Additional Academic Opportunities
Accelerated B.A./Master's Degree Programs
Clark offers several programs that allow students to complete the requirements for bachelor's and master's degrees in an accelerated, five-year period. Students may obtain a master of arts (M.A.), master of business administration (M.B.A.), master of public administration (M.P.A.), master of science in finance (M.S.F.), master of science in professional communication (M.S.P.C.), master of arts in teaching (M.A.T.) or master of arts in education (M.A.Ed.). Students apply to the accelerated B.A./Master's degree programs in their junior year, begin meeting requirements in their senior year, and complete those requirements in the fifth year. Bachelor's degrees are granted en route to the master's degree.
For students meeting eligibility requirements, the fifth year is tuition free. To qualify for free tuition in the fifth year, a student must: be a full-time undergraduate for four years at Clark; meet bachelor's/master's course prerequisites and receive a Clark bachelor's degree within five years of initial entry into Clark; earn an overall 3.25 grade-point average during the second and third years and again in the fourth year.
Undergraduates who transfer to Clark are eligible for a 50 percent tuition fellowship during the fifth year of study. To qualify, a transfer student must begin full-time study at Clark no later than the end of the sophomore year; earn at least a 3.25 grade-point average for courses taken at Clark; maintain a 3.25 grade-point average during the fourth year; and meet program course requirements.
The University has approved accelerated programs in biology; business administration; chemistry; community development and planning; education; environmental science and policy; finance; geographic information science; history; international development and social change; physics; professional communications; and public adminstration.
For further information and application procedures, visit www.clarku.edu/accelerate or contact the Graduate School at (508) 793-7676.
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