Creating an Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) or Graduate Dual Degree
AMPs are accelerated pathways from an undergraduate program to a related graduate degree; a Dual Degree is a formal program that awards two existing graduate degrees.
At this time, the University of Arizona does not offer joint degrees.
Submitting a Request for an AMP or Dual Degree
Accelerated Master's Program
- Provide information regarding the proposed accelerated master’s program following the New Accelerated Master’s Program – Implementation Request format.
- Obtain signatures of the proposing unit’s administrator, department or committee head, and college dean or Director of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs. Signatures serve as verification that the proposal has received faculty approval through appropriate department/college curricular procedures.
- Forward the completed documents to Curricular Affairs and Judd Ruggill jruggill@arizona.edu. A complete proposal packet consists of:
Dual Degree
Dual degrees are formal programs that result in the awarding of two degrees. Typically, there is some overlap so that the total number of units required is reduced. Up to 50% of the smaller programs can be shared. For example, the Juris Doctor and M.B.A. dual degrees reduce the time to completion of both degrees from five to four years; the M.B.A. and Masters of International Management (MIM at Thunderbird) dual degrees reduce the completion of both programs from four to two-and-a-half years. Dual degrees must be approved by the Graduate College prior to advertising and/or admitting students to dual degrees.
Students cannot ‘invent’ their own dual degrees, but they may take a concurrent or second degree, sometimes called concurrent degrees. Concurrent or second degrees are when a student enrolls in two programs, either concurrently or sequentially. There does not have to be formal approval by the Graduate College for concurrent or second degrees. For example, a student may earn an M.B.A. degree and then decide to pursue an M.Ed. degree. If some coursework can legitimately apply to both degrees, students may ‘double count’ up to 20% of the required coursework (i.e., 6 hrs for a 30-hour master’s degree).
A dual degree program is defined as a program of study offered collaboratively by two institutions that leads to the award of a separate degree from each of the participating institutions. This policy does not apply to programs of study in which two entities (e.g., schools, colleges, departments) within one institution offer two distinct degrees that share some course requirements (e.g., an MBA from a business school and an MSW from a school of social work). Read more here.
Documents to complete:
Units planning to create new graduate dual degrees should contact Judd Ruggill, Associate Dean, Graduate College.
Arizona International Dual Degree
Program offered for both undergraduate and graduate level by the UA and one or more non-U.S institutions in allowing students to earn a UA degree award, and other degrees offered separately by the institutions involved in the program.
Documents to complete:
Required Approvals
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Important Dates and Deadlines
Requests can be submitted any time. They will be processed once approved.