The Trinity College Graduate Studies Program provides an opportunity for men and women who wish to continue their studies in a part-time evening graduate program. Although extant hand-written records suggest that Trinity awarded the Master of Arts degree as early as 1829, a formal graduate program dates back to 1888. The evening schedule was instituted in 1927, when women as well as men were admitted to candidacy.

As a result of its experience with part-time graduate study, Trinity now represents the following qualities, which enable its students to earn a Master's degree that represents superior accomplishment:

• a faculty of scholar-teachers;
• a student body that is capable, mature, and highly motivated;
• courses that make efficient use of the students' limited time and work schedules;
• small classes that meet at the College;
• exceptional library resources;
• excellent computing facilities;
• opportunities for independent research; and
• individualized counseling for adult students

Currently, courses are offered that lead to the Master of Arts degree. The following majors are available: American Studies, which also offers a concentration in Museums and Archives; Economics; English; History; Public Policy Studies or Public Policy Analysis; and Writing, Rhetoric and Media Arts. Graduate courses are scheduled in the evening and are offered in the summer, as well as during the academic year. Men and women who hold the Bachelor's degree may enroll in courses for which they are qualified, even though they have not matriculated in the program.

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