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UA reinstated most of its ACM programs beginning with the Fall semester of 2007. However, the bachelor’s degree programs in the College of Commerce and Business Administration (C&BA) and the bachelor’s and master’s programs in Human Environmental Sciences (HES) were not reinstated. There also was a change in scholastic standards for first-time ACM certification, as well as an increased GPA requirement for continuation in the ACM each semester thereafter.

For students newly certified for Fall 2007 and subsequent semesters, the following two conditions apply to UA’s participating ACM programs:

(1) For first-time ACM certification, a freshman or undergraduate transfer student must have at least a 25 ACT composite score or 1130 SAT composite score (math and verbal only) and at least a 3.00 overall high school GPA.

(2) For continuing certification after the first semester of ACM support, each UA ACM student must maintain at least a 3.00 overall GPA on all UA course work attempted. This GPA standard is in addition to the long-standing requirements for maintaining residency and major.

How to Apply.  There are two simple procedures to apply for ACM support. 

(1)  Complete and submit an application in the “Apply Now” section of UA’s ACM website. 

(2)  Be certified by your home state as a resident for ACM purposes.  The SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) oversees the ACM, and its website (http://www.sreb.org/) maintains the contact information for each state’s ACM coordinator.  Each ACM applicant must contact his or her state’s ACM coordinator and provide the state with information needed for that coordinator to certify state residency and send an official certification to the UA ACM coordinator

If you have any questions about the ACM at UA, please contact:  jchamber@bama.ua.edu

The University Alabama |  Last updated: 06/10/2009