Combined Degree Program
BA in French or Spanish and MAT in French or Spanish Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12)

This special combined BA/MAT degree program accommodates the needs of a select group of Harpur College students who wish to efficiently combine an undergraduate French or Spanish degree with a graduate level teacher certification program. (The combined degree programs include the entire current Harpur science BA degree programs and the current MAT programs in French or Spanish Adolescence Education, all registered with New York State Education Department.) The combined degree program saves students one semester of time relative to the separate, sequentially taken BA and MAT degrees.

The combined program provides an opportunity for a limited number of outstanding liberal arts students to graduate in five years with a BA and an MAT degree. To be eligible for the combined program, a student must have entered Binghamton University at the beginning of the freshman year and completed the ensuing five semesters at  Binghamton University with a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 or better in his/her major discipline and overall. (Transfer students are not eligible for the combined program, but may apply to the MAT program.)  

Students must apply for the program by December 15th of their junior year (i.e., in a student’s sixth semester); admissions decisions will be made during the following spring semester. Interested students are advised to meet with their advisor in the Romance Languages Department, as well as with Dr. Chesla Ann Bohinski (Graduate School of Education Romance Languages MAT advisor) at the beginning of their sophomore year to ensure that all requirements are met in a timely manner. 

The application for the combined BA/MAT program is the same as it is for the MAT program. Applications are submitted to the Graduate School, and can be submitted online at http://www2.binghamton.edu/grad-school/prospective-students/how-to-apply/index.html .  As with the MAT program, the two letters of recommendation should be from French or Spanish professors familiar with the applicant’s work, although an additional letter may be from the supervisor of an extended position held by the applicant in the field of education.  GRE scores should be sent to the graduate school by January 15.

What follows is a sample course sequence for the BA/MAT (French or Spanish) combined degree program.

French or Spanish and French or Spanish Adolescence Education Grades 7-12

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For more information about combined degree programs in French or Spanish contact Dr. Chesla Ann Bohinski (bohinski@binghamton.edu), or (607) 777-3511. Additional Information is also available at: http://www2.binghamton.edu/grad-school/combined-degree-program/index.html