B.A. in History/M.A. in Historical Studies
History majors considering going on to an M.A. degree in Historical Studies may apply to enter the accelerated B.A./M.A. program offered by the Department. The program allows undergraduate students who take graduate level history courses to have those credits count toward both their B.A. in History and prospective M.A. in Historical Studies degrees at UMBC. Additionally, these credits might be eligible for transfer to related graduate programs at UMBC or elsewhere.
Students should apply in their junior year to begin the program during their senior year.
To qualify for the program, a student must be a History major, have completed HIST 201 “Introduction to the Study of History,” and have earned a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits. At least 15 of these credits must have been earned at UMBC and no less than 9 credits need to be in 300 or 400 level History courses. Additionally, the student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 overall and 3.6 in History. Talk to your advisor if you are interested in this opportunity!
Students can apply to the accelerated B.A./M.A. program on the UMBC Graduate School website. When they fill out the application, students will be prompted to list the names of two UMBC History professors as recommenders. Once your application is submitted, students should have their recommenders send the Graduate Program Director a brief email of recommendation. Within no more than one month of receiving an application, the Graduate Program Director will deliver their decision to the applicant. After you have been admitted to the accelerated BA/MA, you will need to fill out the form titled “Approval for Undergraduates to Take Courses for Graduate Credit” found on the Graduate School’s website page Student Forms.
For further information or to find out of the accelerated B.A./M.A. program is right for you, please contact the Graduate Program Director.
B.A. in American Studies/M.A. in Historical Studies
American Studies majors considering going on to an M.A. degree in Historical Studies may apply to enter the accelerated B.A./M.A. program offered by the History Department. The program allows undergraduate students who take graduate level history courses to have those credits count toward both their B.A. in American Studies and prospective M.A. in Historical Studies degrees at UMBC. Additionally, these credits might be eligible for transfer to related graduate programs at UMBC or elsewhere.
Students should apply in their junior year to begin the program during their senior year.
To qualify for the program, a student must be an American Studies major, have completed HIST 201 “Introduction to the Study of History,” and have earned a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits. At least 15 of these credits must have been earned at UMBC and no less than 6 credits need to be in 300 or 400 level History courses. Additionally, the student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 overall and 3.6 in American Studies. Talk to your advisor if you are interested in this opportunity!
Students can apply to the accelerated B.A./M.A. program on the UMBC Graduate School website. When they fill out the application, students will be prompted to list the names of two UMBC professors as recommenders, one of whom must be from the History department and one from American Studies. Once your application is submitted, students should have their recommenders send the Graduate Program Director a brief email of recommendation. Within no more than one month of receiving an application, the Graduate Program Director will deliver their decision to the applicant. After you have been admitted to the accelerated BA/MA, you will need to fill out the form titled “Approval for Undergraduates to Take Courses for Graduate Credit” found on the Graduate School’s website page Student Forms in order to take graduate level courses.
For further information or to find out if the accelerated B.A./M.A. program is right for you, please contact the History Department’s Graduate Program Director.