Fifth-Year Master’s Degree Program: BA/MA in Classics
The Classical Studies Department offers exceptional Tufts undergraduate Classics majors the option of earning a Fifth-Year Master’s Degree: BA/MA in Classics. This program allows students to finish the BA and the MA in five years. Two of the courses counted toward the BA degree (at the 100 or 200 level) may also count toward the MA degree.
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We invite you to learn more about this program, tuition information, and handbook and policies.
GSAS fifth-year Master's Degree Program
The Fifth-Year Master's Degree program (formerly called the GSAS Combined Degree program) allows Tufts undergraduates to continue on to a master's degree with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences after completing their bachelor's degree.
Students accepted into the program must submit their graduation packet and Course Distribution Form to Student Services by May 1.
In this program, students complete all requirements for the BA, BS, or BFA and for the MA, MS, or MAT. The last two years of undergraduate study are integrated with the first year of graduate work, eliminating duplication of courses and reducing the time required to earn the two degrees.
Tufts undergraduate students have the options of:
- double-counting up to two graduate-level courses (100-level or higher) toward both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements, and/or
- reserving up to two graduate-level courses from their Tufts undergraduate studies (or from external institutions) toward the master's requirements (pending faculty approval). Please contact the Registrar's Office for more information.
This rewarding degree program is an ideal fit for Tufts undergraduates who are interested in rigorous, innovative programming.
Program Requirements: See MA Classics requirements.
Admission Requirements
Undergraduates should apply to the Fifth-Year Master’s Degree Program by the end of the spring semester of their junior year. In exceptional cases we will consider students applying in their senior year. For application deadlines, please see the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' Fifth-Year Master’s Degree Program information.
Tufts undergraduate students must submit an application through the Office of Graduate Admissions.
- Competitive applicants will have an overall minimum 3.5 GPA
- Applicants need only submit 2 letters of recommendation. The Department of Classical Studies recommends that at least one of the two letters of support come from a member of the Department of Classical Studies.
- Applicants are exempted from the GRE requirement, and are not required to pay the graduate application fee.
- Students seeking admission to the graduate program should consult with their undergraduate major advisors, the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, and their prospective graduate advisor before applying to the graduate school. Contact with the department's graduate director, prior to application, is also highly advised.