Admission to Program
Given the higher curriculum and academic performance requirements of graduate degrees, care needs to be taken to select students that are both academically prepared and motivated to complete the A.B./M.I.P. The A.B./M.I.P. program admission standards and process will be very similar to that currently used by the Graduate School and the Honors program.
To be admitted into the dual degree pathway, students must have completed at least 60 hours of resident credit at UGA, at least 9 hours of the 30 required major credit hours completed or in progress and at least a 3.5 UGA GPA at the time of application. We expect most students will be eligible to apply for admission to the pathway in the fall semester of their third year at UGA. To be approved, a preliminary plan of study must be approved by the undergraduate advisor and the departmental graduate coordinator.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
The following four International Policy (M.I.P.) master's graduate courses may be used to satisfy undergraduate upper division general elective requirements:
INTL 6000: Foundations of International Policy
INTL 6200: Pre-seminar in International Affairs
INTL 6010: Research Methods in International Policy
PADP 8620: Policy Process
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
The M.I.P. program of study comprises 36 credit hours (12 classes) and the completion of a capstone project. There are two thematically designed tracks; an International Security and Nonproliferation track and a Human Security track. Students are required to take six core courses, four track-specific courses, and two general electives.
Admission to Graduate Program
The M.I.P. program admits for fall semester only. Therefore, students must apply to the M.I.P. program during the spring of their senior (fourth) year so that they can matriculate into the graduate program full-time in fall of year five. Students will follow the same application guidelines and procedures required of all M.I.P. students (http://spia.uga.edu/degree/MIP/). Admission to the M.I.P. program requires submitting a Graduate School application, one unofficial transcript from each institution of higher education, official GRE general test score report, personal statement (conveying career aspirations and how the M.I.P. supports your career goals), curriculum vita or resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please note that additional requirements for international applicants are outlined on the program website (http://spia.uga.edu/degree/MIP/). TOEFL scores will also be required from any applicant whose primary language is not English.