Offered in: Chicago

The History program at Roosevelt offers an accelerated BA in History/ MA in History degree program to eligible students. Students entering this program can earn both bachelor's and master's degrees in less time than earning these degrees separately would require. The accelerated BA/MA program in History serves students who seek to teach history in a secondary school or community college; to prepare for a PhD degree; or to prepare for government positions or other careers requiring advanced study of history. The program offers instruction in the following fields: United States history to 1877, United States history since 1877, early modern European history, modern European history, African American history, the history of medicine, and Atlantic World history.

Entrance into this program is open to Roosevelt University BA students majoring in history who have an overall GPA of 3.0. Interested students must apply to the accelerated program by the end of the semester prior to entering their senior year of undergraduate study.

As undergraduates, eligible students may earn 9 credit hours (taking three graduate-level courses), which are applied toward both the undergraduate degree and the graduate degree. Graduate-level courses will be selected in consultation with the student’s history faculty advisor.  The student may take either two graduate-level courses (6 credits) in the fall and one (3 credits) in the spring, or one (3 credits) in the fall and two (6 credits) in the spring semester. Once students are admitted to the MA, the courses will apply toward completion of the MA degree.

• Major in History
• Have and maintain a 3.0 GPA
• Consult with history faculty advisor to select graduate-level courses
• Upon completion of History BA, apply to the MA program under the normal admission process

Requirement for Senior Year of BA (90 semester hours + ):

• Three graduate (400 level) courses to be taken as an undergraduate, in senior year (completion of 90 semester hours). Courses may include:
  •  Readings Seminar (History 428A, 428B, 429A, 429B, 436 or 438)
  • History 450, The Seminar
  • One 400-level elective

The three graduate courses will be selected in consultation with the student’s history faculty advisor.  The student may take either two courses (6 credits) in the fall and one (3 credits) in the spring, or one (3 credits) in the fall and two (6 credits) in the spring semester. Total of graduate courses taken in senior year (BA):  9 semester hours

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

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Select from HIST 428A READINGS IN U.S. HISTORY TO 1877, HIST 428B READINGS IN U.S. HISTORY FROM 1877, HIST 429A READINGS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1400-1750, HIST 429B READINGS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1750-PRESENT, HIST 436 READINGS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, OR HIST 438 READINGS IN ATLANTIC WORLD HISTORY