA that prepares you to take on challenges with high-level knowledge and experience in your chosen area of expertise.
Program Overview
The College of Arts and Sciences offers an accelerated combined BA/MA program that allows students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. Undergraduate students take up to 9 credit hours of graduate coursework in their senior year that counts towards both their BA and MA degrees.
Students may enroll in available accelerated combined BA/MA programs the year before they graduate with their undergraduate degree.
Economics
Earn both a BA and MA in Economics through this accelerated combined degree program.
Geographic Information and Science Technology
Earn a BS in Geographic Information Science and Technology and an MS in Geography through this accelerated combined degree program.
Geography
Earn a BA and an MS Geography through this accelerated combined degree program.
Philosophy
Earn both a BA and MA in Philosophy through this accelerated combined degree program.
Political Science
Earn both a BA and MA in Political Science through this accelerated combined degree program.
Sociology
Earn both a BA and MA in Sociology through this accelerated combined degree program.
Sustainability
Earn a BA in Sustainability and an MS in Geography through this accelerated combined degree program.
World Languages and Cultures
With six different options, students can choose from two BA/MA options in French and Francophone Studies, two options in German, or two options in Hispanic Studies through this accelerated combined degree program.