Second BA

[ksenia234]

<p>Hello! This summer I'm getting a bachelor degree in my native country. I've decided to study another sphere, that's why I wanted to get another degree in the US. But when I wrote to one of the Universities, I was responded, that it is impossible to get one more bachelor degree, I can only apply for graduate programs. Is it a usual situation for all the US Universities? If I alredy have a BA (in another country), I can't apply to the undergraduate program in any of the Universities? Thank you!</p>

[bluebayou]

<p>Depends on the college. Some US colleges do accept students who wish to obtain a second bachelor’s. But those are usually special student categories, i.e., they expect such students to get out in less than four years.</p>

<p>Below, for example, is copied from UC Davis.</p>

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Earning a Second Bachelor’s Degree
If you have a bachelor’s degree substantially equivalent to one granted by the University of California, you may enroll as an undergraduate seeking a second bachelor’s degree. Admission under this status will require a superior academic record and clear evidence of a change in objective. You must submit the online UC undergraduate application for admission and scholarships. Application filing dates are the same as those for new undergraduate applicants.</p>

<p>Second baccalaureate degree applicants will be considered only in the following majors within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: biotechnology, (pre-) landscape architecture, and viticulture and enology. The College of Engineering will consider applicants if their first degree is not in engineering and if they complete the lower division engineering program at a California community college. Admissions to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering require approval of the Undergraduate Admissions director and dean of the college. The College of Letters and Science and the College of Biological Sciences do not accept second baccalaureate applicants.

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<p>[UC</a> Davis : Special situations](<a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/tr_special_situations.cfm]UC”>Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

[suburiboy]

<p>I think that this restriction is very common. At my school (UVA) they do not do second BA’s. Same goes for all of the schools i applied to.</p>

[bluebayou]

<p>George Mason accepts apps for a second bachelors.'</p>

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Application for a Second Bachelor’s Degree</p>

<p>Application for a second bachelor’s degree following conferral of a first degree from any accredited institution must be conducted through the Office of Admission. After admission, the student will work with the academic program to develop an approved contract or course of study of at least 30 credit hours beyond the first degree. While this contract will detail college level and major requirements to be met, such students do not have to meet additional university General Education requirements. Determination of academic standing will begin anew for the second degree.

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[happymomof1]

<p>Many colleges and universities will admit you as a “special student” if you just want to take a couple of classes, or as a transfer student if you want to complete a second bachelor’s degree. However, there is no financial aid available for students in those categories. If you can afford to pay for your degree here, make a list of the programs that you are interested in, and then contact each of them directly to ask if it is possible for you to enroll there for a second bachelor’s degree.</p>

[ksenia234]

<p>happymomof1, bluebayou, suburiboy thanks a lot!</p>