The College of Saint Rose
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Albany New York 12203
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Accelerated B.A./M.A. Program in English

Exceptional students who meet the admissions requirements for our accelerated program in English may complete both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in five years.  This involves intensive academic work, so students should consider the advantages of completing two degrees within a concentrated period in the context of their desire to take part in extracurricular activities during their college years before choosing this program. 

To be accepted into this program, a student must meet all of the following academic requirements:

• SAT verbal score:   600 or higher
• Total SAT score:   1200 or higher
• Overall high school average:  90 or higher
• English average in high school:  93 or higher

Once accepted into this program, students must complete the following, maintaining a B average: 

• All undergraduate English major requirements                   48 credits
• All undergraduate Liberal Education requirements            38 credits

        (This number of liberal education credits assumes that two of the

      liberal education requirements are met through English major courses.)

• Additional undergraduate elective courses:                         15 credits

Total undergraduate credits:  101

• All graduate English requirements                                        36 credits

Generally, students complete their undergraduate credits in their first three years and then complete their graduate requirements in their final two years.  Both degrees, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, are awarded at the end of the fifth year, if all requirements have been met.  

See B.A. in English; M.A. in English for fuller details on the undergraduate and graduate programs in English.