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Catalog Year: 2026-2027
Banner Code: LA-MA-ACEL-FRLN-SBM
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- Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Chinese Concentration)
- Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Korean Concentration)
- Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Spanish Concentration)
- Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education Concentration)
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Chinese Concentration)
Overview
Highly-qualified Mason undergraduates may be admitted to the combined bachelor's/accelerated master's degree pathway program (accelerated master's) and obtain a BA/BS in a relevant major and an MA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Chinese in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 138 credits.
See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated master's degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master's degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
BAM Pathway Admission Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and accelerated master's degree policies. For information specific to this accelerated master's program, see Application Requirements and Process on the departmental website.
Students will be considered for admission into the BAM Pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits.
Students who are accepted into the BAM Pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits.
Accelerated Master's Admissions Requirements
Undergraduate students already admitted to the BAM Pathway will be admitted to the master's program, if they have met the following criteria, that will be verified:
- Submission of BAM Transition Form by stated deadline.
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.00 for conferred undergraduate degree (which does not include any earned reserve graduate credits).
- Completion of approved advanced standing courses and any reserve graduate courses that have met the minimum grade requirement of B-.
- Successful completion of required minimum of 120 credits needed for undergraduate degree conferral (after exclusion of any satisfactory reserve graduate credits earned).
- Successfully meeting Mason's requirements for undergraduate degree conferral (graduation) and timely submission of the application for graduation.
Accelerated Pathway Requirements
To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses must choose from the following:
Advanced Standing courses
Students must complete at least 3 credits from the following list of graduate-level courses, while in undergraduate status, up to a maximum of 12. Advanced standing courses may substitute for some or all (up to 12 credits) of the 400-level requirements in the BA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Chinese.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN 500 | Chinese Linguistics Teaching Methodology | 3 |
| CHIN 510 | Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHIN 518 | Approaches to Classical/Literary Chinese | 3 |
| CHIN 520 | Chinese and Sinophone Cinema | 3 |
| CHIN 555 | Topics in Chinese Poetry and Poetics | 3 |
| CHIN 575 | Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
| CHIN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| CHIN 585 | Chinese Theatrical Dramas in the 20th Century | 3 |
Reserve Graduate Credit courses:
Students may complete up to 6 credits, while in undergraduate student status, of graduate-level coursework from the list below that will only count towards the graduate degree program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN 500 | Chinese Linguistics Teaching Methodology | 3 |
| CHIN 510 | Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHIN 518 | Approaches to Classical/Literary Chinese | 3 |
| CHIN 520 | Chinese and Sinophone Cinema | 3 |
| CHIN 555 | Topics in Chinese Poetry and Poetics | 3 |
| CHIN 575 | Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
| CHIN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| CHIN 585 | Chinese Theatrical Dramas in the 20th Century | 3 |
For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements see AP.6.7 Bachelor's Accelerated Master's Degree and AP.1.4.4 Graduate Course Enrollment by Undergraduates.
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Korean Concentration)
Overview
Highly-qualified Mason undergraduates may be admitted to the combined bachelor's/accelerated master's degree pathway program (accelerated master's) and obtain a BA/BS in a relevant major and an MA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Korean in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 138 credits.
See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated master's degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master's degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
BAM Pathway Admission Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and accelerated master's degree policies. For information specific to this accelerated master's program, see Application Requirements and Process on the departmental website.
Students will be considered for admission into the BAM Pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits.
Students who are accepted into the BAM Pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits.
Accelerated Master's Admissions Requirements
Undergraduate students already admitted to the BAM Pathway will be admitted to the master's program, if they have met the following criteria, that will be verified:
- Submission of BAM Transition Form by stated deadline.
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.00 for conferred undergraduate degree (which does not include any earned reserve graduate credits).
- Completion of approved advanced standing courses and any reserve graduate courses that have met the minimum grade requirement of B-.
- Successful completion of required minimum of 120 credits needed for undergraduate degree conferral (after exclusion of any satisfactory reserve graduate credits earned).
- Successfully meeting Mason's requirements for undergraduate degree conferral (graduation) and timely submission of the application for graduation.
