Dual Degree Programs

Wheaton/Emerson Dual Degree Applicants

The Dual Degree Program allows students to earn a B.A. from Wheaton and an M.A. from Emerson within a five-year time frame. Wheaton College students interested in the Dual Degree Program should submit a complete application to the Dean of Advising at Wheaton College by March 1 of their junior year so that they may be provisionally admitted prior to the first term of summer school. GRE or GMAT should be taken by February 1 of your junior year. The graduate program approved for Dual Degree status is Integrated Marketing Communication.

Combined Bachelor's/Master's Program in Communication Sciences & Disorders / Health Communication

Emerson College undergraduate students majoring in Communication Sciences & Disorders who wish to pursue a career in Health Communication may apply to Emerson's Master's degree program in Health Communication. Application to the five-year BS-MA degree must be made no later than the end of the first semester of the student's junior year. Interested students should talk to their advisor early in their junior year to consider the best way to accommodate taking Health Communication classes during their senior year. Minimum application requirements include an overall grade point average of 3.5, favorable evaluation by Health Communication faculty during an interview, three letters of recommendation, and scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The GRE is not a required piece of the application, unless the student wishes to be considered for merit aid. Accepted students would begin taking graduate courses in Health Communication in their senior year, during which time they would complete 3-4 courses from the graduate Health Communication program. Course selection will be accomplished through careful advising with faculty in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Health Communication. Students who complete these courses with a grade of B- or better will have their Master's program reduced by 12-16 credits. Once the Bachelor's degree requirements have been completed, students must meet the College's standards for retention in the graduate program.