BA in Archaeological & Environmental Sciences to MA in Archaeology at Boston University

Programme overview

Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs are linked bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in which the two degrees are conferred sequentially. This Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program allows students to apply a maximum of 8 units from their undergraduate degree toward the associated master’s degree. The units applied toward the master’s degree must be at the 500 level or above.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Duration: 152 units required | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Students must complete all the requirements of the BA in Archaeological & Environmental Sciences and an additional 24 units of graduate work in archaeology, or in related disciplines with permission of their advisors. A total of 152 units is required. The specific graduate-level course requirements beyond requirements for the BA in Archaeological & Environmental Sciences are: CAS AR 591 Theory in Archaeology (4 units)

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Application information

Entry requirements

For general Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Program information for prospective students and application instructions, please refer to the Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Programs section of this Bulletin. Applications must be received by April 1 of the junior year. If the application does not meet the deadline, a Request for Waiver of Application Deadline must be completed and signed by the department chair and submitted with an application.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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