Accelareted Master of Arts in Humanities

Dominican University of California offers Dominican and transfer students, including those in the Adult Degree Completion program, the opportunity to begin an accelerated Master of Arts in Humanities while completing their Bachelor of Arts degree. Eligible full-time students with 60 units can complete both their BA and MA degrees in as few as six semesters, provided they have already fulfilled the majority of their general education (CORE) requirements¹. However, full time status is not required and time to completion will vary accordingly.

Once admitted to the accelerated MA program, a student takes twelve units of graduate coursework in the BA, which is applied either directly to the major or is counted as general elective credit, depending on the major. After completing the BA, the student applies to advance into the MA program and fulfills the remaining 20 units required to complete the MA.

Eligibility Criteria for All Students

Junior class standing (at least 60 successfully completed semester units of undergraduate credit)

• A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 in the major
• Approval of the student’s undergraduate academic advisor
• Approval of the Director of the Graduate Humanities program

The Application process

Interested students start by informing their academic advisor of their intent to apply to the Accelerated Master in Humanities program. The advisor will ensure that their course of study can accommodate the accelerated MA. If so, the student obtains an application from their advisor or the Director of Graduate Studies, who will then review the application, verify eligibility, and determine the first semester of participation. If approved by the Director, then the application is forwarded to the Registrar, who verifies class level and GPA, processes the application, and updates the student’s major code to a new Accelerated MA designation. From this point on, the student may enroll for graduate HUM seminars concurrently with their undergraduate courses, up to the stated limit of 12 graduate units, before the BA/BS/BFA is conferred. It is highly recommended that HUM 5000 Pro-Seminar or HUM 5001 Core Seminar be taken early and within the twelve units.

 

 

¹Completion in six full-time semesters remains possible for transfer students even though they will need to take either EC 2000, required for “Day” students, or ENGL 3442, required for Adult Degree Completion (ADC) students. Time to completion depends on the selected major and the number of units still needed to fulfill major requirements.