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School of Education and Liberal ArtsLinked-Degree ProgramsJohn F. Kennedy University offers linked bachelor’s and master’sdegree programs in fields where graduate study is compatible withan undergraduate degree program. Linked-degree programs allowqualified students to apply graduate-level units toward both thebachelor’s and master’s degrees. Students may only link once: theymay not link a master’s degree to a doctoral degree after linking abachelor’s degree to a master’s degree.Students interested in seeking linked degrees should work closelywith a faculty advisor in the School of Education and Liberal Artsand with the registrar’s office to ensure proper academic and proceduralplanning.Linked-degree programs are available in the areas listed below.Programs link a Bachelor of Arts with a Master of Arts. The maximumallowable linked units are indicated. In many programs,specific courses are approved for linking, while others areineligible. See a Liberal Arts advisor for further information.• 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 anda Petition for Degree with the required fee and approvedstudy plan.• Submit an Application Supplement Form.• 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 graduate program.Eligibility and admission requirements must be completed beforethe start of the first quarter in which the student begins takinggraduate units. Students linking into some programs may haveadditional eligibility and admission requirements. Contact theregistrar’s office for further information.Graduate units completed at the university before admission to alinked-degree program, or beyond the specified maximum amountof linked units, may be applied to only one degree. Graduate transfercredit is not allowed in a linked-degree program.Linked-degree students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA ingraduate courses and a 2.0 GPA in undergraduate courses to bein good standing.Linked-degree students in the organizational psychology, counselingpsychology, sport psychology, and career developmentprograms must complete all bachelor’s degree requirements priorto beginning the field placement/internship portion of the graduateprogram. Linked Transformative Arts and Master of Fine Artsstudents must complete the bachelor’s degree before enrollingin studio or mentorship courses. Linked MAT students mustcomplete the bachelor’s degree before enrolling in SupervisedTeaching 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 two 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 nine anticipated linked units.School of Educationand Liberal ArtsJohn F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Education and Liberal Arts 39