Accelerated Pathway Requirements
To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses must choose from the following:
Advanced Standing courses
Students must complete at least 3 credits from the following list of graduate-level courses, while in undergraduate status, up to a maximum of 12.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| KORE 511 | Korean Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| KORE 520 | Seminar in Korean Popular Narrative | 3 |
| KORE 530 | Korean Multimedia Pedagogy | 3 |
| KORE 540 | Korean Translation Practicum | 3 |
| KORE 550 | Critical Korean Cultural Studies | 3 |
| KORE 560 | Seminar in Gender and Society of Korea | 3 |
| KORE 570 | Seminar in Korean Culture and Media | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
Reserve Graduate Credit courses
Students may complete up to 6 credits, while in undergraduate student status, of graduate-level coursework from the list below that will only count towards the graduate degree program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| KORE 511 | Korean Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| KORE 520 | Seminar in Korean Popular Narrative | 3 |
| KORE 530 | Korean Multimedia Pedagogy | 3 |
| KORE 540 | Korean Translation Practicum | 3 |
| KORE 550 | Critical Korean Cultural Studies | 3 |
| KORE 560 | Seminar in Gender and Society of Korea | 3 |
| KORE 570 | Seminar in Korean Culture and Media | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements, see AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree Policies and AP.1.4.4 Graduate Course Enrollment by Undergraduates.
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Spanish Concentration)
Overview
Highly-qualified Mason undergraduates may be admitted to the combined bachelor's/accelerated master's degree pathway program (accelerated master's) and obtain a BA/BS in a relevant major and an MA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 138 credits.
See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated master's degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master's degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
BAM Pathway Admission Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and accelerated master's degree policies. For information specific to this accelerated master's program, see Application Requirements and Process on the departmental website.
Students will be considered for admission into the BAM Pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits.
Students who are accepted into the BAM Pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits.
Accelerated Master's Admissions Requirements
Undergraduate students already admitted to the BAM Pathway will be admitted to the master's program, if they have met the following criteria, that will be verified:
- Submission of BAM Transition Form by stated deadline.
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.00 for conferred undergraduate degree (which does not include any earned reserve graduate credits).
- Completion of approved advanced standing courses and any reserve graduate courses that have met the minimum grade requirement of B-.
- Successful completion of required minimum of 120 credits needed for undergraduate degree conferral (after exclusion of any satisfactory reserve graduate credits earned).
- Successfully meeting Mason's requirements for undergraduate degree conferral (graduation) and timely submission of the application for graduation.
Accelerated Pathway Requirements
To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses must choose from the following:
Advanced Standing courses
Students must complete at least 3 credits from the following list of graduate-level courses, while in undergraduate status, up to a maximum of 12. Advanced standing courses may substitute for some or all (up to 12 credits) of the 400-level requirements in the BA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 500 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 501 | Applied Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 502 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 503 | Spanish Linguistics for Educators | 3 |
| SPAN 505 | Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 510 | Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 512 | Mass Media and Popular Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 520 | Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 525 | Studies in Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 530 | Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 540 | Studies in 20th-Century Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 544 | Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media | 3 |
| SPAN 545 | Studies in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 551 | Special Topics in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 570 | Language Politics and Policy | 3 |
| SPAN 571 | Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 574 | Critical Approaches to Teaching Spanish-language Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 575 | Teaching Spanish for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPAN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 580 | Contemporary Hispanic Institutions | 3 |
| SPAN 585 | Languages in Contact | 3 |
| SPAN 590 | Bilingual Education in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| FRLN 510 | Bibliography and Research in Foreign Languages and Literature | 3 |
| FRLN 525 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 530 | Topics in Comparative World Literatures | 3 |
| FRLN 550 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 551 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 572 | Integrating Technology into Language Learning | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
Reserve Graduate Credit courses
Students may complete up to 6 credits, while in undergraduate student status, of graduate-level coursework from the list below that will only count towards the graduate degree program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 500 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 501 | Applied Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 502 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 503 | Spanish Linguistics for Educators | 3 |
| SPAN 505 | Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 510 | Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 512 | Mass Media and Popular Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 520 | Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 525 | Studies in Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 530 | Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 540 | Studies in 20th-Century Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 544 | Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media | 3 |
| SPAN 545 | Studies in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 551 | Special Topics in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 570 | Language Politics and Policy | 3 |
| SPAN 571 | Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 574 | Critical Approaches to Teaching Spanish-language Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 575 | Teaching Spanish for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPAN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 580 | Contemporary Hispanic Institutions | 3 |
| SPAN 585 | Languages in Contact | 3 |
| SPAN 590 | Bilingual Education in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| FRLN 510 | Bibliography and Research in Foreign Languages and Literature | 3 |
| FRLN 525 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 530 | Topics in Comparative World Literatures | 3 |
| FRLN 550 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 551 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 572 | Integrating Technology into Language Learning | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements, see AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree Policies and AP.1.4.4 Graduate Course Enrollment by Undergraduates.
