Bachelor's–Accelerated Master's Degrees

Students submit an electronic intent application form (similar in content to the former concurrent bachelor's/master's one-page application form). Minimum standards for acceptance require a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and completion of all MAPS deficiencies. Additional acceptance criteria are determined by the individual departments in conjunction with the appropriate school or college deans and the Graduate School. 

Departmental forms can be attached to address program-specific admission requirements. As was the case under the concurrent structure, this is the single point at which departments review applications and make admissions decisions. After completing the bachelor's degree, students will submit a master's continuation form and be entered into the master's program without subsequent department review, provided they've maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA (see question below).

When the intent application is approved, an identifying subplan code, an R09 service indicator and an expected graduation term will be entered on the student's record.

All students formally admitted to a BAM program must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the duration of the program. Students must meet the basic continuation requirement of a 3.0 GPA in order to be matriculated into the graduate program, and the cumulative GPA of the courses being used toward the master's degree must also be 3.0 or higher. Once students transition to graduate status, the Graduate School is responsible for monitoring the minimum standard and notifying students who are placed on probation. Departments are responsible for establishing a procedure for probation or dismissal from the BAM if their departmental standard is higher than the minimum.

Students must apply online to graduate with their bachelor's degree for the semester in which they expect to complete those degree requirements (consistent with all undergraduate students). They will be received and cleared for graduation by their respective undergraduate college/school according to standard protocols. Students are eligible to participate in the general and departmental commencement ceremonies for the bachelor’s degree.

Deadline to apply to graduate (bachelor's degree):

• February 1 (for students graduating in May)
• March 1 (for students graduating in August)
• October 1 (for students graduating in December)

At the beginning of the last semester in which students are enrolled in the remaining requirements for the undergraduate degree portion of the BAM, they must formally request to continue with the accelerated master's program by completing a streamlined master's continuation form through Slate.

This simple process will not require documents such as letters of recommendation or personal statements, and students will not be required to pay an application fee. The process will not require departmental review. Students will be matriculated into the master's program if they meet the basic continuation requirement of 3.0 GPA. International students must have approval from International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) prior to matriculation (see question below).

The deadline to submit the master's continuation form matches the undergraduate graduation application deadline (students may select a start term within three semesters):

• February 1 (for students graduating in May)
• March 1 (for students graduating in August)
• October 1 (for students graduating in December)

These dates ensure that students can register along with continuing graduate students for the upcoming semester/term.

Students must begin the master's program within one academic year (three semesters, including summer) and must select their term of admission on the application. Advising will be necessary for students if their master's program only permits students to start in a particular semester (e.g., programs with a prescribed fall semester start).

Upon submitting a master's continuation form through Slate, international students in F-1 or J-1 visa status are prompted to contact ISSS to provide the proof of funding required for a change in level. Upon approval by ISSS, the student may continue to move forward in the matriculation process.

Students supply an expected graduation term in their intent application, which should be discussed with their academic advisor. This will be entered in Campus Solutions and an R11 service indicator will be placed on these students' accounts. This will prevent students for registering for upcoming terms without applying to graduate, applying to continue to the master's degree or updating their expected graduation term through the Office of the Registrar. 

Students also receive instructional and reminder communications prior to and during their expected graduation term.

The student's program will submit a BAM supplement to the candidacy application form that identifies:

• The 12 or fewer credits the student took during their undergraduate career that can be applied toward their graduate degree
• Which of those courses are being counted toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees

This form must be submitted when the student applies to graduate with the master's degree, but may be submitted earlier, as this information should be approved by the undergraduate advisor and dean's office when the bachelor's degree is awarded.

If the student has already applied to graduate, they should cancel their current application and submit a new application with their revised graduation term. Students who have not applied to graduate will need to update their expected graduation term by submitting the BAM program change/discontinuation form to the Office of the Registrar. 

Students who are at undergraduate status and would like to discontinue the BAM program (i.e., receive their undergraduate degree and not continue to a graduate degree) should submit the BAM program change/discontinuation form through the Office of the Registrar. This will remove the BAM subplan and R09 service indicator from the student's record, as well as update their expected graduation term.

Students who have received their undergraduate degree may withdraw from their graduate plan and/or courses through the Office of the Registrar using the normal withdraw process. Students at graduate status who fail to register for one or more semesters will be discontinued.

Students are bound by existing time limits for bachelor's and master's degrees. The master's degree time limit will be calculated beginning with the semester in which the student is matriculated into the master's degree program.