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Accelerated Bachelor to Master (ABM) Degree Programs provide opportunities for academically prepared and motivated undergraduate students to complete degree requirements for both the bachelor and master degrees simultaneously at an accelerated pace. By linking the curricula of the undergraduate and graduate programs, not only is student knowledge and skill level reinforced, but students can complete both programs sooner and at less expense than if they enrolled in both programs separately. Students accepted into an ABM program are eligible to complete 9 designated graduate hours, which will then be utilized to fulfill both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. After the completion of the designated hours, students are formally admitted to graduate study
Undergraduate students interested in ABM programs should contact the graduate director of the master’s degree program for specific information regarding application materials, deadlines, and managing their formal admittance to graduate studies.
Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Programs (ABM) are available to undergraduate students who have met the necessary prerequisites as students in the Communication Arts undergraduate program. The three ABM programs, Bilingual CommunicaNon, Convergent Media, and Media Studies, are open only to UIW students who have been admitted to and who have matriculated through the required undergraduate degree plan for the ABM. ABM students will be awarded both the BA and MA in Communication Arts upon completion of all ABM students will be awarded both the BA and MA in Communication Arts upon completion of all coursework hours required in both programs and the Mastery Coursework Requirements.
Students wishing to enter the Communication Arts graduate ABM program must meet all university graduate admissions requirements.
In addition to the offered MA/MS Biology programs, an Accelerated Bachelor of Science to Master of Arts (ABM) degree can be obtained if the student is eligible