Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s: Spanish

Criteria and Application Requirements

Students interested in pursuing the Accelerated BA to MA program plan in Spanish must:

1. Be pursuing a BA in Spanish
2. By the start of the student’s Accelerated status, have either:
   • 75 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.2, or
   • 90 credit hours earned and an overall BGSU GPA of at least 3.0;
3. Complete Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Program Application;
4. Submit transcripts from all universities attended;
5. Submit at least one letter of recommendation from a full-time BGSU faculty member, preferably from graduate faculty within the student’s major or targeted graduate program;
6. Have completed successfully at least one course at the SPAN 38XX level and one course at the SPAN 4XXX level;
7. Submit a statement of purpose to the Spanish graduate coordinator.

Once the student completes their undergraduate degree, they should complete the remaining requirements for the Master of Arts in Spanish program.