Accelerated Bachelor’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to Master’s Program Page

Accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to Masters in Public Administration 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 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies BA to MPA Program must complete the following application requirements:  

1.     By the start of Accelerated 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.     Two letters of recommendation from a full-time BGSU faculty member, preferably from graduate faculty within the student’s major or targeted graduate program;

5.     A statement of purpose (250-500 words) highlighting how the MPA program aligns with the applicants professional interests and objectives

Accelerated BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to MPA Program Plan  

Students enrolled in the Accelerated BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to MPA 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 BA Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to MPA 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:

Students should choose 3 courses from the following list (no more than 6 credit hours at the 5000-level):

• POLS 5310: Politics, Policy, and Poverty
• POLS 5330: Nonprofit Administration
• POLS 5420: Women and American Politics
• POLS 5510: Human Rights
• POLS 5550: Politics of Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship
• POLS 6200: Public Administration and Public Policy
• POLS 6210: Administrative Theory and Behavior
• POLS 6260: Public Personnel Administration.

Students may also seek approval for POLS special topic courses that focus on gender/equity issues (e.g, POLS 5820: Topics in Public Administration and Political Science); approval will come from the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Director.

[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).