Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)
The new Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) offers qualified Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ undergraduate students the opportunity to enroll in graduate coursework that can be applied concurrently to an undergraduate and graduate degree.
Benefits of AMP
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Eligibility
- Minimum of 59 undergraduate credit hours completed
- GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale)
Graduate Advisor: Ms. Reagan E. Couch, cobamp@una.edu , 256 765.4408
Eligibility
- Completed 96 or more hours toward their undergraduate degree with 32 or more hours in ET courses
- Overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at time of entry into AMP
- Engineering Technology Major GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale).
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Sayeed Shohag, mshohag@una.edu, 256.765.5030
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Eligibility
- Minimum of 59 undergraduate credit hours completed
- GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale)
Graduate Advisor: Ms. Reagan E. Couch, cobamp@una.edu , 256 765.4408
Eligibility
- Psychology or Sociology major.
- Completed a minimum of 90 credit hours towards the undergraduate degree.
- GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at the time of entry into the AMP.
- Earned an A or B on all coursework in the Psychology or Sociology major.
- Receive a simple majority approval vote from Department of Psychology and Sociology faculty having classroom (or similar) experience which permits an evaluation of academic potential.
- Final approval will be granted via the Department of Psychology and Sociology and Department of Counselor Education chairs.
Students must earn a B or higher in graduate-level coursework to earn graduate credit and continue in the AMP. Grades of a C or lower will still count towards the undergraduate psychology or sociology degree requirements.
AMP Advisor (Psychology): Dr. Gabriela Carrasco, gcarrasco@una.edu , 256.765.4697
AMP Advisor (Sociology): Dr. Yaschica Williams-Jackson, ywilliams@una.edu, 256.765.4538
Eligibility:
- Completion of 59 credit hours at the undergraduate level.
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Suzanna Taylor, staylor@una.edu, 256.765.4893
Eligibility
Entering Freshmen:
- High School GPA of 3.5 (4.0 scale), AND
- ACT English subtest score of 24 or higher, OR SAT English subtest of 600 or higher
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Students and Transfer Students:
- Overall GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale), AND
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on 4.0 scale in English courses
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy, kowensmurphy@una.edu, 256.765.4893
Eligibility
- Minimum of 59 undergraduate credit hours completed
- GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale)
Graduate Advisor: Ms. Reagan E. Couch, cobamp@una.edu , 256 765.4408
Eligibility
- *Completed 60 or more hours toward their undergraduate degree
- Overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at time of entry into AMP
- A or B on all coursework in a Kinesiology (or acceptable) major
- Applicants must receive a 2/3 or greater approval vote form Kinesiology faculty having classroom (or similar) experience which permits an evaluation of academic potential
- Final approval is granted via Department of Kinesiology Chair
*Transfer students who have successfully completed at least 60 undergraduate hours are eligible after completing a minimum of 9 hours in a major offered in the Department of Kinesiology.
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Scott Lyons, slyons1@una.edu 256.765.5851
Eligibility
- Completed 75 or more hours toward undergraduate degree
- Overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at time of entry into AMP
- Mathematics Major GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale)
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Abdelrahman Mohamed, amohamed2@una.edu, 256.765.4254
Eligibility:
- Minimum of 59 undergraduate credit hours completed
- Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Institution GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale)
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) (transfer students)
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Erin Henthorne, ehenthorne@una.edu, 256.765.5250
Request information about the AMP Interdisciplinary Studies program
Eligibility
•Psychology or Sociology major
•Completed a minimum of 90 credit hours towards the undergraduate degree
•GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at the time of entry into the AMP
•Earned an A or B on all coursework in the Psychology or Sociology major
•Receive a simple majority approval vote from Department of Psychology and Sociology faculty having classroom (or similar) experience which permits an evaluation of academic potential
•Final approval will be granted via the Department of Psychology and Sociology and Department of Counselor Education chairs
Students must earn a B or higher in graduate-level coursework to earn graduate credit and continue in the AMP. Grades of a C or lower will still count towards the undergraduate psychology or sociology degree requirements.
AMP Advisor (Psychology): Dr. Gabriela Carrasco, gcarrasco@una.edu , 256.765.5140
AMP Advisor (Sociology): Dr. Yaschica Williams-Jackson, ywilliams@una.edu , 256.765.4697
Eligibility
- *Completed 60 or more hours toward their undergraduate degree
- Overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at time of entry into AMP
- A or B on all coursework in a Kinesiology (or acceptable) major
- Applicants must receive a 2/3 or greater approval vote form Kinesiology faculty having classroom (or similar) experience which permits an evaluation of academic potential
- Final approval is granted via Department of Kinesiology Chair
*Transfer students who have successfully completed at least 60 undergraduate hours are eligible after completing a minimum of 9 hours in a major offered in the Department of Kinesiology.
Graduate Advisor:Dr. Scott Lyons, slyons1@una.edu 256.765.5851
Eligibility
Entering Freshmen:
- High School GPA of 3.5 (4.0 scale), AND
- ACT English subtest score of 24 or higher, OR SAT English subtest of 600 or higher
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Students and Transfer Students:
- Overall GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale), AND
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on 4.0 scale in English courses
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Mauriello, nmauriello@una.edu, 256.765.4499
Additional Info
Application for Admission to Graduate School
- Admission to the AMP program does not automatically guarantee admission to graduate school. Students must formally apply to graduate school.
- Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ for graduate admission during semester prior to formally starting the graduate program by creating a .
- The graduate application fee is waived for AMP students.
Continuation and Graduation Requirements
- Students must maintain cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0 or higher. Individual graduate programs may have higher standards.
- Students must follow the approved Course of Study
- Students may complete the Master's degree within 12 months from the completion of the Bachelor's degree for a non-thesis Master's degree and within 18 months for Master's Programs requiring a thesis.