The Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) is intended for gifted and highly motivated candidates for bachelor’s degrees at The University of Alabama whose objectives include degrees at the master's or doctoral level. The format of the AMP ensures that the integrity and rigor of both the undergraduate and the graduate degree are maintained.

It is advised that prospective AMP students meet with the Graduate Program director for their prospective AMP at the beginning of their junior year. Programs may have specific coursework requirements and graduate course prerequisites for which an AMP student must be prepared. Students may start the AMP once they have earned 90 or more undergraduate hours. Typically, this means that an AMP student will apply to the Graduate School in the semester in which they are earning their 90th undergraduate hour.

Each program will set its minimum undergraduate GPA requirement for admission to the AMP. By default, the GPA minimum will be a 3.7 institutional GPA. However, for programs whose 75th percentile institutional GPA is below 3.7 (averaged over the prior five years for program graduates), the threshold may be set at that 75th percentile, but not lower than 3.3 GPA. Programs will be informed of their 75th percentile threshold every five years (beginning in 2027), in order that they may reassess their GPA cutoff for admission. Program admissions requirements are listed below. In addition to meeting the minimum requirements for the AMP, applicants must meet the regular requirements for admission to the Graduate School and to that graduate program. Applicants to the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) are not required to submit an admission test score except in the following cases: 1) AMP programs in the Manderson Graduate School of Business (except Management Information Systems and MS Applied Statistics) and 2) AMP programs in the College of Education (expect the Biology/Secondary Education AMP). An AMP student cannot be admitted under the “Permission to Continue” provision.

Once admitted, an AMP student is approved to attempt up to the maximum number of graduate credit hours allowed to be double counted towards both the bachelor’s and graduate degrees as specified by each program (listed below). This may not exceed 12 hours in any program. Of the maximum allowable double counted hours, 3 hours can come from a minor. Undergraduates taking graduate-level courses must meet the same academic standards as the graduate students in the course. Although AMP students will typically complete the requirements for the bachelor’s degree prior to the graduate degree, such a program may involve simultaneous completion of requirements for both graduate and bachelor's degrees. An AMP student who completes the bachelor’s degree prior to the graduate degree does not have to reapply to Graduate School to continue in their graduate program.

AMP students are classified as undergraduates until they have been awarded an undergraduate degree. It is only upon completion of the undergraduate degree that AMP students become eligible for Graduate School funding (e.g., travel funding and fellowships) or graduate assistantships. If a student chooses to no longer participate in the AMP program prior to the completion of the undergraduate degree, graduate credit earned as an undergraduate student can only count toward the undergraduate degree program. Students should consult with their advisor to confirm that the desired outcomes are reflected on the degree audit.

The following programs currently are approved to participate in AMP. New College students can participate in any of the programs listed below if they have the approval of both the director of New College and the Graduate Program Director. A student may enroll in only one AMP:

Department Undergraduate Major Graduate Program Dual-counted Hours Allowed Minimum Overall GPA for Admission
Advertising and Public Relations Advertising, Public Relations MA Advertising and Public Relations 12 3.7
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Aerospace Engineering MS Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics 12 3.7
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering MS Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics 9 3.7
American Studies American Studies MA American Studies 12 3.7
Anthropology Anthropology MA Anthropology 12 3.75
Art and Art History Art History MA Art History 12 3.7
Biological Sciences Biology MA Biological Sciences 12 3.7
Biological Sciences Biology MS Biology 12 3.7
Chemical and Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering MS Chemical Engineering 12 3.7
Chemical and Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering PhD Chemical Engineering 12 3.7
Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry MS Chemistry 12 3.7
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering MS Civil Engineering 9 3.7
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering MS Environmental Engineering 9 3.7
Communication Studies Communication Studies MA Communication Studies 12 3.7
Computer Science Computer Science MS Computer Science 12 3.7
Computer Science Cyber Security MS Computer Science 12 3.7
Consumer Sciences Consumer Sciences MS Consumer Sciences 12 3.7
Criminology and Criminal Justice Criminology and Criminal Justice MS Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 3.7
Curriculum and Instruction Biology MA Secondary Education 12 3.7
Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics (Mathematics Education Concentration) MA Secondary Education 12 3.7
Economics, Finance and Legal Studies Economics MA Quantitative Economics 12 3.7
Economics, Finance and Legal Studies Economics MS Finance 12 3.7
Economics, Finance and Legal Studies Finance MS Finance 12 3.7
Economics, Finance and Legal Studies Finance MA Quantitative Economics 12 3.7
Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Engineering MS Electrical Engineering 6 3.7
Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering MS Electrical Engineering 6 3.7
English English MA English 12 3.7
Geography and the Environment Environmental Science MS Geography 12 3.7
Geography and the Environment Geography MS Geography 12 3.7
Geological Sciences Geology MS Geology 12 3.7
Health Science Public Health MPH Health Education and Promotion 12 3.7
History History MA History 12 3.75
Human Development and Family Studies Human Development and Family Studies MS Human Development and Family Studies 12 3.7
Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management Food and Nutrition MS Human Nutrition 12 3.7
Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management Hospitality Management MS Hospitality Management 12 3.7
Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management Sport Management MS Hospitality Management 12 3.7
Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science Mathematics (Mathematical Statistics and Optimization Concentration) MS Applied Statistics 12 3.7
Information Systems, Statistics and Management Management Information Systems MS Management Information Systems 12 3.7
Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science Operations Management MS Operations Management 12 3.7
Journalism and Creative Media Creative Media MA Journalism & Media Studies 12 3.7
Journalism and Creative Media News Media MA Journalism & Media Studies 12 3.7
Kinesiology Kinesiology (Exercise Science Concentration) MA Kinesiology 12 3.7 (Must have taken or be enrolled in KIN 303)
Management Management MA Management 12 3.7
Marketing Marketing MS Marketing 12 3.7
Mathematics Mathematics MA Mathematics 12 3.75
Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics MS Mechanical Engineering 6 3.7
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering MS Mechanical Engineering 9 3.7
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering PhD Mechanical Engineering 9 3.7
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Metallurgical Engineering MS Metallurgical Engineering 9 3.7
Modern Languages and Classics Foreign Languages and Literature (German Track) MA German 12 3.7
Modern Languages and Classics Foreign Languages and Literature (French Track) MA Romance Languages - French 12 3.7
Modern Languages and Classics Spanish MA Romance Languages - Spanish 12 3.7
Physics and Astronomy Physics MS Physics 12 3.75
Political Science International Studies MA Political Science 12 3.75
Political Science International Studies MPA Public Administration 12 3.75
Political Science Political Science MA Political Science 12 3.75
Political Science Political Science MPA Public Administration 12 3.75