Combined B.A./M.A. in Criminal Justice
The accelerated degree BA/MA program allows motivated Rutgers undergraduate students to save time and over $5,000 in graduate tuition, and earn a significant competitive advantage by graduating with an advanced Rutgers degree.
Eligible to students with a minimum of 80 credits (i.e., juniors and seniors), the dual-degree bachelor of arts/master of arts (B.A./M.A.) program allows students to take up to 9 credits (3 classes) of graduate courses in their junior and senior years counting toward the B.A. Then, upon formal admittance to the graduate school, the student counts these 9 credits toward the 30-credit M.A degree. Juniors and seniors are informed about the program and are encouraged to apply and/or reach out to the graduate director for further information. The graduate director sends the student a letter of acceptance into the dual-degree program and a copy of this letter is sent to the records division of the Office of the Registrar and to the associate dean for graduate studies. Once admitted to the program, students may take one graduate course per semester (potentially up to two courses on the approval of the graduate director and graduate school) starting in their junior year (for a total maximum of three courses). The undergraduate tuition rate is applied and the credits are double-counted (i.e., they count towards the 120 credits required for the B.A. and towards the 30-credit required for the M.A.). Note that students in the accelerated program must still formally apply to the M.A. program.
