Total Required Credits for the Entire ADD Program: 138 s.h.
Requirements for Admission: Students may be admitted to this program as early as the fall of their Junior year (60 credits). Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible to ensure timely completion of the program, but assuming they’ve taken the required courses listed below, they may apply at a later point. Transfer students with at least 60 credits may apply after they have earned at least 15 credits at Rowan, i.e. in their second semester at Rowan. Students must earn at least a C- in all courses that count towards the Anthropology major.
Junior Admission: After earning 60 credits, students who apply to the program must meet the criteria listed below:
- Anthropology with a Diversity & Inclusion track
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.3 in undergraduate coursework;
- Successful completion of
- 3.3 GPA in the major and overall.
- Enrollment in ANTH 02395 - Anthropological Theory and one other course in the Diversity & Inclusion track.
Anthropology majors must also submit the following to be considered for admission to the program.
- BA/MA application form.
- One letter of recommendation from an undergraduate professor
Requirements for Beginning M.A. Program as a Senior: 90 credits:
- Anthropology with a Diversity & Inclusion track
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.3 in undergraduate coursework;
- Successful completion of
- 3.3 GPA in the major and overall.
- Enrollment in ANTH 02395 - Anthropological Theory and one other course in the Diversity & Inclusion subfield track.
Anthropology majors must also submit the following to be considered for admission to the program.
- BA/MA application form.
- One letter of recommendation from an undergraduate professor
Requirements for Graduation: To graduate from this accelerated dual degree program with a B.A. and an M.A., students must:
- Complete all requirements for the Anthropology B.A. including General Education and Rowan Experience requirements;
- Complete all requirements for the M.A., which is a level III program at Rowan. Completion of all requirements for the BA in Anthropology with Diversity & Inclusion track with a grade of C- or better in undergraduate courses, and a C or better in graduate level courses. Completion of all requirements for the MA in Diversity & Inclusion (30 Credit hours) with GPA of at least 3.0, earning no grades lower than a C and no more than two grades of C or C+. Students may repeat a graduate course once when the minimum GPA has not been met.
Student Status: Students will be expected to maintain satisfactory progress through the program: maintain an overall 3.0 GPA, earn at least a C in all M.A. courses, no more than two grades of C or C+, and meet the level III criteria in the M.A. program. Students who enroll in the ADD program who do not maintain satisfactory progress or who wish to discontinue the program may apply up to 12 credits of graduate work, if completed with a C or better, to their undergraduate free elective bank. Students enrolled in this accelerated B.A./M.A. program may take up to 12 credits of graduate courses at the undergraduate rate in their senior year providing they meet the criteria listed above. Beyond this, students will pay graduate tuition rates for their M.A. courses.
Contingency for Students who do not Complete the M.A. program: Students who are dropped from the graduate program or choose not to complete the B.A./M. A. program may earn a B.A. in Anthropology once they have completed all requirements for that undergraduate degree, achieved at least a 2.0 GPA, and earned at least 120 credits. Students may count up to 12 credits of their graduate courses towards their B.A. requirements; these courses will count as free electives towards the 120 credits required for a B.A. If all 12 credits are attained, the student may receive a Graduate Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion after the “Transition and Transfer” form is submitted.
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