History at Aquinas College

 

4+1 Masters of Arts in History between Aquinas College and Western Michigan University

As stated in the Cooperative Agreement between Western Michigan University (WMU) and Aquinas College (AQ), AQ students may be able to transfer six undergraduate credits between AQ and WMU toward the WMU Master of Arts (MA) in History degree. Additionally, AQ students may also be able to apply six undergraduate credits through prior learning assessment based on advanced level course work at AQ towards the degree. Combined, AQ students are eligible to acquire a maximum of 12 credits that can be applied toward the MA in History from WMU. Students applying to this program are eligible for a WMU application fee and GRE waiver.

Students who wish to apply for funding consideration as full-time MA students following the completion of the 4+1 program will need to submit GRE scores to WMU.

Transfer credit: Six credits may be transferred to WMU from AQ with the successful completion of any combination of the following courses with a grade of B or better from AQ with the following proviso attached: "All courses accepted for credit from Aquinas toward the 4+1 must require a research paper using primary sources." 

• History 202 Colonial and Revolutionary America
• History 204 After Revolution: Early American Republic
• History 206 Civil War and Reconstruction
• History 210 Gilded Age and Progressive Era
• History 302 History of Britain (4 credit hours)
• History 310 Variable Topics on History of War
• History 400 Senior Research Seminar (if History 400 is taken a second time with a different topic, both History 400 courses may be counted toward the 6 hours of transferable credit)
• Other History advanced-level coursework or experiences, such as internships or research experiences

Prior learning assessment: Six credit hours may be applied based on the evaluation of the final deliverables for: 

• History 300 Historiography (the course must require a research paper using primary sources)
• History 302 History of Britain (4 credit hours)
• History 400 Senior Research Seminar (if History 400 is taken a second time with a different topic, both History 400 courses may be counted toward the 6 hours of PLA credit)

Other final deliverables may be considered for PLA credit at the discretion of the faculty in the WMU Department of History. The WMU Department of History faculty will determine the basis for evaluation and the awarding of credit. Please note, History 300 does not replace taking WMU's History 6010 in order to complete the MA in History at WMU.