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2014-2015 University Catalog

Global Affairs, BA/International Commerce and Policy, Accelerated MA

Highly-qualified Mason undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree in global affairs may apply to the accelerated master’s degree program. If accepted, students will be able to earn both the BA in global affairs  and an MA in international commerce and policy  after satisfactory completion of 155 credits.

This program of study is offered jointly by the Global Affairs Program  in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Public Policy .

For policies governing all graduate and bachelor’s/accelerated master’s degrees, see the Graduate Policies  section of the catalog.

Application Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Graduate Admission Policies  section of the catalog. The accelerated master’s program application may be found on the School of Public Policy admissions website.

Accelerated Option Requirements

While undergraduate students, accelerated master’s students complete ITRN 500  with a minimum grade of 3.00. They must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in all coursework and in coursework applied to their major. Upon completion and conferral of the undergraduate degree in the semester indicated in the application, they submit the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form and are admitted to graduate status.

As graduate students, accelerated master’s students have an advanced standing. They must meet all master’s degree requirements except for the two courses (6 credits) they completed as undergraduates. Students must begin their master’s program the semester immediately following conferral of the undergraduate degree.

Reserve Graduate Credit

Students may take ITRN 504  as reserve graduate credit. These credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree. The ability to take courses for reserve graduate credit is available to all high achieving undergraduates with the permission of the program. Permission to take a graduate course for reserve graduate credit is normally granted only to Mason seniors within 15 hours of graduation.

To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students must request that the credits be moved from the undergraduate degree to the graduate degree using the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.