Bachelor’s-to-Master’s in Astrophysics & Space Physics 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. The Bachelor’s-to-Master’s program in Astrophysics & Space Physics is designed for those well-prepared students who wish to obtain a master’s degree by completing an additional year of intensive study in astrophysics and space physics.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Duration: 24 units required | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Students must complete all requirements for the BA in Astronomy & Physics and all requirements for the MA in Astronomy. Students may apply up to 8 units in Astronomy (AS courses), taken at the 600 or 700 level while completing the BA, toward the MA.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Information about application requirements and deadlines for bachelor’s-to-master’s programs can be found at the graduate school’s Bachelor's-to-Master's Programs information website. Only applicants with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 overall and 3.3 in mathematics, physics, and astronomy courses will ordinarily be admitted. Further details may be obtained from the Department of Astronomy’s Director of Graduate Studies.

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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