4+1 Bachelor to Master of Public Administration

Who can apply

• Framingham State students majoring in Political Science or minoring in Public Policy & Administration
• Junior status with an overall GPA of 3.00
• An undergraduate introductory statistics course, completed

How to apply

Apply at the start of your junior year. You'll need:

• A 300-word personal statement on why you want a master's degree, given your career plans
• Two letters of recommendation, both from Political Science department faculty
• The 4+1 program application

• Years 1 to 3: Complete your major and general education courses. Apply at the start of Year 3.
• Year 4: Finish your bachelor's degree and take two to three graduate courses that count toward both degrees.
• Year 5: Complete your MPA, which is fully online and asynchronous.

In your senior year, you take two to three graduate courses that count toward both your B.A. and your MPA. You'll choose them with your advisor.

See the full course requirements for the MPA in the graduate catalog.

A 4+1 (or 4 + 1) program lets you earn a bachelor's and a master's degree in about five years. In this program, you take two to three graduate courses in your senior year that count toward both degrees, then finish your MPA in one more year.

About five years: four years for your bachelor's degree and one more for your master's.

Framingham State students majoring in Political Science or minoring in Public Policy & Administration, with junior status, an overall GPA of 3.00 and an introductory statistics course completed.

At the start of your junior year.

Yes. The graduate courses you take in your senior year still count toward your bachelor's degree.