English, Bachelor’s/Master’s Combined Program

The bachelor’s/master’s degree program is designed to provide exceptional students in English a means to complete the requirements for both degrees in a period of five years. The key feature of the program is that a student can count up to 12 hours of graduate level courses satisfying requirements for the B.A. toward a non-thesis Master’s degree in English.

A. The program is designed for students in the B.A. program in English who have:

Students who meet the above criteria may request permission from the department chair to apply up to 12 hours of graduate-credit earned during their senior year toward their future master’s degree in English. Departmental permission to apply to the bachelor’s/master’s degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission to the Graduate School is contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program. Acceptance will be provisional and contingent on meeting specified degree requirements including completion of the bachelor’s degree.

B. Students must submit the standard English application for admission to the Graduate School by the posted deadline for the semester in which the student intends to enroll.  This includes:

C. Students must submit to the Graduate Coordinator a Graduate Degree Plan during the first semester of their senior year, signed by the prospective student, the department chair, and the graduate coordinator.  This Graduate Degree Plan for the master’s degree must clearly indicate:

D. Upon review of the submitted materials by the Graduate School, a letter of acceptance (or denial) to the master’s program will be sent to the student. Acceptance will be provisional and contingent upon meeting specified degree requirements, including completion of the bachelor’s degree.

E. A student who is ineligible to participate or continue in, or withdraws from the bachelor’s/master’s degree program, cannot double count any courses for both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. For more details, see the graduate coordinator.