| The University offers work
leading to the MA degree in astronomy, chemistry,
computer science, earth and environmental sciences,
mathematics, music, physics, and psychology and to the
PhD in biology, chemistry, ethnomusicology, mathematics,
molecular biology and biochemistry, and physics. Theses
and dissertations are required for these degrees. The
Chemistry and Physics departments jointly offer an
interdepartmental program leading to the PhD degree. The
departments of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and
Chemistry offer an interdepartmental program in molecular
biophysics leading to the PhD. The Graduate Liberal
Studies Program offers a program leading to the degree of
Master of Arts in liberal studies (MALS) or the
certificate of advanced study (CAS). All graduate
instruction is scheduled within an academic year
consisting of two academic semesters from September to
June. Summer work consisting of independent study or
research is encouraged. No evening courses or summer
school courses other than those in the Graduate Liberal
Studies Program are available.
Combined Plans of Study
Concurrent BA and MA Program—The
Anthropology Department offers a five-year program
leading to concurrent BA and MA degrees. Application for
the program must be made to the department prior to the
end of the junior year.
Candidates for the bachelor's degree who satisfy the
Wesleyan requirements for honors in general scholarship
may, in their senior year, be admitted to candidacy for
the master's degree, provided that they have earned at
least 32 credits toward the bachelor's degree by the
start of the senior year and are not otherwise deficient
in satisfying the requirements for the undergraduate
degree. The work of these candidates is under the
direction of the Graduate Council.Successful candidates
may receive the BA and MA degrees concurrently.
Five-Year BA/MA Program—Students
enrolled in this program receive the BA degree after four
years and the MA degree at the end of the fifth year.
This program is intended for students who desire a more
intensive involvement in research than is possible in the
traditional four-year undergraduate setting. The
additional year provides the opportunity to complete a
research project in substantially greater depth than is
possible as part of senior honors thesis research. To be
able to complete the two degrees in five years, it is
necessary for the student to submit, after consultation
with his/her major department, a carefully worked out and
integrated study plan for the final two years at the time
of application to the program. Application to and
acceptance into the program will normally be at the end
of the junior year. Admission to the program will be
based on both departmental recommendation and academic
record. Departments will set their own requirements for
admission into the program, which will be administered by
a committee of the Graduate Council.
The MA will require a minimum of eight credits in
addition to the 32 necessary for the Wesleyan BA. Of
these eight credits, at least four will be in advanced
coursework; the remaining credits may be earned through
research, seminars, and research practica. MA credit will
be awarded only for academic exercises in which grades of
B-or higher have been earned. Financial support other
than tuition remission in the fifth year is not a formal
component of this program. However, some students in the
fifth year of the program may be able to find support
from research grant funds.
For further information on the BA/MA program, MA and
PhD programs, contact the Office of Graduate Student
Services, mmelendez@wesleyan.edu,
130-132 Science Tower.
For further information on the MALS and CAS, contact
Graduate Liberal Studies Program, http://www.wesleyan.edu/glsp/,
284 High Street.
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