Accelerated BA to MA English

Accelerated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in English, specializing in Literary and Textual Studies Program

Please see the Graduate College’s Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program webpage and official Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program Policy for information pertaining to all Accelerated Programs.

Admissions Requirements

Students interested in pursuing the Accelerated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in English, specializing in Literary and Textual Studies must complete the following application requirements:

1.      By the start of Pre-Master’s status, they must have either:

        - 75 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.2[1], or

        - 90 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.0;

2.      A completed Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program Application;

3.      Official transcripts from all universities attended;

4.      At least two letters of recommendation from full-time BGSU Literature program faculty members;

5.      A 2-3-page (double-spaced) statement of purpose;

6.      A 10-15-page (double-spaced) writing sample. (Two or more shorter samples are acceptable for a total of 10-15 pages in the absence of a  single longer sample.)   

Accelerated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in English, specializing in Literary and Textual Studies

Students enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in English, specializing in Literary and Textual Studies program should follow the following course schedule for planning out graduate work that begins while still enrolled as an undergraduate student, followed by the courses taken when fully enrolled as a graduate student in the Literary and Textual Studies M.A. program.  In order to complete this plan in an accelerated format, it is strongly recommended that students choose the Plan II option (non-thesis).  Students who choose the thesis option should expect the completion of their master’s degree program to take longer than an additional extra (5^th) year.

Undergraduate Accelerated Status (limited to 9 credits maximum)

Courses that may be taken while an undergraduate student with Undergraduate Accelerated Status that will overlap between the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees:

ENG 6010

ENG 6070

ENG 6090

Graduate Accelerated Status

Upon earning their Bachelor of Arts in English, students should proceed to their graduate program and fulfill the remaining requirements for the Master of Arts (MA) in English, specializing in Literary and Textual Studies.

[1] For the purposes of this policy, BGSU GPA is calculated based on BGSU credits only. However, credits transferred into BGSU may be counted as part of credit hours earned (not GPA).