Dual-Degree Programs
Contact program coordinators early. These programs are highly competitive..
B.F.A. in Studio Art through the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
M.A. Integrated Marketing Communication or Media Arts with Emerson College
M.B.A. with the Graduate School of Management at the University of Rochester
M.B.A. with the Graduate School of Management at Clark University
B.S. in Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Science Management
M.A. program with the Andover-Newton Theological School
Dual-degree program with The New England College of Optometry
B.F.A. in Studio Art
Tim Cunard, Coordinator
This program awards the bachelor of fine arts degree (and the Wheaton A.B.) after a fifth year of full-time study in residence at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston).
Students should apply to the Museum School Admissions Office through the Wheaton coordinator in their junior year. They will be expected to submit a portfolio of their work at that time; admissions is selective and contingent on approval by both schools. Interested students are urged to consult the Wheaton coordinator early in their Wheaton careers and no later than the fourth semester. Other options for Wheaton students to study at the Museum School are also available.
Students accepted into the program will normally complete the equivalent of at least two three-credit courses at the Museum School before beginning the fifth year in residence there and may do so either by cross-registering during the regular academic year or by enrolling in the school's summer program. Credit for this work may be transferred to Wheaton and applied to the Wheaton A.B. degree. The school offers day and evening courses throughout the year. In addition, students will complete a studio major at Wheaton, including the senior seminar. They will participate in the required exhibition of their work at Wheaton at the end of their fifth year.
In addition to elective studio work in any of the media offered at the Museum School, students will be expected to take two courses in visual and critical studies (art history) at the school in their fifth year.
M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communication or Media Arts
John Grady, Coordinator
The dual-degree program with Emerson College. Wheaton students who qualify for the program begin by taking two graduate courses at Emerson in the summer after their junior year and may be admitted to the program at that time or at the beginning of their senior year. Wheaton students then take two courses during the summer after their Wheaton graduation and two full semesters at Emerson in the year following their graduation from Wheaton.
For admission to the program Wheaton students must have a cumulative Wheaton G.P.A. of at least 3.0 at the time of application. In the summer after their sophomore year, students are urged to complete an internship in communications, which may be arranged with the Filene Center.
M.B.A. with the University of Rochester
John Alexander Gildea, Coordinator
Students should be aware that the Rochester Graduate School of Management program is highly competitive and admission decisions are made by the Graduate School of Management only after a student has completed five semesters at Wheaton.
Requirements while in attendance at Wheaton:
1. Since admission is not automatic, students should choose a major and make normal progress toward completing it. Any liberal arts major is acceptable. An elementary knowledge of calculus is required. Economics and statistics courses are recommended.
2. The University of Rochester requires outstanding scholarship for the first five semesters and recommends taking the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) by January of the junior year.
3. The five-year program leads to the simultaneous award of the A.B. degree from Wheaton and the degree of master of business administration from the University of Rochester.
M.B.A. with Clark University
John Alexander Gildea, Coordinator
Wheaton students may apply in their junior year to the Graduate School of Management at Clark University in Worcester. Wheaton students then complete the M.B.A. program at Clark as full-time Clark students in their fifth academic year.
B.S. in Engineering, Engineering Sciences or Science Management
John Michael Collins, Coordinator
Agreement with George Washington University allow students completing three years at Wheaton and two or more additional years at this institution to earn a bachelor of arts degree from Wheaton and a bachelor's degree in one of a variety of engineering fields. Programs in aeronautical or aerospace engineering may also be arranged at other institutions on an individual basis.
The program with the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College requires a student to spend the first two years at Wheaton, the junior year at Dartmouth as part of the Twelve College Exchange Program, studying engineering and other applicable courses, and the senior year at Wheaton to complete the A.B. degree. The student then returns to Thayer in the fifth year to complete the bachelor of engineering degree.
Entrance requirements vary between the institutions and with individual fields of study, and interested students must work closely with the coordinator throughout their years at Wheaton in order to ensure their eligibility for admission into the programs. No particular academic program is prescribed, but a student's three-year program should include at least two courses in English (including writing courses), six courses in the humanities and social sciences, four to six courses in mathematics, two to six courses in physics and one course in computer programming. Courses in biology, chemistry or economics are also expected for some programs.
Acceptance into a dual-degree program is dependent upon the strength of the student's three-year academic record at Wheaton, the degree to which the student has completed appropriate course requirements for the proposed field of study, and perceived abilities and promise for the successful completion of such a program. Wheaton students must complete three years in residence at Wheaton.
M.A. in Religion
Barbara Darling-Smith, Coordinator
The dual-degree program with Andover-Newton Theological School prepares students for careers in religion. It permits the completion of requirements for the bachelor of arts degree from Wheaton and the master of arts degree in religion from Andover-Newton in five years. The degrees are awarded simultaneously. Students ordinarily attend Wheaton for seven semesters and spend three semesters at Andover-Newton. Areas of concentration for the program are:
Bible
World Religions
Philosophy of Religion
Religion and Society
Religion and the Arts
History of Christian Thought
It is possible for students to complete teacher certification requirements in secondary education in the field of religion during the semesters spent at Andover-Newton Theological School or to earn advanced standing toward the degree of master of divinity.
Students should consult the coordinator early in the second semester of their sophomore year.
Doctor of Optometry
Barbara Brennessel, Coordinator
The dual-degree program with The New England College of Optometry will permit prepared and motivated Wheaton students with the professional goal of a doctor of optometry degree to complete the Wheaton bachelor of arts degree and The New England College of Optometry doctorate in seven years. Wheaton students who gain acceptance to this program will apply to the New England College of Optometry during their junior year. If they have demonstrated superior achievement in both the Wheaton curriculum and the optometry standardized tests, they may begin studies at The New England College of Optometry in the fourth year, after completing three years of Wheaton's liberal arts curriculum, normally as a biology major. The fourth year, at The New England College of Optometry, will provide the credits needed for the student to earn the Wheaton A.B. at the same time as he or she begins doctoral study.
This program is designed for the academically outstanding student who has a strong and realistic motivation toward the optometric profession. Successful applicants will be superior high school students, especially in math and science, with acceptable SAT scores. Applicants will be interviewed by representatives of both Wheaton College and The New England College of Optometry; it is expected that most candidates for this program will identify themselves at the time of their admission to Wheaton or within the first semester.