Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Bioethics Dual DegreeTrinity Graduate School and Trinity College offer a dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts Degree that pairs an MA in Bioethics with an undergraduate degree in any major. This opportunity is open to qualified students in any undergraduate major but may have special appeal for students with the following majors or interests: premedical, prehealth, psychology, philosophy, law, public policy, communications, theology, business, Christian ministries, and education. In this program, an undergraduate student may earn a graduate degree as early as the summer following the senior year by taking graduate-level courses beginning the junior year. Nine hours of course work from the MA counts toward the BA, reducing the required hours for the BA from 126 to 117. These 9 overlapping hours are taken as part of the undergraduate load resulting in a savings of graduate tuition. Graduate course work is begun in the summer after the junior year, allowing completion of both the BA and the MA as early as the summer following the senior year. Qualified applicants must have a Trinity GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and 70 hours of undergraduate course work. Students may apply for acceptance to the Dual Degree through the Trinity Graduate School and a positive recommendation from their academic advisor. Transfer students may apply for the program if they have 70 hours of undergraduate course work, a positive recommendation from a former professor or their academic advisor, a 3.0 GPA for all transferred college work, and a 3.0 in Trinity course work. Students are advised to apply to the program as early as possible to allow for expedient course planning and to assure that overlapping course requirements can be planned and scheduled. Curricular Plan for the Dual Degree:Course descriptions for undergraduate courses are listed in the Trinity College Catalog. Course descriptions for graduate courses are listed in the Trinity Graduate Catalog (see Course Descriptions). Students are expected to consult with their undergraduate and graduate advisors to make individual adjustments to the curricular plan as necessary. Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years:Undergraduate Course Work: - BI 101 Understanding the Old Testament,
- BI 111 Understanding the New Testament
- BI 210 Biblical Interpretation
- PH 180 Introduction to Philosophy
- BIO 111 General Biology or BIO 103 Introductory Biology
- Other general education courses and required major courses.
Undergraduate general education requirements that will be fulfilled by graduate-level courses and need not be duplicated with undergraduate work: - Christian Faith Elective: ID 5001 Foundations of Integrative Thought (3 hours)
- Intercultural Studies Elective: ID 5002 Foundations of Cultural Engagement (3 hours)
- Humanities Elective: ST 7220 Ethical Theory (3 hours)
Each spring semester, students are invited to participate in the series of three evening bioethics colloquia. Service Learning Requirement:Students can fulfill Trinity College’s Service Learning Requirement by working with The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity on the summer National Bioethics Conference, with optional free attendance at the conferences in the summers following the freshman and sophomore years. Junior Year:Upon completion of 70 hours with a 3.0 GPA, students must submit an application and letter of recommendation to Trinity Graduate School Admissions to be accepted to the Dual Degree Program. Summer before Senior Year:Graduate Course Work: - ID 5001 Foundations of Integrative Thought (3 hours)
- ID 5002 Foundations of Cultural Engagement (3 hours)
(These two courses begin in the summer and are completed in the fall session.) - BE 5100 Intensive Bioethics Institute (4 hours)
- BE 5900 Bioethics National Conference (3 hours)
Senior Year:Complete course requirements for general education and major. A full academic course load must include at least 12 hours of graduate and undergraduate courses per semester. Graduate Course WorkFall Semester: - Complete or take ID 5001 and ID 5002 (6 hours)
- ST 7220 Ethical Theory (3 hours)
Spring Semester: - BE 5300 Clinical Issues in Bioethics (2 hours)
- BE 5500 Bioethics and Public Policy (2 hours)
Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree Completed Summer following Senior Year:Graduate Course Work: - BE 5900 Bioethics National Conference (3 hours)
- BE 6500 Advanced Bioethics Institute (4 hours)
- BE 7700 Bioethics Seminar (3 hours)
- BE 7500 Bioethics Capstone or BE 7485 Bioethics Thesis (0-4 hours)
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