Total Semester Hours: 120 s.h.
Total Required Credits for the Undergraduate Portion of the Program 120 or 108** s.h. total.
**The first number is the official number of credits required for the undergraduate degree; however, the second number reflects the actual number of credits students will take through undergraduate coursework since 12 of the graduate credits are completed in the senior year and count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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 summer after their sophomore 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, 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.
Sophomore Admission: After completing their sophomore year or 60 credits, students who meet the criteria listed below may apply to this program:
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.3 in undergraduate coursework; Junior Admission: After earning 60 credits, students who apply to the program must meet the criteria listed below:
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.3 in undergraduate coursework; Requirements for Graduation: To graduate from this accelerated dual degree program with a BA and an MA, students must:
- Complete all requirements for the BA in Theatre including General Education and Rowan Experience requirements;
Complete all requirements for the MA, which is a level III program at Rowan. In level III programs, students must achieve a 3.0 overall GPA with no grade lower than C and no more than two Cs.
Student Status:
Students will be expected to maintain satisfactory progress through the program: maintain an overall 3.3 GPA, and meet the level III criteria in the MA program, i.e. achieve a 3.0 overall GPA with no grade lower than C and no more than two Cs. Any student who fails to maintain satisfactory progress as described above will be placed on probation within the program for one semester. If the student’s performance still does not improve, he/she will be dropped from the accelerated program. Students with documented extenuating circumstances may request an exception to this requirement by obtaining written approval of the MA in Arts Administration Director.
Students enrolled in this accelerated dual BA/MA 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 MA courses.
Contingency for Students who do not Complete the MA program: Students who are dropped from the graduate program or choose not to complete the accelerated dual BA/MA program may earn a BA in Theatre 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 BA requirements; these courses will count as free electives towards the 120 credits required for a BA.
Victoria Dolceamore
Director
dolceamore@rowan.edu
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