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Foreign Languages, Accelerated MA (Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education Concentration)
Overview
Highly-qualified Mason undergraduates may be admitted to the combined bachelor's/accelerated master's degree pathway program (accelerated master's) and obtain a BA/BS in a relevant major and an MA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 144 credits.
See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated master's degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master's degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
BAM Pathway Admission Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and accelerated master's degree policies. For information specific to this accelerated master's program, see Application Requirements and Process on the departmental website.
Students will be considered for admission into the BAM Pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits.
Students who are accepted into the BAM Pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits.
Accelerated Master's Admissions Requirements
Undergraduate students already admitted to the BAM Pathway will be admitted to the master's program, if they have met the following criteria, that will be verified:
- Submission of BAM Transition Form by stated deadline.
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.00 for conferred undergraduate degree (which does not include any earned reserve graduate credits).
- Completion of approved advanced standing courses and any reserve graduate courses that have met the minimum grade requirement of B-.
- Successful completion of required minimum of 120 credits needed for undergraduate degree conferral (after exclusion of any satisfactory reserve graduate credits earned).
- Successfully meeting Mason's requirements for undergraduate degree conferral (graduation) and timely submission of the application for graduation.
Accelerated Pathway Requirements
To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses must choose from the following:
Advanced Standing courses
Students must complete at least 3 credits from the following list of graduate-level courses, while in undergraduate status, up to a maximum of 12. Advanced standing courses may substitute for some or all (up to 12 credits) of the 400-level requirements in the BA in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 500 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 501 | Applied Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 502 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 503 | Spanish Linguistics for Educators | 3 |
| SPAN 505 | Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 510 | Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 512 | Mass Media and Popular Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 520 | Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 525 | Studies in Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 530 | Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 540 | Studies in 20th-Century Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 544 | Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media | 3 |
| SPAN 545 | Studies in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 551 | Special Topics in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 570 | Language Politics and Policy | 3 |
| SPAN 571 | Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 574 | Critical Approaches to Teaching Spanish-language Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 575 | Teaching Spanish for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPAN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 580 | Contemporary Hispanic Institutions | 3 |
| SPAN 585 | Languages in Contact | 3 |
| SPAN 590 | Bilingual Education in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| FRLN 510 | Bibliography and Research in Foreign Languages and Literature | 3 |
| FRLN 525 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 530 | Topics in Comparative World Literatures | 3 |
| FRLN 550 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 551 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 572 | Integrating Technology into Language Learning | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
Reserve Graduate Credit courses
Students may complete up to 6 credits, while in undergraduate student status, of graduate-level coursework from the list below that will only count towards the graduate degree program.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 500 | History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 501 | Applied Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 502 | Hispanic Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 503 | Spanish Linguistics for Educators | 3 |
| SPAN 505 | Applied Spanish Stylistics in Multilingual and Multimodal Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 510 | Methods of Literary and Cultural Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 512 | Mass Media and Popular Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 520 | Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 525 | Studies in Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 530 | Studies in the Literature of the Golden Age | 3 |
| SPAN 540 | Studies in 20th-Century Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 544 | Spanish-Language Film, Television, and Digital Media | 3 |
| SPAN 545 | Studies in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 551 | Special Topics in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 570 | Language Politics and Policy | 3 |
| SPAN 571 | Methods and Curriculum Design for Teaching Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 574 | Critical Approaches to Teaching Spanish-language Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 575 | Teaching Spanish for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPAN 576 | Advanced Translation | 3 |
| SPAN 580 | Contemporary Hispanic Institutions | 3 |
| SPAN 585 | Languages in Contact | 3 |
| SPAN 590 | Bilingual Education in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| FRLN 510 | Bibliography and Research in Foreign Languages and Literature | 3 |
| FRLN 525 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 530 | Topics in Comparative World Literatures | 3 |
| FRLN 550 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 551 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FRLN 565 | Theory of Translation | 3 |
| FRLN 572 | Integrating Technology into Language Learning | 3 |
| FRLN 573 | Basic Issues in Language Pedagogy | 3 |
| FRLN 575 | Heritage Language Education | 3 |
| FRLN 590 | Internship in Community-Based Learning | 3 |
For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements see AP.6.7 Bachelor's Accelerated Master's Degree policies.