可以申请认知科学学士学位或语言学学士学位的合格本科生，以及在人类学，计算机与信息科学，哲学和心理学等相关领域（以及其他应用领域）完成学士学位的学生组合的BS / BA和MA选项，它结合了认知科学或语言学以及语言学和认知科学专业的本科和硕士学位课程的要求。传统的BS / BA和MA学位课程包括4年的本科生和2年的研究生工作，而BS / BA和MA混合课程则使学生能够在5年内获得两个学位。完成BS / BA和MA组合课程的学生将获得认知科学理学学士学位或语言学学士学位以及语言学和认知科学文学硕士学位。
Qualified undergraduate students in the in the B.S. in Cognitive Science or B.A. in Linguistics, as well as students completing a Bachelors degree in related fields like Anthropology, Computer and Information Science, Philosophy, and Psychology (and other fields by application), may apply for the Combined B.S./B.A and M.A. option, which combines the requirements of the undergraduate and master's degree programs in Cognitive Science or Linguistics and Linguistics and Cognitive Science. Whereas the traditional programs for the B.S./B.A. and M.A. degrees involve four years of undergraduate work and two years of graduate work, the Combined B.S./B.A. and M.A. option enables students to earn both degrees in a five-year period. Students who complete the Combined B.S./B.A. and M.A. program will graduate with both a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science or a B.A. degree in Linguistics and a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics and Cognitive Science.