BA/MA Program in Democracy and Governance

The Department of Government offers an accelerated BA/MA program in Democracy and Governance.

This program allows the best of Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences undergraduates to further their intellectual and professional development while working with Georgetown faculty. Those students with a clear commitment to the study of politics and with a potential interest in the intersection of democracy and governance should consider applying to the program.

The joint BA/MA program consists of five components:

Students interested in the program should apply in their junior year by the Graduate School’s normal deadline for the MA in Democracy and Governance.

Students will need to submit the following:

Students would be advised by the appropriate undergraduate and graduate advisors in the College and Department of Government.

The student would pay tuition at the undergraduate rate while enrolled in the undergraduate classes and pay at a graduate rate for the graduate classes; the tuition for the two double-counted classes would be divided equally between the undergraduate and graduate rates. The Graduate School would determine financial aid for the student’s final year in the program; for the previous years, the College would determine financial aid.

Sample Curriculum:

Sample Curriculum
SemesterAccelerated Program 1: 34 CreditsAccelerated Program 2: 34 Credits
Fall, Senior Year– Undergraduate Electives
– DG Double-Count Course: 3 Credits
– Undergraduate Electives
– DG Double-Count Course: 3 credits 
– DG Double-Count Course: 3 credits
Spring, Senior Year– Undergraduate Electives
– DG Double-Count Course: 3 credits
– Undergraduate Electives
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
1– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
2– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Skills Course: 1 credit
Summer DG Course: 3 credits
3– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Course: 3 credits
– DG Skills Course: 1 credit