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LINKED-DEGREE PROGRAMSJohn F. Kennedy University offers linked bachelor’s andmaster’s degree programs in fields where graduate study iscompatible with an undergraduate degree program. Linkeddegreeprograms allow qualified students to apply graduatelevelunits toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees.Students may not link a bachelor’s degree to a master’sdegree and then link the master’s degree to a doctoral degree.Students interested in seeking linked degrees should workclosely with a faculty advisor in the School of Education andLiberal Arts and with the Registrar’s Office to ensure properacademic and procedural planning.Linked-degree programs are available in the areas listedbelow. Programs link a Bachelor of Arts with a Master of Arts.The maximum allowable linked units are indicated. In manyprograms, specific courses are approved for linking, whileothers are ineligible. See a Liberal Arts advisor for furtherinformation.• Career Development (up to 18 units)• Consciousness and Transformative Studies (up to 18 units)• Counseling Psychology (up to 24 units)• Holistic Health Education (up to 18 units)• Integral Psychology (up to 18 units)• Organizational Psychology (up to 18 units)• Sport Psychology (up to 24 units)• Studio Arts (MFA) (up to 24 units)• Teaching (MAT) (up to 18 units)• Transformative Arts (up to 18 units)Admissions ProcessTo be admitted to a linked-degree program, the student must:• Meet with an undergraduate advisor to ensure that upperdivisiontransfer units have been correctly applied and thatapproved course substitutions/waivers are documented forthe eligibility review.• Submit a Request for Linked Eligibility Review form and aPetition for Degree with the required fee.• Submit an Application Supplement form with theappropriate fee.• Submit any additional admission documentation requiredfor admission to the graduate program.• Have eligibility for linking formally verified by theRegistrar’s Office.• Be formally approved for admission to the graduateprogram.Eligibility and admission requirements must be completedbefore the start of the first quarter in which the student beginstaking graduate units. Students linking into some programsmay have additional eligibility and admission requirements.Contact the Registrar’s Office for further information.Graduate units completed at the university before admissionto a linked-degree program, or beyond the specifiedmaximum amount of linked units, may be applied to onlyone degree. Graduate transfer credit is not allowed in alinked-degree program.Linked-degree students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA ingraduate courses and a 2.0 GPA in undergraduate courses tobe in good standing.Linked-degree students in the organizational psychology,counseling psychology, sport psychology, and careerdevelopment programs must complete all bachelor’s degreerequirements prior to beginning the field placement/internship portion of the graduate program. LinkedTransformative Arts and Master of Fine Arts students mustcomplete the bachelor’s degree before enrolling in studio ormentorship courses. Linked MAT students must complete thebachelor’s degree before enrolling in Supervised Teaching C.Linked-Degree ProceduresTo be eligible to apply, the student must have completed thefollowing:• At least 156 or 162 undergraduate units, depending uponthe desired advanced degree;• All lower-division general-education breadth requirements;• Achieved a GPA of at least 3.0 (B) in the area of emphasisor major; and• The requirements from one of the following three lists.BA in Psychology (Campbell Campus)• All upper-division Interdisciplinary Studies courses,• All communication skills courses,• All courses in the major, and• Six units in the 24 approved upper-division component(except for students linking to MA in CounselingPsychology, Sport Psychology, or MFA programs).All other BA programs• All upper-division breadth courses,• All core courses, and• All required courses in the major and all other courses inthe study plan except for 9 anticipated linked units.SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS 45