Franklin-Emerson Combined B.A.-M.A.

Franklin and Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts have partnered together to create a program allowing students to complete a Bachelor’s degree at Franklin and Master’s degree at Emerson. This program gives students the opportunity to get a liberal arts education, with international immersion and exposure to the world through travel, along with a valuable professional degree at one of the highest-rankling colleges in writing, communications and the liberal arts. Advisors will work with students while at Franklin to help them choose classes, schedules and prerequisites that will allow a seamless transition to Emerson.

Students start at Franklin majoring in Communication and Media Studies, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, French Studies, Italian Studies, Literature, Politics and International Relations. Upon successful completion of a Bachelor's degree at Franklin, students then enroll at Emerson and begin a Master’s degree in Publishing and Writing, Journalism, Media Design or Public Relations and complete it in a year. For Franklin students who have completed their undergraduate degrees at Franklin and maintained a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above, Emerson will offer a guaranteed and expedited admissions process and a 20% tuition discount.

Students have two unique options when applying to Emerson from Franklin. The first, as part of the 3+1 Program, allows students to complete their Bachelor's degrees at Franklin in three years and then enroll at Emerson during the summer of their third year, where they will finish a Master's degree in their fourth year of study. The second option allows students to complete their Bachelor's in four years at Franklin and then apply to Emerson with expedited admission to a Master's degree program.