On the Bloomington campus, the Accelerated Master’s Program (A.M.P.) is a competitive program for outstanding SPEA undergraduate students. Students may apply to the Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) or the Master of Science in Environmental Science (M.S.E.S.) programs early in their junior year.

Participation in this program allows the student to fulfill some graduate program requirements during the senior year. Graduate courses count for both graduate and undergraduate degree requirements.  For additional information, students should contact the appropriate graduate program director.

For students who wish to enroll in the Accelerated Masters Program, the following are required:

• Students should have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 for the M.P.A.
• B.S.P.A. students should have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and B.S.E.S. students should have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the MSES program.
• Students accepted into the program may begin when they have earned 96 credit hours in the undergraduate degree program, including specified courses in the major.
• Students must have completed the undergraduate internship prior to starting the masters coursework and if an honors student, must have completed their honors thesis requirements.
• Before starting the graduate program, students must have satisfied all general education requirements with a minimum of 96 credit hours completed toward their bachelor’s degree.

Participation in this program allows the student to fulfill some graduate program requirements during the senior year. Graduate courses count for both graduate and undergraduate degree requirements. Before starting the graduate program, students must have satisfied all general education and core requirements with a minimum of 96 credit hours completed toward their bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA. For additional information, students should contact the appropriate program director.

For students who wish to enroll in the accelerated Master of Public Affairs program on the Indianapolis campus, the following are required.

• Students should have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 overall and a 3.5 within their major.
• Students accepted into the program may begin when they have earned 96 credit hours in the undergraduate degree program, including specified courses in the major.
• Students must take all 48 credit hours of the M.P.A. and can count a maximum of 24 graduate credits hours to reach the 120 credit hours required for the B.S.P.A./B.S.C.J.
• Students are required to complete the undergraduate capstone as part of the accelerated M.P.A.
• Students must be enrolled as a graduate student during the last 24 credit hours of the program.
• Students must apply for the graduate program by completing the M.P.A. application when applying for the accelerated Master of Public Affairs program. All letters of recommendation must be from faculty; at least one letter must be from either the program director or faculty advisor.
• Students applying for the accelerated program are not required to take the GRE as a condition of admission.
• For students who wish to enroll in the Accelerated Master of Science in Criminal Justice Public Safety Program on the Indianapolis campus, please see the program director for requirements.