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The school offers a dual B.A. in Film and Video/M.A. in Communication with a concentration in Film, Video and Digital Imaging. The dual degree opportunity enables qualified students to enroll in graduate courses late in their undergraduate program and count the coursework toward both the bachelor’s and master’s programs.
Students must be formally accepted into the dual degree program by the school and the College of the Arts to be able to take graduate courses as an undergraduate. Admission to the Dual Degree program occurs during the fall and spring semesters. Additionally, acceptance into the dual program does not constitute admission to the master’s program.
Students who plan to to apply for the dual degree program should indicate their intent to their assigned academic advisor as early as possible in their undegraduate studies. To be considered for this opportunity, students must have completed 75 hours of undergraduate coursework and have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher. They should already have completed their Area F FLME courses with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, qualifying them to take upper-level FLME courses as a major.
Students with credit for the FLME major from institutions other than Georgia State may apply to the program, but must have completed FLME 4120 (Production I) at Georgia State with a grade of “B” or better prior to application.
During the student’s senior year, if these requirements have been met, the student will submit the online application in order to begin taking graduate coursework in the following fall semester. If determined to be qualified by typical admission measures of the College of the Arts, dual degree students can begin taking coursework toward the designated master’s degree program while still completing their final year of bachelor’s degree work. Students are capped at twelve credit hours of graduate coursework while still enrolled in the undergraduate program.
Acceptance into the dual degree program does not constitute admission to the graduate degree program.
Application and admission to the graduate program occurs in the senior year and is contingent upon:
1. Successful completion of the bachelor’s degree.
2. Maintenance of the required program grade point average.
3. Performance in the graduate level courses taken during the bachelor’s degree.
4. Meeting of the other admission requirements of the specific program.
The program’s graduate director can answer questions about the process of applying to the graduate program in order to complete the graduate portion of the dual degree coursework.
Acceptance into the dual degree program does not constitute admission to the master’s program. Students must apply for the master’s program following college processes, although GRE scores are not required. If accepted into the master’s program, students will complete requirements for the Moving Image Production emphasis (see Creative Thesis requirements).
