Accelerated Master's Program Overview
The Accelerated Master’s Degree program allows Mason’s highly qualified and highly motivated undergraduate students of Spanish to begin graduate study in Spanish while still completing their BA. This allows them to earn an MA in a reduced amount of time, and at significantly reduced cost.
Students accepted to the Accelerated Master’s Degree (BAM) program can:
- Enroll in seminar-style graduate courses while still completing the BA
- Apply up to 12 graduate credits to both the BA and the MA
- Earn an additional 6 reserve graduate credits while still an undergraduate (at undergraduate tuition rates)
- Begin their MA degree with 18 credits already earned
- Complete both degrees with as few as 138 credits
Additional benefits of the Accelerated Master’s Degree (BAM) program include:
- Streamlined application process
- No application fee
Students in the Accelerated Master’s degree in Foreign Languages can choose either the concentration in Spanish or the concentration in Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education.
Opportunities
MA students in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages are eligible to apply for the following Graduate Assistantships. All of these assistantships provide a stipend and cover six credits of graduate tuition per semester.
- Graduate Assistantship in Latinx Advocacy (open to all MA students)
- Graduate Assistantship (expected) in Spanish tutoring (open to all MA students)
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship (only students who have completed 18 graduate credits may apply)
Current and prospective students interested in applying should contact Dr. Ellen Serafini, Director of Graduate Studies.
