Accelerated Master’s Programs

Get a head start on your master’s degree while completing your bachelor’s with AMP

Accelerated Master’s Programs (AMP IU) give motivated, ambitious students a competitive advantage in the global marketplace—and save time. IU Bloomington students enrolled in one of our over 20 Accelerated Master’s Degree Programs can complete both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years. 

Accelerated master’s degrees, sometimes referred to as 3+2 or 4+1 programs, are programs that allow admitted students to take graduate courses during their IU undergraduate career for subsequent completion of an IU master’s degree.

Choose a degree combination that enhances your training in a specific field or combine degrees that pull together your personal academic and career goals. 

Whichever degree combination you choose, AMP IU will save you time and money—all while positioning you for maximum post-graduate success.

Current AMP degrees at IUB

Refer to each department’s website for full eligibility requirements, degree requirements, and contact information.

List of AMP degrees
Master’s degree fieldDegree typeEligible IUB undergraduates
BiotechnologyMSBS Biotechnology
Business AdministrationMBAKelley School of Business majors
Criminal JusticeMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Computational LinguisticsMSBS Computational Linguistics
Computer ScienceMSBS Computer Science
Data ScienceMSStudents with 12 BS Data Science credits
Environmental ScienceMSESBS Arts Management, Environmental Science, or Public Affairs
GeographyMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
GeographyMSCollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Germanic StudiesMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Information ScienceMISAll students
Informatics, Animal Informatics TrackMSBS Animal Behavior, BS Informatics
Intelligent Systems EngineeringMSIU undergraduates with a strong STEM background
International StudiesMABA International Studies
Latin American and Caribbean StudiesMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Library ScienceMLSAll students
Nutrition ScienceMSBS Applied Health Science, Dietetics
Public AffairsMPABS Arts Management, Environmental Science, or Public Affairs
Public Affairs and Environmental Science (Dual)MPA-MSESBS Arts Management, Environmental Science, or Public Affairs
Quantum Information ScienceMSBS Computer Science
Russian and East European StudiesMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Scientific Inquiry and Research IntegrityMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors
Secure ComputingMSBS Computer Science
SociologyMACollege of Arts and Sciences majors

Earn your master’s and bachelor’s in less time

Speed up your degree track in a few easy steps:

  1. Apply to an accelerated master’s program from the list above by contacting the offering department in the early part of your bachelor’s program.
  2. After being accepted, take approved graduate-level courses as an undergraduate, usually in your last undergraduate year. For some programs, these graduate courses may even count for both bachelor’s and master’s degree requirements.
  3. Complete the requirements for your master’s degree while completing your bachelor’s degree, saving you a year or more of time.