{"id":17030,"date":"2024-11-13T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?page_id=17030"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:36:44","slug":"abm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/academics\/abm\/","title":{"rendered":"4+1 Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>4+1 Accelerated Bachelor&#8217;s to Master&#8217;s Programs<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/research-shoot-12-cardweb.jpg);background-position:47% 24%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prioritize scholarship and real-world experience while saving time and money.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Find your unique path and discover your place in the world through a <strong>4+1 Accelerated Bachelor\u2019s to Master\u2019s (4+1 ABM) program in the College of Arts and Sciences<\/strong>. By earning two degrees in five years, you will have a competitive edge. With options to double major, add minors, focus on international studies, and gain cross-disciplinary experience in fields like art and design, communications, natural sciences, and social sciences, you can acquire the flexibility and skills needed to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Our goal is to help you become a well-informed global citizen, ready to thrive in an ever-changing world, while offering a fast track to advanced career opportunities and higher earning potential.<\/p>\n<h2>4+1 Degree Combinations in the College of Arts and Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">MASTER'S DEGREES<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PATHWAYS<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">ELIGIBILITY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chemistry M.S. *<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chemistry B.A.\/B.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">*Coming soon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Communication Studies M.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Communication Studies B.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A; 3.3 major G.P.A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">English M.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">English B.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.3 URI Cumulative G.P.A; 3.5 major G.P.A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">History M.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">History B.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">International Relations M.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Political Science B.A.<br \/>\nInternational Studies B.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Master of Public Administration M.P.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Political Science B.A.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mathematics M.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mathematics B.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\t3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A. and 3.4 in major, having taken MTH 141, 142, 243, 244, 215, 437, or 435 and one programming course.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Professional Science Master's Cybersecurity P.S.M.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Computer Science B.A.\/B.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.0 URI Cumulative G.P.A., having taken CSC 211, CSD 202, and CSF 432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache -->\n<h2>Eligibility and Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"fullwidth \">You are not required to commit to a graduate degree right away. With hands-on academic advising each semester, you will be guided to make the academic and career decisions that are best for you.<\/li>\n \n<li class=\"fullwidth \">A 3.0 cumulative GPA (or higher)* is required at the end of your junior year if you would like to pursue the 4+1 ABM program.<\/li>\n \n<li class=\"fullwidth \">During your junior or senior year, you will complete a fee-waived application expressing your formal interest in one of our 4+1 ABM programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth \"><em>* Please see table above for additional eligibility requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/box-out-1-web.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to learn more about one of our 4+1 Accelerated Bachelor\u2019s to Master\u2019s programs in Arts and Sciences, email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fasttrack-as-group@uri.edu\">fasttrack-as-group@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prioritize scholarship and real-world experience while saving time and money. Find your unique path and discover your place in the world through a 4+1 Accelerated Bachelor\u2019s to Master\u2019s (4+1 ABM) program in the College of Arts and Sciences. By earning two degrees in five years, you will have a competitive edge. 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