Program Overview

Women's and Gender Studies, B.A. to M.A. Accelerated Program

Overview

The accelerated bachelor's/master's program (ABM) at Saint Louis University offers outstanding womens and gender studies majors the opportunity to begin an M.A. program in their senior year.

Requirements

• Students must be pursuing a womens and gender studies undergraduate major or minor.
• Students must have at least junior standing.
• Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.30 to be considered for the accelerated program, although exceptions can be granted by the graduate coordinator.
• The womens and gender studies major requires 30 credits of coursework.
• The M.A. requires a further 30 credits.
• By counting two graduate courses, or six credits, for both degrees, students earn the requisite 30 credits in only 12 to 14 months after receiving their bachelor's degree.

Continuation Standards

• Students who pursue a major in womens and gender studies must earn a 2.00 GPA in the courses approved for completion of the major.
• If a student's GPA drops below 2.00, the student will be placed on academic probation within the department.
• A student may remain on academic probation for no more than two consecutive semesters, or for three semesters total, before being dismissed from the accelerated B.A./M.A. program.

Program Details

• For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following SLU programs: Women's and Gender Studies, B.A. and Women's and Gender Studies, M.A.
• Students complete the M.A. in three semesters after their successful completion of both their undergraduate degree and major and two graduate-level women's and gender studies courses.