The History Department at Boston College has devised a BA/MA Program that is designed to allow selected students to earn both a BA and an MA in History in five years. Undergraduate history majors may apply to continue their studies beyond the BA and to earn an MA with the equivalent of another year of full-time study.

Application should be made in the second semester of junior year, and certainly no later than the first semester of senior year. Admission to the program normally requires an overall GPA of 3.33 and a GPA of 3.5 in History. Students may carry in four courses taken as an undergraduate toward their MA degree: any two upper-division undergraduate courses, plus two more courses taken for graduate credit in the senior year by arrangement with the Director of Graduate Studies.

The purpose of the program is to allow students a greater opportunity for concentrated study and research training without requiring a commitment to the Ph.D. Students in the BA/MA program must meet all the specific course requirements for the undergraduate major as well as the formal requirements for the MA, including the completion of a research seminar, demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language, and an oral comprehensive exam in major and minor fields.

Students interested in the program will apply for admission to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. They should first consult the Director of Undergraduate Studies, who will review the student's academic record and, if appropriate, initiate and facilitate the application process.

For a description of our Master's Program, please follow this link: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/history/grad/masters.