{"id":6317,"date":"2012-08-15T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T15:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?page_id=6317"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:30:14","slug":"dual-degree-programs-application-instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/dual-degree-programs-application-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual Degree Programs &#8211; JD\/MA and MBA\/MA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\nwindow.unibuddySettings = {\r\nuniversityId: \"6255f8a0de00f56593ccfdff\",\r\n};\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/prospect-guidance-ui.unibuddy.co\/embed.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" >\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Application Instructions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.cas.myliaison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply for Admission<\/a><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"mailto:grsmams@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>JD\/MA Programs<\/h3>\n<p>Available programs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/dual-degrees\/jd-ma-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/dual-degrees\/jd-ma-dual-degree-in-law-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/dual-degrees\/jd-ma-degree-in-law-philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philosophy<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/amnesp\/ma\/jdma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preservation Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospective students are required to submit two applications: one to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/admissions-aid\/jd-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Law School<\/a> and one to the Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences.\u00a0 Admission into the JD\/MA program requires application reviews and decisions by both the Law School and the Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Only those applicants who are admitted to the JD program will be reviewed for the JD\/MA program. \u00a0If you are not admitted to the JD program but still wish to be considered for a Master of Arts, you will need to contact the <a href=\"mailto:grs@bu.edu\">Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences<\/a> to inquire about the necessary steps to apply to the Master of Arts program.<\/li>\n<li>If you receive notification of admittance into the JD program, you will receive an additional email from the Law School within 2-4 weeks after the admission that will contain instructions on how to proceed further if you still intend to pursue the MA portion of the dual program with the Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences.\u00a0Please be mindful of the Graduate School <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deadlines<\/a> for each of the available disciplines. Prospective students are encouraged to apply early in order to meet the deadlines of both schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MBA\/MA Programs<\/h3>\n<p>Available programs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/graduate-programs\/mba-programs\/dual-degrees\/ms-in-quantitative-economics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economics<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospective students are required to submit two applications: one to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/degree-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Questrom School of Business<\/a> and one to the Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences.\u00a0 Admission into the MBA\/MA program requires application reviews and decisions by both the Questrom School of Business and the Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Only those applicants who are admitted to the MBA program will be reviewed for the MBA\/MA program. \u00a0If you are not admitted to the MBA program but still wish to be considered for a Master of Arts, you will need to contact the <a href=\"mailto:grs@bu.edu\">Graduate School of Arts &amp;\u00a0Sciences<\/a> to inquire about applying to the Master of Arts program.<\/li>\n<li>Prospective students are encouraged to apply early in order to meet the deadlines of both schools. \u00a0Please be mindful of the Graduate School <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deadlines<\/a> for each of the available disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Instructions Apply for Admission\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Contact Us JD\/MA Programs Available programs in English, History, Philosophy, or Preservation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5577,"featured_media":0,"parent":22439,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6317"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89851,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6317\/revisions\/89851"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}