Accelerated B.A./Master's Degree Program: Eligibility Requirements

Incoming First-Year Students

To qualify for a full (100%) tuition scholarship, Clark students must:

• be a full-time undergraduate student for four years (eight semesters) at Clark;
• meet the entry requirements of the chosen graduate program;
• achieve a 3.25* GPA for the second and third years of study in aggregate;
• apply to the program by April 1st of the junior year;
• achieve a 3.25* GPA for the fourth year of study;
• formally apply by the program deadline and be accepted by the graduate program indicated on the Accelerated B.A./Master's Degree Program Application Form: Part 1 submitted by April 1 of the junior year (or November 1 if the second semester of the junior year is in the fall semester);
• complete the B.A. degree within five years of initial entry to Clark University.

*Members of the Class of 2015 who enter Clark as first-year students in the fall of 2011 will be required to maintain a GPA of 3.40 in the second and third years of study in aggregate and in the fourth year of study to be eligible for the fifth-year free program.

Incoming Transfer Students

Incoming undergraduate transfer students to Clark will be eligible for a 50% tuition scholarship during their fifth year under the following conditions:

• be a full-time student for at least one full academic year prior to admission at the end of the junior year;
• obtain a GPA of at least 3.25* for whatever portion of the sophomore and junior year coursework taken at Clark in aggregate;
• maintain a GPA of at least 3.25* during the senior year;
• formally apply by the program deadline and be accepted by the graduate program indicated on the Application to the Accelerated B.A./Master's Degree Program: Part 1 submitted by April 1 of the junior year (or November 1 if the second semester of the junior year is in the fall semester);
• meet the entry requirements of the chosen graduate program.

*Students who transfer to Clark in the fall 2011 semester must maintain a GPA of 3.40 to be eligible for a partial tuition scholarship (See Policies for details).