Department of History
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The Combined B.A./M.A. Program

The combined BA/MA program in history allows students to complete both degrees within five years. The principal advantage of the combined BA/MA program is that students may take two graduate courses while still undergraduates.  These two courses will satisfy the requirements of both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students normally apply during the second semester of their junior year. They need not take the GREs. 

Students will be admitted formally to M.A. status only when they have completed all requirements for the B.A. in History with strong grades (3.00 grade point average on a 4.00 scale and a 3.20 in history courses).  Those students moving to M.A. standing will be exempt from the usual Graduate Record Examination (GRE) admission requirement.

Requirements for a B.A. in history
Requirements for a M.A. in history