Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Leadership Dual Degree
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Leadership
Trinity Graduate School and Trinity College offer a dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts degree that pairs an MA in Leadership (MA/L) 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: business, organizational leadership, Christian ministries, and psychology.
Approved students will take nine credits in the MA/L, which, upon completion of those nine credits, will reduce the number of required credits from 120 to 111 in order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. This can be accomplished in one or more of the following ways:
- ID 5001 / LR 5001 Foundations of Integrative Thought (3 hours) replaces either BI 101/BI 105 or BI 111/BI 115 in the general education category of biblical studies ("Thinking and Living Biblically in the World").
- ID 5002 / LR 5002 Foundations of Cultural Engagement (3 hours) replaces the general education requirement in the intercultural study category ("Diversity, Traditions, and Cultures").
- An LR course can replace undergraduate credit hours up to 9 credits.
- Specific leadership courses might be accepted by your undergraduate program. (Please consult your undergraduate advisor for approval before taking the graduate course.)
Or, if a student does not take IDS/LR 5001 and/or IDS/LR 5002 as an undergraduate, one or two additional LR courses (3 or 6 credits) replace an additional 3 or 6 hours of undergraduate elective credit.
Qualified applicants must have a Trinity GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, and demonstrated leadership potential. Students may apply for acceptance to the Dual Degree program through Trinity Graduate School. A positive recommendation from a TIU instructor capable of assessing their performance in an ongoing or recent leadership role is required. This instructor must have had substantial interaction with the student, per the final approval of the undergraduate directors.
Transfer students may apply for the program if they have 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, a positive recommendation from a TIU instructor (per the final approval of undergraduate academic directors), a 3.0 GPA for all transferred college work, and a 3.0 in Trinity coursework, in addition to demonstrated leadership potential. Students interested in the dual degree are advised to notify their advisors as early as possible to allow for expedient course planning and to assure that overlapping course requirements can be planned and scheduled.
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Leadership
Trinity Graduate School and Trinity College offer a dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts degree that pairs an MA in Leadership (MA/L) 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: business, Christian ministries, organizational leadership, and psychology.
Approved students will take nine credits in the MA/L, which, upon completion of those nine credits, will reduce the number of required credits from 120 to 111 in order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. This can be accomplished in one or more of the following ways:
- ID 5001 / LR 5001 Foundations of Integrative Thought (3 hours) replaces either BI 101 or BI 111 in the general education category Biblical Studies.
- ID 5002 / LR 5002 Foundations of Cultural Engagement (3 hours) replaces the general education requirement in the category Intercultural Study.
- One LR course (3 hours) replaces 3 hours of undergraduate elective credit.
Or, if a student does not take ID/LR 5001 and/or ID/LR 5002 as an undergraduate, one or two additional LR courses (3 or 6 credits) replace an additional 3 or 6 hours of undergraduate elective credit.
Qualified applicants must have a Trinity GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, and demonstrated leadership potential. Students may apply for acceptance to the Dual Degree program through Trinity Graduate School. A positive recommendation from a TIU instructor capable of assessing their performance in an ongoing or recent leadership role is required. This instructor must have had substantial interaction with the student, per the final approval of the undergraduate academic directors.
Transfer students may apply for the program if they have 70 hours of undergraduate coursework, a positive recommendation from a TIU instructor (per the final approval of the undergraduate academic director), a 3.0 GPA for all transferred college work, and a 3.0 in Trinity coursework, in addition to demonstrated leadership potential. Students interested in the dual degree are advised to notify their advisors as early as possible to allow for expedient course planning and to assure that overlapping course requirements can be planned and scheduled.