Agribusiness Management

The Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) degree program allows undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelors and Masters degrees at an accelerated pace.
These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 graduate- level credits (500 or 700 level) and obtain a 30 hour non-thesis Masters degree within 12 months of completing the Bachelors degree or obtain a thesis based Masters degree within 24months of completing the Bachelors degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee an admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.
Eligibility requirements;
1. Students must have completed a minimum of (75) and a maximum of (96) credits hours in their undergraduate programs, including credits earned from advanced placement.
2. Transfer students must have completed a minimum of two semester's as a full time student at NC state, a minimum of 24 hours.
3. Students have minimum accumulated grade point average (GPA) of 3.50/4.00 at NC state.