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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

ABM Plan of Study - BA / MA English: Professional Writing


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The Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s (ABM) plan of study in English, Professional Writing Concentration, BA and the English, MA allows highly qualified students to graduate with both a B.A. and an M.A. in English in five years. To be eligible, students must demonstrate broad academic achievement and the capacity to work at the graduate level.

Admission, Application, and Grade, Credit & Time Requirements  are outlined in the University’s policy.

Admission and Application Requirements


Students must meet the Admission, Application, & Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements oulined in the University’s ABM Policy.

In addition to the University’s ABM Admission Requirements students must:

  • be an English, BA major with a Professional Writing concentration declared as their primary major

Advising


During their senior year, students admitted to the ABM plan of study will be advised jointly by an Undergraduate Advisor and the Graduate Coordinator. The undergraduate degree graduation timeline for each student will be determined collaboratively with the student, Undergraduate Advisor, Graduate Coordinator, and Department Head. Following undergraduate degree completion, students will be advised by the Graduate Coordinator only.

Course Requirements


Program Requirements for the BA in English, Professional Writing Concentration

English, BA, Professional Writing Concentration  

Program Requirements for the MA in English

English, MA  

Approved ABM Courses

Upon ABM admission and successful completion, the following graduate‐level courses are approved to satisfy both the BA and MA English degree requirements as outlined below. No more than 9 graduate credit hours may be double counted toward the requirements of both degrees.

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