Combined B.A./M.A. in Criminal Justice
Eligible to rising seniors, the dual bachelor of arts/master of arts (B.A./M.A.) degree allows students to take up to 9 credits of graduate courses in the senior year counting toward the B.A. Then, upon formal admittance to the graduate school, the student counts these 9 credits toward the M.A. In their junior year, students are identified, informed about the program, and referred to the graduate directors. The graduate program director sends the student a letter of acceptance into the dual-degree program in the spring of the junior year. A copy of this letter is sent to admissions, to the records division of the Office of the Registrar, and to the associate dean for graduate studies. During preregistration advising on the student's senior year schedule and using a special permission number, the student is registered for up to two graduate courses in the fall of the senior year and then up to two in the spring (for a total maximum of three courses). The undergraduate tuition rate is charged and the credits are double-counted (i.e., they are part of the 120 credits required for the B.A. and are also counted toward the M.A).
NOTE: No more than three graduate courses may be taken while an undergraduate student.
