Bachelor’s-to-Master’s in English 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 BA-to-MA program in English is highly selective and allows exceptional students to complete some coursework toward the MA in English while enrolled as undergraduates. The program may lead to enhanced career employment opportunities, professional training, or doctoral studies.

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 English and all the requirements for the MA in English. Students may apply up to 8 units from the undergraduate degree toward the master’s degree. However, at most one course may be applied toward both the 10 courses required for the undergraduate major and the MA degree requirements.

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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 of Arts & Sciences’ Bachelor's-to-Master's Programs web page. Applications for the BA-to-MA program must be received by March 1 of the sophomore or junior year. Note that this deadline supersedes the later deadline listed on BU’s general Bachelor’s-to-Master’s application website. Also note that the English Department has no fall admission process for the Bachelor’s-to-Master’s program.

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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