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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Foreign Languages, BA (Spanish Concentration)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education Concentration)


Web: mcl.gmu.edu

College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences  
Department: Modern and Classical Languages  

Highly qualified Mason undergraduates may apply to the accelerated master’s degree. If accepted, students may earn both a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages  with a concentration in Spanish and a master’s degree in foreign languages  with a concentration in Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education after satisfactory completion of 150 credits. See the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees  section of the catalog for policies related to this program.

Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see Academic Policies .

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 Admissions  section of this catalog. For information specific to the accelerated MA in Foreign Languages (Spanish/Bilingual Multicultural Education concentration), see Application Requirements on the departmental website.

Accelerated Option Requirements


While undergraduate students, accelerated master’s students complete two graduate courses (SPAN 510  and SPAN 502  ) as indicated on their Accelerated Master’s Program Application with a minimum grade of 3.00 in each course. Once admitted to the accelerated master’s pathway, students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in all course work. On 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 up to 6 additional graduate credits as reserve graduate credit. These credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree. To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students should use the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.

The ability to take courses, including ones not listed above, for reserve graduate credit is available to all high achieving undergraduates with the permission of the department.  Permission is normally granted only to qualified Mason seniors within 15 hours of graduation. See the Graduate Course Enrollment by Undergraduates section of the catalog.