Graduate Accelerated
Bachelor’s/Master’s (ABM) Program

Undergraduate students can take courses that count toward both their bachelor’s and Master of Public Administration degrees with the Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s (ABM) Program. Once admitted, students can take up to 12 shared credit hours of approved 500/600-level graduate courses that count toward both degrees. Students can significantly shorten the time it takes to earn a master’s degree and distinguish oneself as a high-level critical thinker and problemsolver.

Basic Requirements

• UAB undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5 with 60 hours UG completed (36 of those hours must be completed at UAB)
• Maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 while in the ABM Program

For more information and how to apply, visit the Graduate School website.

Graduate Early Acceptance

Early Acceptance Programs are designed for academically superior high-school students. They allow high-achieving students to be conditionally admitted into the Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduate program at the same time they are admitted to an undergraduate program. EA students must maintain a 3.5 undergraduate GPA at UAB to gain admission to the MPA Program.

Pre-requisite courses

• PSC 101: Foundations of American Government

Recommended courses

• PSC 310: American Public Policy
• PSC 323: Public Administration and Policy

For more information on the Early Acceptance Program, visit the Early Acceptance Program website.