Eligible UMass Boston undergraduate students interested in applied economics may enter the accelerated 5-year BA and MA program. If accepted, students can earn a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in applied economics in less time than it would take to earn these degrees separately. Students are accepted into the master's degree program in their junior year, start taking graduate courses in their senior year and complete the requirements in their fifth year. Once completing all requirements, students are awarded both their bachelor's and master's degrees. Students who do not complete the entire program with required GPA may choose to apply appropriate credits toward the Bachelor's degree. The BA/MA program consists of 142 credits (110 undergraduate and 32 graduate level credits or their equivalents), which can be completed in five years.