Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs

• Spring 2025 Admissions: November 30, 2024
• Fall 2025 Admissions: May 1, 2025
• Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

• The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Bulletin and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS) Bulletin have short descriptions of the individual Bachelor’s-to-Master’s programs.
• Each department has a designated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s advisor who can be contacted for questions and offer advice about degree requirements and the plan of study. Please note that departmental requirements vary from a total of 36‐40 semester courses (a total of 144-160 credits). In all cases, there are at least eight courses required at the 500­‐level or above, and these courses must be passed with a grade of B‐ or better. Students are strongly urged to review total credit requirements with their program to ensure all requirements are fulfilled.
• Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

Application and Admission:

• The Bachelor’s-to-Master’s programs are not open to students outside of CAS and the Pardee School or to Boston University Dual Degree Program (DDP) students.
• The earliest you may apply is the spring of the sophomore (fourth semester of enrollment) year for admission into the program at the start of the junior (fifth semester of enrollment) year. The latest you may apply is the spring semester of your junior year (sixth semester of enrollment), with a one-time exception for current students who are in your senior year (7^th semester of enrollment) in the Computer Science Department.
  
• Applicants must meet a GPA requirement of at least 3.0 at time of application. (Some departments may have higher requirements; Political Science applicants must meet a GPA requirement of at least 3.5)
• Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

Financial Aid:

Federal regulations stipulate a student may receive Title IV aid at the undergraduate level during the undergraduate portion of their dual degree program. For more information please review the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook (34 CFR 668.2(B))  or email grsaid@bu.edu.

The regulations specify that

• an undergraduate student,” is in part, as a student “who is enrolled in an undergraduate course of study that usually does not exceed four years, or is enrolled in a longer program designed to lead to a degree at the baccalaureate level”
• for purposes of dual degree programs a student is considered to be an undergraduate for at least the first three years of the program
• a graduate or professional student is a student who is enrolled in a program or course above the baccalaureate level or in a professional program and has completed the equivalent of three academic years of full-time study, either prior to entering the program or as part of the program itself
• a student who is receiving Title IV aid as an undergraduate student cannot be considered a graduate/professional student for that same period of enrollment

In addition to the application form found at the bottom of this page, the following documents are also required:

Plan of Study: Consult with the designated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s degree program faculty director in the department of proposed study to complete the Plan of Study form. The Bachelor’s-to-Master’s faculty director must review and sign your plan of study, which you should then attach to the application form below. For applicants with a double major, a secondary signature is required from the Director of Undergraduate Studies or faculty advisor in the second undergraduate major program. Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’sapplicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

Letters of Recommendation: Identify two professors and ask two faculty members in the field of proposed study to submit recommendations. Once you have their agreement, you will enter their name and contact information into the online application system. The system will automatically email instructions for the recommendation to the professor. The Recommendation for Admission form is available to upload as a substitute for a written letter. Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

Unofficial Transcripts: Please upload copies of all unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended to the application form below.

Other Required Documents: Some programs require additional documents such as a Personal Statement. Please inquire with your department/program for more information. These other required documents should be uploaded to the application form below. Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

We welcome your application to the combined bachelor’s degree/master’s degree programs offered jointly by the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (and the Pardee School)! All applications and supporting documents may be submitted through our convenient online application. Contact email for Bachelor’s-to-Master’s applicants: grsmams@bu.edu.

If you have any questions, contact the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Admissions Office by e-mail at grsmams@bu.edu or by phone at 617-353-2696. Please include your BU ID in all email communications with Bachelor’s-to-Master’s included in the subject line.

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