Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC)
What is the AU-ABC program?
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks is one of a select few universities who chose to partcipate in the . This partnership determines which Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) AAS degree or degrees link to select online ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ bachelor's degree programs. This program allows airmen and guardians to transfer most of their CCAF degree into an online bachelor’s degree program.
Why be an AU-ABC student at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ?
As an AU-ABC student, you will have exceptional faculty, engaging course work and . University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks is accredited, internationally known as a research university and a military friendly school. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s has earned the ensuring you can complete a quality degree no matter where you are stationed.
How long are courses at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ?
Fall and spring semesters are 16 weeks with shorter courses offered throughout the semester. Summer semester has two 6 week sessions and one 12 week session.
Current ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ degrees available through AU-ABC:
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ degrees currently offered are classified as a Category III program for all CCAF degree programs. In as little as 67 credits you can earn one of the following University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks degrees if you have completed your CCAF AAS degree.
| Degree Requirements | Required Credits | CCAF Transfer Credit/other credit | Institution Credit Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major / Concentration | 40 | 40 | |
| AIS F101: Effective Personal Computer Use | 1 | 1 | |
| AIS F310: Management of Information Systems or AIS F316: Accounting Information Systems |
3 | 3 | |
| BA F307: Introductory Human Resources Management | 3 | 3 | |
| BA F308: Professional Development: How to Prepare for a Job & Other Survival Skills | 1 | 1 | |
| BA F309: Professional Development: Finding a Career | 1 | 1 | |
| BA F330: Legal Environment of Business | 4 | 4 | |
| BA F343: Principles of Marketing | 3 | 3 | |
| BA F360: Operations Management or BA F490: Services Marketing |
3 | 3 | |
| BA F391: ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Corporations or HSEM F461: Human Security in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ |
3 | 3 | |
| BAM F320: Management | 3 | 3 | |
| BAM F352: Accounting & Finance | 3 | 3 | |
| BAM F435: Entrepreneurship or any advisor approved 300- or 400-level course | 3 | 3 | |
| BAM F462: Project Management | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM F416: Cybersecurity Management | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM F445: Business Continuity & Crisis Management | 3 | 3 | |
| STAT F200X: Elementary Statistics or ECON F227: Intro to Stats for Economics & Business |
3 | 3 | |
| General Education | 35 | 12 | 23 |
| WRTG F111X: Writing Across Contexts | 3 | 3 | |
| WRTG F211X: Writing & the Humanities or WRTG F212X: Writing & the Professions or WRTG F213X: Writing & the Sciences or WRTG F214X: Arguing Across Contexts |
3 | 3 | |
| COJO F131X: Fund of Oral Comm-Group Context or COJO F141X: Fund of Oral Comm-Public Context |
3 | 3 | |
| Arts* | 3 | 3 | |
| Humanities* | 3 | 3 | |
| Social Science* | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Additional Arts, Humanities, Social Science* | 3 | 3 | |
| MATH 122: Essential Precalculus with Applications | 3 | 3 | |
| Natural Science w/ lab* | 8 | 8 | |
| Degree Requirements | 4 | 4 | |
| LS F101X: Library Information and Research | 1 | 1 | |
| BA F323X: Business Ethics | 3 | 3 |
| Electives | # Total Electives Required | # Electives Transferred | # Take at Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Elective Enough to have a total of 120 credits for degree |
Varies | Varies |
| Technical Credits | # Total Technical Credits | # Technical Credits Transferred | # Take at Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various topics | 18-30 | 18-30 |
| Total Credits Required to Earn Bachelor of Applied Management | 120 | 53 | 67 |
|---|
Notes:
- Student has multiple options for general education requirements within the AAS degree and courses might transfer in differently depending on which courses the student chooses. However, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ has several GEM-approved courses that students can take to meet their general education requirements. These can be found here: https://uaf.edu/veterans/students/gem.php
- When possible, it is recommended that the student take general and program electives for the AAS that count toward the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ general education requirements including the following (if not taken as part of the AAS general education requirements) as part of the AAS degree: two natural science courses with labs, math at the precalculus level or higher, statistics, foreign language courses, oral communication and a second written communication course.
