Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) Eligibility and Advising

Alumni who wish to pursue an Illinois Tech master's degree after attaining their Illinois Tech bachelor's degree (within three years of conferral) may apply to a master's degree with advanced standing. Through the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP-AS), students may share up to nine credit hours of applicable undergraduate coursework with their Illinois Tech master's degree, pending the approval of the graduate program. For more information, please see the Transfer Credit section of this bulletin.

Undergraduate students who wish to pursue an Accelerated Master's Program (AMP-CT) concurrently with the bachelor's degree in-progress will follow the graduate admission and shared credit policies for co-terminal studies.

Detailed information regarding the AMP-CT and AMP-AS programs are found here (see section 7.1.1).

Accelerated Master's Shared Credit Form

In the first semester of graduate enrollment, the student is required to file an eForm through Graduate Degree Works to request internal transfer credit from the undergraduate degree program course history. Courses must meet the explicit degree requirements, as displayed in the Degree Works Audit Worksheet, and have a minimum earned grade of "B". Courses earned with an "S" grade may only be considered for 594 project research credit.