Accelerated Bachelor to Master Program (ABM)
Finish your bachelor's degree and get a head start on your master's at the same time — at undergraduate tuition rates.
12
Graduate credit hours you can double-count
3.25
Minimum GPA to qualify
5
Bachelor's to master's pathways
UG
Tuition rate for all courses
The Accelerated Bachelor to Master (ABM) program lets qualified undergraduates earn credits that count toward both degrees at once. You may apply up to 12 graduate credit hours to your undergraduate and graduate requirements. The Registrar's Office records these as institutional credit, and you are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate for every course you take while in the program — including the graduate ones.
Qualifying Pathways
| Bachelor's concentration | Master's program |
|---|---|
| Dietetics | Clinical Nutrition |
| Dietetics | Environmental Nutrition |
| Dietetics | Nutrition Science |
| Exercise, Sport & Movement Sciences | Exercise, Sport & Movement Sciences |
| Health Sciences | Lifestyle Medicine |
Eligibility
To be considered, you must:
- Have completed at least 18 hours of coursework at the UofM before taking any ABM course
- Hold a GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Be within 40 semester hours of graduation
How to Apply
Find a faculty mentor
Get approval from a faculty member in your concentration — Dietetics, ESMS or Health Sciences — to mentor you through the program.
Submit the ABM application
Complete the online form. It routes automatically at each approval stage, so there is nothing to hand-carry.
Advisor approval
Your advisor approves the application, and it forwards to your program's undergraduate and graduate Unit Coordinators.
Unit Coordinator approval
The Unit Coordinators confirm with your faculty mentor, approve, and forward the application to the Director of Academic Programs.
Final approval and advising
Once the Director of Academic Programs approves, schedule an appointment with your academic advisor to finalize your acceptance.
Moving to graduate status. You move to full graduate standing once you complete your bachelor's degree with a satisfactory GPA and finish your graduate courses with a grade of B or better. Those pre-approved graduate courses then apply toward your graduate program of study.
Deadlines
Apply by these dates for full admission consideration:
| Fall admission | April 15 |
|---|---|
| Spring admission | Oct. 15 |
| Summer admission | April 15 |
The application opens soon.
Course Equivalents
These are the graduate courses approved to replace undergraduate requirements in each pathway. Expand the pathway that applies to you.
MS Clinical Nutrition with UG Dietetics concentration
| Graduate course taken | Undergraduate course replaced |
|---|---|
| NUTR 6010 Clinical Nutrition & Food Service Management | NUTR 4010 Advanced Foods/Food Systems |
| HLSC 6400 Statistics for Health Sciences | HLSC 4400 Statistics for Health Sciences |
| NUTR 6112 Nutrition Assessment | NUTR 4112 Medical Nutrition Therapy II |
| HPRO 7780 Health Counseling | HLSC 4520 Health and Lifestyle Counseling |
MS Environmental Nutrition with UG Dietetics concentration
| Graduate course taken | Undergraduate course replaced |
|---|---|
| NUTR 7182 Environmental Nutrition | NUTR 4602 Community Nutrition |
| NUTR 7712 Cultural Foods & Nutrition | HMSE 4999 Senior Project |
| HMSE 7010 Research Methods in Health Sciences | Upper-division elective (3000/4000) |
| HPRO 7780 Health Counseling | HLSC 4520 Health & Lifestyle Counseling |
MS Nutrition Science with UG Dietetics concentration
| Graduate course taken | Undergraduate course replaced |
|---|---|
| NUTR 7412 Cellular Nutrition I | NUTR 3002 Advanced Human Metabolism I |
| NUTR 7422 Cellular Nutrition II | NUTR 4812 Advanced Human Metabolism II |
| HMSE 7010 Research Methods in Health Sciences | Upper-division elective |
| ESMS 7020 Publication/Proposal in Health & Biomedicine | Upper-division elective |
MS Exercise, Sport & Movement Sciences with UG ESMS concentration
| Graduate course taken | Undergraduate course replaced |
|---|---|
| ESMS 6000 Exercise Testing Interpretation Lab | ESMS 4000 Exercise Testing Interpretation Lab |
| ESMS 6603 Advanced Methods in Strength & Conditioning | ESMS 4603 Advanced Methods in Strength & Conditioning |
| HMSE 7010 Research Methods in Health Sciences | Upper-division elective (3000/4000) |
| ESMS 7020 Publication/Proposal in Health & Biomedicine | Upper-division elective (3000/4000) |
| ESMS 7800 Internship in ESMS | ESMS 4605 (3 credit hours) |
MS Lifestyle Medicine with UG Health Sciences concentration
| Graduate course taken | Undergraduate course replaced |
|---|---|
| HPRO 7712 Epidemiology | HLSC 4530 Epidemiology |
| HPRO 7780 Health and Lifestyle Counseling | HLSC 4520 Health and Lifestyle Counseling |
| HPRO 6400 Statistics in Health Sciences | HLSC 4400 Statistics in Health Sciences |
| HPRO 7710 Health & Wellness Program Planning | HLSC 3800 Strategic Planning & Program Development |
Find your mentor Contact an advisor
For more information
Debra Wyatt, Supervisor, Academic Advising
wyatt.debra@memphis.edu