- If students can complete the recommended courses above during their AAS degree, they will have fewer than 60 college credits to complete their BAM degree at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- In order to satisfy the oral communication requirement at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, the course needs a minimum of five speeches. Make sure to include any additional information that is needed for transfer credit to determine course equivalency if oral communications course is not taken through ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- Grades of C or better are needed to transfer to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- Grades of C- or better are needed in all courses taken at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- A total of 120 credits are needed to earn a bachelor’s degree from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- This sample schedule is based on an AAS degree of 64 credit hours. The actual number of transfer credits awarded will be based on the number of courses successfully completed at CCAF or another regionally accredited school prior to transfer and may be more or less than 64 credit hours.
| Degree Requirements | Required Credits | CCAF Transfer Credit/other credit | Institution Credit Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major / Concentration | 48 | 48 | |
| BA F307: Introductory Human Resources Management | 3 | 3 | |
| BA F457: Training and Management Development | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 271: Fiscal Management for Emergency Management Operations | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 301: Principles of Emergency Management and Homeland Security | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 412: Emergency Planning and Preparedness | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 423: Disaster Response and Operations Management | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 434: All-Hazards Risk Analysis | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 445: Business Continuity and Crisis Management | 3 | 3 | |
| HSEM 456: Leadership in Dangerous Contexts | 3 | 3 | |
| BA 391: ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Corporations or HSEM 461: Human Security in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ |
3 | 3 | |
| Major Electives (12 Credits from Select Catalog List)* | 12 | 12 | |
| Concentration Courses (See Options in Catalog)* | 6 | 6 | |
| General Education | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| WRTG F111X: Writing Across Contexts | 3 | 3 | |
| WRTG F211X: Writing and the Humanities or WRTG F212X: Writing and the Professions or WRTG F213X: Writing and the Sciences or WRTG F214X: Arguing Across Contexts |
3 | 3 | |
| COJO F131X: Fund of Oral Comm-Group Context or COJO F141X: Fund of Oral Comm-Public Context |
3 | 3 | |
| Arts** | 3 | 3 | |
| Humanities** | 3 | 3 | |
| Social Science** | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Additional Arts, Humanities, Social Science** | 3 | 3 | |
| MATH 113: Numbers and Society (or higher) | 3 | 3 | |
| Natural Science w/ lab** | 8 | 8 | |
| Degree Requirements | 4 | 4 | |
| LS F101X: Library Information and Research | 1 | 1 | |
| BA F323X: Business Ethics | 3 | 3 |
| Electives | # Total Electives Required | # Electives Transferred | # Take at Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Elective Enough to have a total of 120 credits for degree |
Varies | Varies | varies |
| Technical Credits | # Total Technical Credits | # Technical Credits Transferred | # Take at Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various topics | 21-33 | 21-33 |
| Total Credits Required to Earn Bachelor of Applied Management | 120 | 48 | 72 |
|---|
Notes:
- Student has multiple options for general education requirements within the AAS degree and courses might transfer in differently depending on which courses the student chooses. However, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ has several GEM-approved courses that students can take to meet their general education requirements. These can be found here: https://uaf.edu/veterans/students/gem.php
- When possible, it is recommended that the student take general and program electives for the AAS that count toward the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ general education requirements including the following (if not taken as part of the AAS general education requirements) as part of the AAS degree: two natural science courses with labs, math at the precalculus level or higher, statistics, foreign language courses, oral communication, and a second written communication course.
- If students can complete the recommended courses above during their AAS degree, they will have fewer than 60 college credits to complete their BAM degree at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- In order to satisfy the oral communication requirement at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, the course needs a minimum of five speeches. Make sure to include any additional information that is needed for transfer credit to determine course equivalency if oral communications course is not taken through ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- Grades of C or better are needed to transfer to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- Grades of C- or better are needed in all courses taken at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- A total of 120 credits are needed to earn a bachelor’s degree from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
- This sample schedule is based on an AAS degree of 64 credit hours. The actual number of transfer credits awarded will be based on the number of courses successfully completed at CCAF or another regionally accredited school prior to transfer and may be more or less than 64 credit hours.
Get started with AU-ABC at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ:
See your Military Education Counselor, or visit the to apply for your future at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.