Women's Studies B.A./M.A. Joint Degree Option

The combined BA/MA program provides an opportunity for students with outstanding academic abilities to receive both a B.A. and an M.A. degree in five years (ten semesters).

Requirements for Admission:

Undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 60 credits with a GPA of 3.2 or above are eligible to apply. Students will apply directly to the M.A. program in Women's Studies by submitting an application to the Office of Graduate Admissions. (The department office has information and application packets; the application form is also online at www.albany.edu/graduate.) Students will be admitted upon the recommendation of the department's Graduate Admissions Committee, whose decision will be based on the student's grade point average, statement of purpose, writing sample, and supportive letters of recommendation from faculty.

Students accepted into the combined B.A./M.A. program may apply up to 10 credits of graduate work toward both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. We expect students to take two 4-credit graduate courses in addition to WSS 510 (2 credits), Advanced Feminist Pedagogy and Theory, to fulfill this requirement.

The combined program demands a minimum of 142 credits, of which 32 must be graduate credits. Students must fulfill all university, college and department requirements for both the undergraduate major and the M.A. in Women's Studies.