English BA/MA, Combined Degree
Program Details
- Location
- Akron Campus
- Level
- undergraduate
- Degree/Program Type
- Bachelor of Arts / accelerated
- Format
- In-person
- Course Info
- English, BA/MA
- College
- Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences (BCAS)
- School/Department
- Department of English
Program Contact
- Lisa Rhoades
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Assistant Chair, Undergraduate Advisor, Professor of Instruction
330-972-8556
Overview
The Combined Degree Pathway program is a 5-year bridge program between our undergraduate B.A. degree in English and our graduate M.A. in English degrees. Selected students can complete up to 9 credits of graduate coursework during their fourth undergraduate year at the University of Akron. Students will then transition into our M.A. graduate program, pending satisfactory fulfillment of their undergraduate degree and graduate program admission requirements.
Selected students have the potential to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Akron in 5 years.
Admissions Requirements
Acceptance to The University of Akron
Career Outcomes
Students majoring in English studies go on to become successful professionals in their chosen fields. Graduates have taken the department’s reputation into the world outside the campus gates and hold careers ranging from positions in:
Publishing
Journalism
Law
Technical Writing
Education
Creative Writing
Marketing and Communications
The advantages to the accelerated program include:
The 5-Year Combined Degree Pathway Program curriculum includes the same coursework offered in the English undergraduate and graduate programs with the significant advantage of graduating with two degrees!
Flexibility during graduate school
Students can complete graduate classes while fulfilling undergraduate degree requirements.
Reduced Time
Students start fulfilling graduate school requirements sooner. The Combined Degree Program engages students in graduate level courses before their peers and provides the opportunity to make connections with graduate instructors and other students in the program.
Cost Saving
Students can save tuition costs by completing up to 9 graduate credit hours at the undergraduate price. These same graduate credits will be applied to their graduate degree at The University of Akron.