Accelerated Master’s Programs (AMPs) offer exceptional undergraduate students in selected majors the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in as few as five years. AMPs are for top undergraduates in participating majors who plan to continue in a graduate program in the same, or closely related, UA discipline.
Graduate UA Dual Degrees result in the awarding of two degrees by the UA. There is some overlap of course work so that the total number of units required and the time required to complete the two degrees is reduced.
A dual degrees agreement is a binding, legal contract formalizing the terms of collaboration between the UA and the partner institution. The partner institutions involved review each other’s curriculum in the desired degree program and determine an appropriate plan of study that involves taking coursework at both institutions.
Graduate Certificates are specialized sets of courses and/or curriculum consisting of a minimum of 9 credits. Certificates should enhance existing programs, not take the place of them. Sufficient resources must exist to support the certificate without penalizing existing academic programs including options and minors.
Proposed new academic major and minor programs require approval from committees. Curricular Affairs works with academic units to assist them through the approval process. Completion of the entire approval process may require four months to a year. Departments are encouraged to meet with Curricular Affairs in the initial stages of undergraduate program proposal development and Maggie Pitts, Associate Dean of the Graduate College, in the initial stages of graduate program proposal development.
Approval of curricular updates including academic program modifications and disestablishment require Curricular Affairs approval. Some modifications also require additional on-campus and ABOR approvals.
For more information on the curricular update process, please consult the Undergraduate Proposal Table and Graduate Program Proposal Table.
An undergraduate certificate is a focused, structured and interrelated set of courses that enhances the undergraduate experience in an emerging academic area, addresses a professional development need, or provides "step-up" preparation for a degree program, consisting of a minimum of 12 credits. Certificates should enhance existing programs, not take the place of them. Sufficient resources must exist to support the certificate without penalizing existing academic programs including options and minors.
Micro-credentials verify, validate, and attest specific skills and/or competencies have been achieved and are endorsed by the issuing institution, having been developed through established faculty governance processes and designed to be meaningful and high quality.