Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Bioethics Dual Degree

Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Bioethics

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Trinity College offer a dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts Degree that pairs an MA in bioethics with an undergraduate degree in any major. This opportunity is open to qualified students in any undergraduate major but may have special appeal for students with the following majors or interests: premedical, pre-health, psychology, philosophy, law, public policy, communications, theology, business, Christian ministries, and education.

In this program, an undergraduate student may earn a graduate degree as early as the summer following the senior year by taking graduate-level courses beginning the junior year. Up to fifteen hours of coursework from the MA count toward the BA. Of these fifteen hours, 11  credits may be applied from the General Education courses and up to 15 credits of additional major courses and/or electives.  These 15 overlapping hours are taken as part of the undergraduate load. (See the dual degree curriculum) Students begin graduate coursework in the summer after their junior year, so it is possible for them to complete both the BA and the MA as early as the following summer.

Qualified applicants must have a minimum cumulative Trinity GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, and a positive recommendation from their academic advisor. Students may apply for acceptance to the dual degree program through Trinity Graduate School. Transfer students may apply to the program if they have 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, a positive recommendation from a former professor or their academic advisor, a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all transferred college work, and a minimum cumulative Trinity GPA of 3.0. Students interested in the dual degree are advised to notify their advisor(s) and the dual degree program advisor as early as possible to allow for expedient course planning and to assure that overlapping course requirements can be planned and scheduled.