BCA Students

The cut-off time for application in most of the US universities range from end of November to mid August. For accurate information on the deadlines of applications at US universities, it is advisable to take help of Peterson’s Guide. Again, there is a need for taking the standardized tests for admission well within time since the scores need to be submitted before the deadline. Now, if you start the whole process quite late, you might not get the opportunity to enrol in the University of your Choice. However, there would be other universities willing to consider your application.

There are universities that offer a year’s time to complete your master’s degree. But, you might find it quite difficult to do along with your duty hours of either teaching or research assistantship. Generally it would take 18 months to complete the thesis for the master’s degree. Again, some courses have prescribed curriculum and that does not allow you to finish off your course within one year. But, if you are for pursuing a MBA degree, there are many business schools that might allow you to finish the course off in one year.

Is it possible to take up any field that is not relevant with my undergraduate degree for earning a graduate degree?

It is a general phenomenon to do a graduation study on the field that is relevant with your undergraduate subjects. However, in case you have studied on allied subjects in your undergraduate classes and wish to enrol for graduating on a particular subject, then it becomes mandatory for you to complete the designated undergraduate courses on that subject in the same institution where you wish to enrol for your graduation degree. Again, in case of admission to professional degree courses such as hotel management or business education, the mentioned rule do not apply. For a business education program, one might require some relevant work experience.