Asian Studies B.A. - Accelerated MA (4+1) in Multilingual Education, World Languages with Licensure

Did you know you can work on your master's degree while you're doing your undergrad studies? Students can earn a B.A. in Asian Studies and an M.A. in Multilingual Education, World Languages with Licensure, in one year post graduation.

Program Description

Motivated students may seek to complete the requirements for the B.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Multilingual Education - World Language Licensure in five years. To obtain both degrees, students must complete all the requirements for the B.A. in Asian Studies, either with a Liberal Arts Concentration, described in the Undergraduate Catalog (120 for Liberal Arts) and all of the requirements for the M.A. World Languages described in the Graduate Catalog (33 credit hours). However, the accelerated B.A./M.A. program involves shared credit hours shared between the Bachelor's and Master's programs, so the total number of credit hours to complete the accelerated Master’s program is 144 for students.

Completing the requirements for both degrees is made possible by taking double-counted B.A./M.A. credits (ECLD 592, ECLD 523, and ECLD 594) during the Junior and Senior years (paid for at the undergraduate tuition rate) and graduate-level credits (online – graduate-level tuition rate) in the summer following the Senior year and completion of the undergraduate program. While this is the most efficient route, students may also elect to complete the program at a slower pace. Students remain eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate; any Graduate School aid is not available until students are admitted as a Graduate student after earning the BA. To be fully admitted to the MAT program, students must graduate with a cumulative GPA at 3.00 and above for the BA. Students then take the remaining 7 graduate courses: ECLD 541, ECLD 501, ECLD 605, EDF 500, EDSE 510, SRM 600, and EDFE 555 (6 credits) to complete the MAT program.

*Catalog details coming Fall 2024!*