ABM Accelerated Bachelors to Masters: Bioengineering BS; Bioengineering MS.

I. Student Requirements

The Accelerated Bachelor's/ Master's (ABM) pathway allows an approved undergraduate student at NC A&T an opportunity to complete both the BS and MS degrees at an accelerated pace (approximately 5 years). In the ABM pathway, an approved student, beginning in their junior year, can take up to twelve (12) credit hours (4 courses) of approved graduate coursework that may also be used to satisfy requirements for his/her undergraduate degree.

Student Eligibility Requirements
1.Students must have completed between 75 and 90 credit hours in their undergraduate programs, including credits earned from advanced placement.

2.Transfer students must have completed a minimum of two semesters as a full-time student at NC A&T, a minimum of 24 credit hours, and 75 to 90 hours as previously stated.

3.Students must have a minimum accumulated grade point average (GPA) of 3.25/4.0 at NCA&T at admission into the ABM pathway.
Application to the ABM Pathway

A prospective student who meets the eligibility requirements for the ABM pathway must set up a meeting with his/her undergraduate advisor and the graduate program coordinator to develop a Plan of Study for his/her bachelor's and master's degree programs. Before acceptance into an ABM pathway can be finalized, a student must submit:
a.The standard application for admission to Graduate College.

b.A Plan of Study for the graduate degree that also indicates the graduation date for the master's degree. The Plan of Study must indicate the following: (i) a maximum of 12 graduate credit hours that will also count towards the undergraduate degree, (ii) a maximum of six (6) additional graduate credit hours that may be taken as an undergraduate student that will not be counted towards the bachelor's degree, (iii) courses that will be taken after matriculating into the graduate program, and (iv) the graduation date for the master's degree that meets the time limit for the ABM pathway (i.e. obtaining a thesis or non-thesis master's degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the bachelor's degree).
c.Any changes to the ABM Plan of Study must be submitted in writing and approved by thechairperson and graduate program coordinator and by the dean of the Graduate College.