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. 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.
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 | Length for Completion (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and Public Relations | Advertising, Public Relations | MA Advertising and Public Relations | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | Aerospace Engineering | MS Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering | MS Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| American Studies | American Studies | MA American Studies | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Anthropology | Anthropology | MA Anthropology | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Art and Art History | Art History | MA Art History | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Biological Sciences | Biology | MA Biological Sciences | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Biological Sciences | Biology | MS Biology | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Chemical and Biological Engineering | Chemical Engineering | MS Chemical Engineering | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Chemical and Biological Engineering | Chemical Engineering | PhD Chemical Engineering | 12 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Chemistry | MS Chemistry | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Civil Engineering | MS Civil Engineering | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineering | MS Environmental Engineering | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Communication Studies | Communication Studies | MA Communication Studies | 10 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Computer Science | Computer Science | MS Computer Science | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Computer Science | Cyber Security | MS Computer Science | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Consumer Sciences | Consumer Sciences | MS Consumer Sciences | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | Criminology and Criminal Justice | MS Criminology and Criminal Justice | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Mathematics (Mathematics Education Concentration) | MA Secondary Education | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Economics, Finance and Legal Studies | Economics | MA Quantitative Economics | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Economics, Finance and Legal Studies | Economics | MS Finance | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Economics, Finance and Legal Studies | Finance | MS Finance | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Economics, Finance and Legal Studies | Finance | MA Quantitative Economics | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Computer Engineering | MS Electrical Engineering | 6 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering | MS Electrical Engineering | 6 | 3.7 | 5 |
| English | English | MA English | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Geography and the Environment | Environmental Science | MS Geography | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Geography and the Environment | Geography | MS Geography | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Geological Sciences | Geology | MS Geology | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Health Science | Public Health | MPH Health Education and Promotion | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| History | History | MA History | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Human Development and Family Studies | MS Human Development and Family Studies | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management | Food and Nutrition | MS Human Nutrition | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management | Hospitality Management | MS Hospitality Management | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science | Mathematics (Statistics and Optimization Concentration) | MS Applied Statistics | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Information Systems, Statistics and Management | Management Information Systems | MS Management Information Systems | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science | Operations Management | MS Operations Management | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Journalism and Creative Media | Creative Media | MA Journalism & Media Studies | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Journalism and Creative Media | News Media | MA Journalism & Media Studies | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Kinesiology | Kinesiology (Exercise Science Concentration) | MA Kinesiology | 12 | 3.7 (Must have taken or be enrolled in KIN 303) | 5 |
| Management | Management | MA Management | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Marketing | Marketing | MS Marketing | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | MA Mathematics | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | MS Mechanical Engineering | 6 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | MS Mechanical Engineering | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | PhD Mechanical Engineering | 9 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering | MS Metallurgical Engineering | 9 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Modern Languages and Classics | Foreign Languages and Literature (German Track) | MA German | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Modern Languages and Classics | Foreign Languages and Literature (French Track) | MA Romance Languages - French | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Modern Languages and Classics | Spanish | MA Romance Languages - Spanish | 12 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Physics and Astronomy | Physics | MS Physics | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Political Science | International Studies | MA Political Science | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Political Science | International Studies | MPA Public Administration | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Political Science | Political Science | MA Political Science | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |
| Political Science | Political Science | MPA Public Administration | 12 | 3.75 | 5 |