University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 0 courses
Accelerated pathway dual degree programs provide academically outstanding students an accelerated pathway to complete an undergraduate and a master’s degree in a reduced period of time. Accelerated pathway programs provide undergraduate students permission to take a specified number of master’s level courses as electives toward completion of their bachelor’s degree. The students then apply to the graduate degree program, and if accepted, the previously completed graduate coursework during the senior year is counted as transfer credit toward the completion of the master’s degree. Students wishing to apply for the English, B.A./M.A. accelerated pathway program must complete an application to enter the program by March 1 of their junior year. Applications are available from the academic advising office in the English department. To enter the program, a student must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA and submit an application consisting of three documents: a 200-word statement of intent, a 4-7-page critical writing sample, and an unofficial copy of their transcript(s). If admitted to the accelerated pathway program, the student may take up to 6 credit hours of graduate courses during their senior year. (See list of courses below.) These courses will count as upper-level elective credits toward their bachelor’s degree. The student should then complete the full graduate school application to the master’s degree program during their senior year. If they are admitted to the master’s...
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