Accelerated Master’s Program
Boston Baptist College is teaming up with the University of Massachusetts-Boston (UMass Boston) and many other prestigious colleges in the Boston area to create the Boston Advanced Academic Consortium (BAAC) which works to create exciting new opportunities for students of these colleges and universities.
EARN A BACHELOR’S AND A MASTER’S DEGREE IN AS LITTLE AS 5 YEARS THROUGH THE BAAC
The Boston Advanced Academic Consortium (BAAC) is a partnership between seven Boston-area colleges and universities that allows students to cross-register for accelerated master's programs — and graduate with a bachelor's and a master's in five years total.
Undergraduates at Boston Architectural College, Boston Baptist College, Bentley University, Curry College, Lasell University, and Longy College of Music at Bard College can apply in their junior year to earn an accelerated master's degree from UMass Boston. Undergraduates at UMass Boston can apply in their junior year to earn a specialized master's at a partner institution. Accepted BAAC students replace undergraduate electives with graduate-level courses at a partner institution in their senior year, then finish up their master's degree in one additional year.
Why apply to an accelerated master's program through the BAAC?
Save Money — Pay undergraduate tuition rates and apply undergraduate financial aid toward any graduate-level coursework taken in your senior year.
Save Time — Enter the workforce as much as one year sooner than with a standard master’s degree program.
Expand Your Options — Earn your master's in a subject area not offered by your undergraduate institution.
SOURCE: https://admissions.umb.edu/graduate-students/boston-advanced-academic-consortium
what programs are available?
Our 4+1 Program allows Boston Baptist College students to pursue master's degrees in a number of areas. Working together with UMass-Boston, we are able to provide students with Accelerated Master’s Programs in many areas of study.
Click on a program to learn more
business administration
B.A./B.S. TO M.B.A.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
B.A./M.A.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
B.S./P.S.M.-M.S.
GERONTOLOGY
B.S./M.S.
GERONTOLOGY: MANAGEMENT OF AGING SERVICES
B.S./M.S.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
B.A./M.A.
MIDDLE/SECONDARY EDUCATION: INITIAL LICENSURE
B.A./M.A.
HOW TO APPLY
Talk to your Advisor — Before you apply, talk to your academic advisor to see how this opportunity would affect your degree program.
Apply — Work with your academic advisor to complete an application before listed deadlines.
OTHER INFORMATION
Degree granting — After completing all undergraduate degree requirements, students will receive their bachelor’s degree from their undergraduate institution. After completing all graduate degree requirements, students will receive their master’s degree from their graduate institution.
Cost — During their senior year, students will continue to pay tuition to their undergraduate institution as they otherwise would. Non-UMass Boston students will pay a one-time program fee of $500, as well as a $500 tuition deposit credited toward their UMass Boston graduate tuition. Once a student matriculates into their graduate institution (UMass Boston) they will pay the standard graduate tuition for their remaining courses.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS AT THE UMASS-BOSTON WEBSITE
(Source: University of Massachusetts-Boston Admissions website | https://admissions.umb.edu/graduate-students/boston-advanced-academic-consortium)
