Five-year BA (or BS)/MA 4+1 Program for Political Science
Undergraduate students in Political Science may choose this program to complete their
master’s degree in one additional year. Students conduct a capstone research project
under this program, and they are required to take 9 credits of graduate-level courses
(electives) in their senior year. Students interested in this program must obtain
department approval to enroll in this program. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0
will be provisionally admitted to this program in the fall semester of their senior
year and will receive full admission to the graduate program after they complete all
BA (or BS) graduation requirements. Students must obtain an average “B” grade in all
the graduate-level courses taken during their senior year.