Master of Science in Foreign Service

BSFS/MSFS

Basic information about the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service/Master of Science in Foreign Service joint degree program:

• 5 years full-time study 
• Students enter the MSFS program in their senior year of undergraduate studies 
• Juniors who have maintained an honors academic average (3.5 or above) are eligible to apply to the MSFS program. 
• Degree candidates must satisfactorily pass the MSFS language examination.Click here for more information. 
• Degree candidates must pass a one-hour oral examination.
  

Sequence of Courses*/Course information:

First Year

18 hours of MSFS required curriculum courses, and 6 hours of MSFS electives

Second Year

3 hours of MSFS Workshops and 21 hours of electives

Successful candidates will receive the BSFS and the MSFS degrees simultaneously upon completion of the fifth year of course work. Students must complete all the requirements of both programs. During the fourth year of study, students maintain their undergraduate status for the purposes of tuition, financial aid, and housing.

Admissions

Students must consult with Associate Dean Mini Murphy, SFS, regarding application procedures prior to applying to the MSFS program. All candidates will undergo an evaluative interview with the MSFS Director of Admissions or an Admissions Officer prior to the January 15th application deadline.

Admission to the BSFS/MSFS Program is extremely competitive and students must satisfy all published application procedures for the Graduate School and MSFS except the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). To be competitive, BSFS students should have a 3.7 cumulative GPA, substantial experience living abroad (in addition to any study-abroad experience), significant work and/or internship experience connected to international affairs, and advanced proficiency in a foreign language.