<p>I am a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill. I am double-majoring in Religious Studies and International Studies. My GPA is 3.3 and I want to pursue a Master's and eventually a PhD in Islamic or Near Eastern Studies. I am looking at Georgia, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia as possible grad schools. Is my GPA good enough for those schools? I need to stay in the eastern half of the U.S. so anything west of the Mississippi is out of the question. Does anyone know of any other programs that I have a chance at? I have several courses on Islam and Turkey as well as two semesters of Turkish language. I plan on taking an intensive course in Arabic this summer.</p>
<p>Check out some of the seminaries in Qom. no joke. i know a girl who did it. They pretty much pay for everything and teach you farsi too.</p>